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, llc: A full service real estate brokerage, property management and investment company, that also specializes in short sales, loan modifications and unlimited housing options for individuals and families in housing crisis.As an  Broker and Realtor specializing in selling homes to homebuyers 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.

“I have assisted and sold homes to hundred's of families and indivudals including many of Detroit's best, including Techno Music Founder, Derrick May, DJ and Producer Mike Grant and Dj & Producer Stacey Pullen. Also included in my client list is Detroit City Mayor/City Countil President Ken Cockrel Jr,  36th District Court Magistrate, Charles Anderson III, Former 46th District Court Magistrate JD Simpson &  and Founding members of Create Detroit: Karen Batchelor and Ann Slawnik. 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 homebuyers 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 the spring of 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. The episodes will re-air in the summer, 2009. (click here for more info)

In late 2009, 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 before becoming a REALTOR®. "I know 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.  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.