With motivation and drive, Joy Santiago has achieved great success in the past decade as one of Nations top agents and broker/owner of Dwellings Unlimited: A full service real estate brokerage, and investment company, that also specializes in short sales and unlimited housing options for individuals and families in housing crisis.As an  Broker and Realtor specializing in selling homes to home buyers and investors in Detroit, southern Oakland, and Wayne Counties, Joy is a Multi-Million $top producer, and she was the primary agent responsible for liquidating a $220M Residential Real Estate Bank Portfolio,originally financed by JP Morgan Chase within 1 year.  She has also earned 2001 Top Salesperson, 2002 Top Sales Volume, 2002 Salesperson of the Year,2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006 and 2007, 2008 Top Agent awards, before establishing Dwellings Unlimited as the Broker/President.

“I have assisted and sold homes to hundred's of families and individuals including many of Detroit's best, including Techno Music Founders, Derrick May & Juan Atkins, DJ and Producer Mike Grant and Dj & Producer Stacey Pullen. Also included in my client list is Detroit City Mayor/City Council President Ken Cockrel Jr,  36th District Court Magistrate, Charles Anderson III, Former 46th District Court Magistrate JD Simpson, Mark Zapico, Associate Professor& Chair at College for Creative Studies, Playwright, William Harris, Artist & Designer, Carole Harris, &  and Founding members of Create Detroit: Karen Batchelor and Ann Slawnik (Detroit Orientation Institute). Being part of the "creative class" has given me the knowledge and the experience that makes my outlook on the real estate world "different and unique".

Early in her career she mentored with one of the best-selling Realtors in the nation, Ralph Roberts, learning that customer service and receiving the most up-to-date training and information about real estate and the local market are key in assisting home buyers achieve their goals. As a real estate investor herself, Joy also knows how to find great deals for investors, including multiple homes and bulk sales.

In 2009, Joy Santiago was featured as the Realtor Expert with 4 Metro-Detroit homeowners on HGTV's (Home & Garden Television), show-"My House is Worth What?"-a reality show about house values around the country.  (click here for more info)

Joy Santiago was the featured Realtor Expert on an episode of  HGTV's "House Hunters", -A reality  show about local home-buyers "hunting" for a new home.
 
Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Joy was taught that education and hard work foster success. Joy attended Ann Arbor Huron High School and Eastern Michigan University, and then moved to downtown Detroit where she worked in sales and management by establishing, Detroit's First Techno Music booking agency-the Moshi Company (1990-1998) all by the age of 23. In 1998, becoming a REALTOR® was easy.  "I knew that taking care of my clients and doing what is best for them, is always the best policy, says Joy. Honesty and integrity is always a given."

As a metro-Detroit resident for most of her adult life, Joy respects and understands each individual and families’ needs, and can make most any real estate-related dream or goal come true.

Joy’s personal interests include photography, travel, shopping, and gourmet cooking & dining.  Joy is always available to answer questions, and is more than pleased to provide a personal overview of the home buying process to anyone new to real estate, and is more than willing to prepare comprehensive presentations for investors and for families wishing to find out their options for housing and financing options.