What This Year Has Looked Like From My Desk
I’m Lori Lyons, a broker associate with Glasshouse Realty. My office is at 201 E. 6th Street in Dayton. I’ve worked in real estate for more than twenty-five years, and I’ve been licensed for more than a decade. Ohio license 2015004238. Most of the people who hire me are buying or selling in Montgomery, Greene, and Warren Counties. I also work in Middletown and Monroe, and in Springboro, Mason, Lebanon, and Franklin.
Glasshouse had a big year. On September 15, 2026, the Dayton Business Journal reported $19.5 million in revenue. That number put the firm on the Journal’s Private Companies list, the ranking of the largest privately held companies in the Dayton area by revenue. The firms on it are the region’s bigger private businesses, and most of them have been around much longer than a brokerage. Glasshouse is seven years old and, for the second year in a row, the youngest company on the list. The owners talked about revenue that had doubled and an expansion to Cleveland. What I spend my time on is the houses.
Source: Max Abbatiello, “Glasshouse Realty hits $19.5M in revenue as seven-year-old firm eyes new markets,” Dayton Business Journal, September 15, 2026.
A couple of things with my name on them
Best of Dayton named me Real Estate Agent for 2025 and again for 2026, two years in a row, alongside Glasshouse’s own recognition for real estate. I also served as 2025 president of the Women’s Council of Realtors, Dayton chapter. The theme was “Lift as We Climb,” and I took the role from Elizabeth Cooper, a fellow Glasshouse agent and the chapter’s past president.
If you want to talk about a house around here, call or text (937) 475-1607 or use the contact page. Tell me the town, whether you’re buying or selling, and what has to be true about the next house. I’ll tell you how I’d approach it.
The houses I actually work on
A number like that is just a stack of closings, and mine are here. A house near Wright-Patterson is often a Beavercreek conversation: Beavercreek City Schools and the drive to the base. An Oakwood street can sit in Kettering City Schools. Centerville and Washington Township are not the same place. In Springboro it’s often I-75 and Warren County against a Montgomery County search the same weekend.
If you’re selling or buying
If you’re selling, we talk about the house and the town it’s in. Beavercreek and Lebanon are not the same market.
If you’re buying, we talk through the town and what you need from the house before you write. If you already know the city, start with Centerville, Beavercreek, Oakwood, Springboro, or the full list of communities. There’s a shorter version of how I work on the buyer and seller pages.
