The Broker-Owner

Meet John Stapleton.

Thirty-three years of Austin real estate, built almost entirely on referrals. When you work with Focus Realty, you get me — start to finish.

I’m John Stapleton, broker and owner of Focus Realty. For 33 years I’ve helped families buy and sell homes the same way: I tell you the truth, back every listing with great, honest photography, and look out for your money like it’s mine.

Almost everyone I work with was sent to me by someone they trust — a coworker, a neighbor, a friend who bought their first house with me years ago and called me again for their third. The few who didn’t come by referral already knew me personally. That’s the whole business, and I like it that way. My real advertising isn’t an ad or a sign; it’s my name saved in my clients’ phones, ready for the next call.

I started Focus Realty so I could do this work my own way. I keep set phone hours so I have time for my family. I’ve watched a lot of clients grow from first apartments to forever homes — and being there for the whole arc of that is the best part of the job.

The Referral Truth

“I don’t advertise much. I don’t have to. Almost everyone I work with was sent to me by someone they trust.”

Years Experience

Years 5-Star Agent

Referral Based

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Area Code Expert

How I Work

A few things that never change.

The truth, even when it costs me

I’ll tell you if the price is wrong, if the timing is off, or if the house you love has a problem you can’t see. You can’t make a good decision on bad information.

Great, honest photography

A house sells twice — first in the photos. Every listing gets real photography that shows the home at its best without pretending it’s something it’s not.

Your money, like it's mine

Whether you’re spending it or trying to keep more of it, I treat every dollar in the deal the way I’d treat my own.

You get me, not a call center

You deal with the broker-owner himself, start to finish. No hand-offs to a junior agent you never met. Set phone hours, a real person, every time.

An independent broker — not a franchise agent

Working with John means you deal with the broker-owner himself, start to finish. It’s the difference between seeing the actual doctor instead of the physician’s assistant.

Bring your dreams to focus.

You’ll get me, not a call center.