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title: "Boutique South Wisconsin Brokerage Affiliates With Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/100d2983-20e2-417a-aed5-4e7f55e7f9c3
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20250206_boutique_south_wisconsin_brokerage_affiliates_with_better_homes_and_gardens.html
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
published: 2025-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:10:04.581Z
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# Boutique South Wisconsin Brokerage Affiliates With Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate

**TL;DR:** A boutique South Wisconsin brokerage, led by Kevin and Renee Clark, has affiliated with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. The company, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners, is based in Janesville, Wisconsin, and operates with a "DREAM" mantra guiding its efforts.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-02-06. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20250206_boutique_south_wisconsin_brokerage_affiliates_with_better_homes_and_gardens.html).*

## Story

The company is led by husband and wife duo, Kevin and Renee Clark, who operate as the firm’s primary broker and as the head of marketing and operations, respectively. Kevin comes from a background in sales and education, where he spent five years in a leadership role at Southwestern Advantage, leading a team of young sales professionals, before spending the next 15 years working as a high school mathematics teacher. Although Kevin was passionate about the time he spent with his students, he was eventually drawn back to the business world in 2015 when he decided to put his leadership and education skills to use in real estate.

Renee’s early career started in healthcare after graduating college with a Bachelor of Science and a master’s degree in nursing. She spent her post-graduate years working in direct patient care in Fort Atkinson, WI., as well as teaching in the nursing program at Madison College.

Her ability to bring out the best in her students and peers eventually led her to earn a Vice President role in hospital administration. Despite her quick success in healthcare, Renee still had a desire to work alongside her husband, which eventually drove her to join Kevin in real estate in 2017. Renee quickly carved out her own niche in her new field of work, earning a certificate in home staging and redesign, as well as immersing herself in strategy, marketing, and operations.

Together, Kevin and Renee guide their sales professionals on their “DREAM” mantra, which emphasizes dedication to service, respect and integrity, empowerment and growth, adaptability and innovation, and mission-driven impact. The Clarks identified these pillars as a way to guide all of their company’s efforts toward building meaningful relationships, improving the financial health of their clients and employees, and helping others achieve their dreams. Kevin and Renee are fully committed to the idea of “people over profit,” and they do everything in their power to uplift their local communities, as seen in their television show, “The American Dream, Southern Wisconsin.”

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners is based in Janesville, Wisconsin, roughly an hour away from Milwaukee, 30 minutes away from Madison, and two hours away from Chicago. Despite the firm’s close proximity to some of the largest urban centers in the midwest, Southern Wisconsin is largely known for its small-town charm, as it offers a blend of historic homes and charming farmhouses, as well as modern luxury builds and lakefront properties. The region’s four distinct seasons, natural beauty, and proximity to major employment hubs make it an ideal area for aspiring young professionals and families alike to look to buy a home.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Real Estate (sector)
- real estate (topic)
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC (company)
- brokerage affiliation (topic)
- Janesville, Wisconsin (location)
- Kevin Clark (person)
- Renee Clark (person)
- Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Dream Partners (company)
- Southwestern Advantage (company)
- Madison College (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20250206_boutique_south_wisconsin_brokerage_affiliates_with_better_homes_and_gardens.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/100d2983-20e2-417a-aed5-4e7f55e7f9c3).