United Real Estate Launches VPR | United on the Gulf Coast
DALLAS – October 29, 2026 -- United Real Estate has launched VPR | United, a Gulf Coast brokerage covering communities from Mobile, Alabama to Orange Beach, Gulf Shores and Destin, Florida, citing a 26% population increase in the Destin area between 2020 and 2024.
Atlanta's largest brokerage leads the expansion
Virtual Properties Realty is leading the move. The United Real Estate company was Atlanta's largest residential brokerage by homes sold in 2025, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Jamie Mertz is Principal Broker of VPR | United.
Population data underpins the demand case
The Fort Walton Beach-Destin-Crestview MSA grew 26% from 2020 to 2024, according to the Florida Office of Economic & Demographic Research. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley MSA expanded from 182,000 residents in 2010 to more than 260,000 today.