John Mayfield, CIPS (Certified International Property Specialist) received his real estate license in 1978 at the age of 18. John has been a practicing broker since 1981 and has owned and operated as many as three offices in Southeast Missouri during his real estate career.  He now focuses on international real estate, helping his friends at 107 Promenade International Real Estate Agency | KW in Nice, France.

John has taught pre and post-license real estate courses since 1988. John has earned the ABR®, ABRM, CRB, CIPS, e-PRO®, GRI, RENE (Real Estate Negotiation Expert) Military, and SRS designations throughout his real estate tenure.  John is a licensed broker in Missouri, Indiana, and Florida.

John is also a 1983 Graduate of Southeast Missouri State University for undergraduate studies in business and a 2015 REALTOR® University Master

of Real Estate Program graduate.  John’s professors awarded him the Capstone Award for his thesis paper from REALTOR® University. 

John has earned both REALTOR-Associate and REALTOR of the Year from his local board and received the 2014 Richard A. Mendenhall Leadership Award from Missouri REALTORS and the REBI Hall of Leaders Award in San Francisco, CA, at the NAR Conference.

In 2020, John received the prestigious DREI (Distinguished Real Estate Instructor) from the Real Estate Educators Association. John was also elected by the DREI membership to the DREI Board in 2023 for a three-year term.

John has spoken to thousands of real estate professionals in over 25 countries throughout his speaking career.  He is the author of eight books and creator of the “5-Minutes Series for Real Estate Agents,” Cengage Learning, with thousands of copies sold. He also co-authors “21 Mistakes Real Estate Brokers Make and How to Avoid Them,” Acclaim Press with Corky Hyatt. 

During his Global career, John has been elected President of the World Council of Brokers (FIABCI Organization) twice and received the association’s prestigious Medal of Honor Award twice for his continued service.  He continues to work with FIABCI to this day and remains active and close to many of his colleagues worldwide.

John has been working with 107 Promenade International Real Estate Agency | Nice, France since 2010.