chris crocker

Chris Crocker
Vice President, Programs, Research and Development
Realogy, NRT Western Region

Chris Crocker is presently serving as the Vice President of Programs, Research and Development for the NRT Division of Realogy. Chris Crocker is a seasoned real estate veteran with extensive experience in both residential and commercial real estate. In his present role, Chris oversees company strategy and operational improvement projects as well as spearheading technology development for the Realogy corporate owned operations.

Prior to joining Coldwell Banker, Chris was President of Keller Williams Palos Verdes Realty and formerly a Vice President with NAI Capital Commercial Real Estate. In addition to numerous residential and investment clients, Chris has previously served as exclusive broker to many major corporations including: Staples, Bank of America, In-N-Out Burger, Blockbuster Video, Mobil Oil and the U.S. Department of Justice. Combining his diverse real estate experience with a background in technology investment banking and consulting gives Chris a unique perspective on our industry.

A native of Los Angeles, Chris is a graduate of the U.C.L.A. Anderson Graduate School of Business Executive Program. He resides in Palos Verdes Estates with his wife Michele, and two young daughters. In his spare time Chris is a classic car enthusiast and an active sailboat racer with the Californai Yacht Club in Marina Del Rey.

For this week’s Stranger I wrote about Chris Crocker, a 19-year-old gay kid who, using little more than a digital video camera and an internet connection, has managed to channel his small-town frustrations into national online fame.

This was one of the most fun and heartbreaking stories I’ve ever had the chance to write for The Stranger, and I have a number of “Crocker outtakes” to post over the next few days—things I couldn’t fit in the story, but that shouldn’t be kept from the world. Look for them starting tomorrow.

But for now, check out the power of online fame. My story went up online a little less than an hour ago. Chris, who has never had a profile written about him before and was eagerly awaiting it, immediately sent out a MySpace bulletin to his fans giving them a link to The Stranger.

In my story, I write that Chris’s fans “hang on his every MySpace bulletin,” and I wasn’t kidding.

Already, his lovers (and haters) are weighing in on the article by posting comments on his MySpace page. A few kind examples: