The team at a glance

The team’s office is at Compass Florida, LLC, 800 Laurel Oak Dr #400, Naples, FL 34108. Its full roster is on the Meet the Team page.

Who is on the team

Joe Belz, Broker Associate and Founding Agent

Joe Belz founded the team and leads it. He is a Broker Associate at Compass Florida, LLC and holds Florida broker license BK3044712 under his licensed name, Frank Belz. He moved to Naples in 1980, has been in the Naples market since 1990 and joined Compass in 2017.

New construction is how he started in the business. He ran sales and marketing in Naples for Centex Homes, moved to Dallas, where he rose from sales management to Area Manager over sales and construction, and later developed about 20 homes in Olde Naples, Coquina Sands and the Moorings through his own company, Belz Properties. His business typically runs about 70% sellers and 30% buyers. He has been a member of Olde Florida Golf Club since May 2021. His full profile is at Joe Belz, Naples Real Estate Broker at Compass.

Jozef Maston, VP of Sports & Entertainment & Real Estate Advisor

Jozef Maston works in the West of 41 corridor, and his focus is residential, luxury and investment property and golf course communities. He holds Florida sales associate license SL3222269, has been licensed in Florida since 2009 and has been with Compass since August 2017.

Jozef is a former golf pro and a member of Hideout Golf Club. He is also a member of the Compass Sports & Entertainment Division, a network that is by invitation, and was selected for his sports background. For sellers, he builds a marketing campaign around professionally produced marketing and sales materials and staging services. For buyers, he starts by evaluating and prioritizing the client’s goals.

Shannon May, Real Estate Advisor

Shannon May specializes in new developments and in seeing a project through the entire cycle, from pre-construction sales to the completion of construction. She also works with buyers and sellers of homes. She holds Florida sales associate license SL3025025, has been licensed in Florida since 2002 and joined Compass in January 2019.

Before real estate, Shannon formed and ran her own medical billing company in Los Angeles. She started her real estate career in Miami in 2002, selling pre-construction residences in eleven Miami Beach high-rise and beachfront condominium projects and working closely with developers. During the real estate crash she turned to investment properties on the west coast of Florida, renovating and designing interiors in Sanibel, Fort Myers and Naples. She moved to Naples in 2013, continued in real estate sales and started a property management company.

Cyndi Bautista, Director of Client Experience

Cyndi Bautista is the team’s Director of Client Experience. She works across the team to coordinate client communication, special events, lifestyle resources and local connections, and she maintains the team’s relationships with past clients. She has represented clients on both sides of a transaction, so she knows what buyers and sellers expect from a real estate team. She holds Florida sales associate license SL3366002, has been licensed in Florida since 2016 and joined Compass in March 2024.

Aaron Rorie, Transaction Coordinator

Aaron Rorie is the team’s Transaction Coordinator. From contract to close, she keeps files clean, deadlines met and everyone on the same page, working day to day with closing attorneys and title companies.

What the team does

The team represents sellers, buyers, builders and developers, and investors. Joe Belz’s Compass profile lists more than 300 closed sales as of October 2026, 18 of them at $5 million or more. These are the counts for the neighborhoods the team concentrates on.

Royal Harbor, Aqualane Shores, the Moorings, Park Shore, Port Royal and Vanderbilt Beach all have waterfront homes, so waterfront property is a steady part of the work. On the Water and the neighborhoods index go further.

Sellers

Sellers are the larger share of Joe’s business. The team’s selling process runs from evaluating the home and choosing an asking price through getting it market ready, professional photography, showings, offers, appraisal and inspection, and closing. Depending on the sale strategy, a home goes on the local MLS or is offered privately. Joe was on the listing side of the $15.1 million Olde Naples sale in July 2026. Owners can start with What’s My Home Worth or read Selling a Luxury Home in Olde Naples, the Moorings or Park Shore.

Buyers

The buying process starts with a consultation and a buyer representation agreement. From there the team works through the searching, scheduling, showing, negotiations, inspections, insurance and closing with the buyer, and off-market opportunities are part of what it brings to buyers. Joe represented the buyer on the $18.3 million Moorings sale in January 2026.

Buyers here ask practical questions: did this home get water, what is the first floor elevation, does it have a generator, how healthy is the association, are any special assessments planned. Naples Home Buyer Due Diligence and First Floor Elevation, Flood Zones and Insurance for Naples Homes cover them.

New construction and builder work

Builder representation is a long-running part of Joe’s business, and a builder is his largest client. He represented the builder on SoCe Flats, an Olde Naples project that sold out in 2021, and on the $15.1 million sale. His years as a developer let him speak to construction costs for new homes and remodels, and to zoning and permitting. Shannon adds her pre-construction sales experience from Miami Beach.

The team’s Builder and Developer Services cover research and analysis, planning and design, branding and marketing, and sales and operations. Buyers can read New Construction in Naples West of 41 and Buying a Teardown Lot in Olde Naples, the Moorings or Coquina Sands.

Golf and club navigation

Most of Joe’s clients are golfers, yet the neighborhoods where he has done the most business are not golf communities. Many Naples clubs are golf clubs only: private, with no homes on the course. So a club and a home are often two separate decisions. In Joe’s words: “We help people navigate which club and then where to live.”

Joe belongs to Olde Florida and Jozef to Hideout, both golf clubs rather than communities, and Joe is a past member at Golf Club of the Everglades and at Naples Grande, now CAVU. Joining takes planning. In his words: “5 year + waitlists are common.” The team keeps its club information at Golf Courses, and Naples golf clubs compared sets initiation fees, dues and waitlists side by side.

Investment

Belz Properties, Joe’s development company, developed about 20 homes in Olde Naples, Coquina Sands and the Moorings, and the Investment Opportunities page describes how it approaches a project. Jozef lists investment property among his specialties, and Shannon has renovated and managed investment property. For a client buying to hold, the team can speak to where short-term rentals work and where they become a problem.

How the team works on a transaction

The team works together on every deal, pooling its networks, expertise and connections, and remains a resource for clients after closing. In practice, that looks like this.

• Getting started. A sale starts with evaluating the home’s condition and choosing an asking price. A purchase starts with a consultation and a buyer representation agreement.
• Marketing a home. Sellers get a marketing plan built on professional photography, professionally produced marketing and sales materials, and staging where it helps.
• Offers and negotiation. The team works through offers and counteroffers with the client, along with any further negotiation after an inspection or appraisal.
• Contract to close. Aaron Rorie keeps the file and its deadlines on track with the closing attorneys and title companies.
• Staying in touch. Cyndi Bautista helps coordinate client communication across the team.
• After closing. Cyndi maintains relationships with past clients, and the team stays available as a resource for real estate and life in Southwest Florida.

That last point is practical. An owner who was out of town called Joe when the air conditioning failed at the house. He scheduled the AC contractor, met them there and got it fixed.

Community work

The team’s community work centers on four organizations in Collier County.

• First Tee – Naples/Collier. Jozef Maston hosts local events through the Compass Sports & Entertainment Division. They have raised over $100,000 toward a facility and golf course in Naples for the First Tee program.
• Habitat for Humanity of Collier County. Joe Belz has been a member of the Partner Program, under which a kitchen was provided for a Habitat home for every home sold.
• SNIP Collier. Joe teamed up with a Naples architect and a Naples builder on a luxury dog house that was auctioned for over $60,000 to benefit the organization, which provides affordable spay and neuter, vaccines and preventative care for dogs and cats.
• STARability. Joe is a sponsor of STARability events, which support inclusive programs in Collier County for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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