1970’s
1975: Irongate Inc., Realtors starts with 13 agents in one office (Centerville) and $15 million in total sales.
1977: Irongate grows to 26 agents with sales volume of $28 million.
1978: Second office (Kettering) opens with 16 agents. Total volume for the year is $47 million.

1980’s
1982: Merger with Evergreen Realty. Irongate grows to 56 Realtors.
1986: Irongate Becomes one of the first real estate companies in southern Ohio to self-load MLS data. Co-Owner Bob Ackerman chosen as Dayton Area Board of Realtors (DABR) “Broker of the Year”.
1987: Third office (Dayton Mall) opens with 25 agents. 90 Irongate Realtors produce volume of $95 million. Co-owner Bob Ferguson chosen as DABR “Broker of the Year”.

1990’s
1994: Ohio Association of Realtors (OAR) honors Irongate advertising with 4 “Best in Ohio” awards.
1995: Co-owner Steve Brown elected DABR President.
1996: Dayton Mall office moves to new, larger building in Washington Township. Irongate Realtor
Myrlin Meister is DABR “Realtor of the Year”. Irongate hires a computer specialist, a relocation specialist and an advertising consultant. Sales volume is over $200 million by 200 Realtors.
1997: Merger with Area-Wide Realty in Clayton opens a North Office. Irongate Realtor Frank Gilland is DABR President. Irongate becomes the undisputed south Dayton market sales leader. Web site opens.
1998: Co-owner Steve Brown chosen as DABR “Broker of the Year”. Sales volume is $350 million.
1999: Irongate Realtor Frank Gilland is DABR “Realtor of the Year”. Company sales volume tops $400million by 225 Realtors.

The New Century
2000: North Office doubles size and production in three years. OAR honors Irongate with a “Best in Ohio” award for classified advertising. Sales top $470 million by 250+ Realtors.
2001: Beavercreek office opens with 25 Realtors. Irongate Realtor Mike Peebles is DABR President. Irongate Realtor Suzie Roselius is named OAR “2001 Realtor of the Year”. Sales top $500 million.
2002: Co-Owner Steve Brown is OAR President, Howard Schumacher chosen 2002 DABR “Realtor of the Year”. More than 55 experienced agents join the company in 4 months.
2003: Larger North office completed; Beavercreek office doubles in numbers. For seventh straight year. Irongate is south Dayton sales leader; for third year, the north Dayton sales leader. Homes for Sale Magazine launched. Steve Brown elected NAR Regional Vice-president. Dale Berry elected 2006 DABR President. Sales reach $596 million.
2004: Irongate opens a Springboro office. 50 new agents join Irongate. Irongate Realtor Mike Peebles honored as 2003 DABR "Realtor of the Year". OAR honors Irongate with a “Best in Ohio” award for classified advertising. Irongate Realtor Dale Berry elected 2005 DABR President. New, expanded, and updated website opens!

At Irongate, Real People For Real Results is not just a slogan
it’s a commitment to a common future.