KW Ascend Keller Williams Realty

KW Ascend is the Keller Williams market center for St. George and Washington County, based at 308 West Tabernacle Street downtown with Scott Chapman as principal broker. Keller Williams was founded in Austin, Texas in 1983 and is built around agent ownership: its market centers share profit with the associates who help grow them, and agents run their books of business as independent operations under the brand. The St. George office trains and supports agents working residential resale, new construction and second homes across the county.

What the affiliation does and does not cover

Keller Williams sets the branding and the standards; the day-to-day practice belongs to the people in this office. Franchise agreements do not pool commissions, assign clients or put a head office between you and your agent. The useful part is reach — relocation referrals from other markets land through the network, and in a county where a large share of buyers arrive from somewhere else, that pipeline is a real asset.

The setting

That address sits on Tabernacle Street in the historic downtown grid, a common address for firms that want to be downtown rather than out on the commercial strips. Reading outward from the door, the nearest communities in our directory are Sunbrook, Southgate and Foremaster Ridge.

Buying land and building

Land is a much larger part of the market here than in most metropolitan areas — a great deal of Washington County is open desert, and buildable acreage trades on its own terms. What separates a good lot from a cheap one is rarely visible on a drive-by: culinary water and sewer access, a power run that may be expensive, geologic hazard mapping, and slope. Cities here publish hazard maps that are worth reading before an offer, not after. If you are looking at raw land through KW Ascend Keller Williams Realty, start with our guide to buying land and building custom.

Names, addresses and contact details on this page come from the county record rather than from the firm. Browse the rest of the Washington County brokerages, or start instead from our real estate guides.