Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Announces FSA Get-Away Qualifiers

Dec. 28, 2007 - PRLog -- RALEIGH, N.C. – David Jones, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced the sales associates who have qualified for the 2007 Full Service Associate (FSA) Get-Away.  The contest, which ran from March 2007 through October 2007, recognizes Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston General Brokerage and Builder Services associates who perform well in all areas of the real estate business.  Associates earn points for listing and selling homes and extensively marketing these homes.  Associates who qualified by earning the required number of points won a five-day trip in January 2008 to the Aventura Spa Palace resort, located on the Mayan Riviera near Cancun, Mexico.  Four of this year’s winners were new REALTORS® who have been in the business two years or less.  Sales office managers and office administrative assistants could win the contest if their office met specific goals.

The winning offices, sales managers and administrative staff are as follows:

•   Cary Kildaire Office – Division I: Josh Swindell, sales manager; Sharon Miller, administrative assistant; Katherine Ellis, listing secretary.
•   Hillsborough Office – Division II: Lynn Gelsinger, sales manager; Marcia Knapp, administrative assistant.
•   Falls of Neuse Road Office, Raleigh: Susan Holbrook, sales manager and senior vice president; Terry McBride, administrative assistant; Becky Pickard, administrative assistant.
•   Crabtree Office, Raleigh: Bill Guy, sales manager and vice president; Barbara Dye, administrative assistant; Karen Zinser, administrative assistant.
•   East Wake Office: Wes Snead, sales manager; Priscilla Siler, administrative assistant.

This year’s FSA Get-Away winners, listed by office, are:

•   Crabtree Valley, Raleigh: Kimberly Conroy, Connie Batten, Susan Abshire, Marion Gatling, Linda Sholar and Jennifer Proulx
•   North Durham: Stephanie Gaither-Harris, Kita Graham, the team of Jeane Bargo and Billy Gardner, Pat Martin, Tiffany Richardson, the team of Cindie Burns and Anna Terry, Anne Carpenter, Joe Scarantino and Teresa Vilaro
•   Falls of Neuse, Raleigh: Jeffery Mazza, the team of Mary Jo and Bill Ryan, Brad Hudson, Scott Hoffman, John Simms, Dewey Massey III, Tina Lutario and Janie Mueller, Sue Doninger Greer
•   Strickland Road, Raleigh: Rose Brogli and John Wanchock
•   Chapel Hill: Shahla Rezvani
•   Garner: Rodney Carroll
•   Cary Parkway: Ron Fitzsimmons
•   Cary Kildaire: Margaret Sophie, Patti McGehee
•   Mebane: Marlo Countiss, Wynell Lowery, Donna Parker and Lynn Rapp
•   HPW Builder Services: Ashley Wilson, Brenda Simpson, Jenn Nowalk, Scott Lyons, Ryan Givens, Keith Stirewalt, Jacqueline Padgette-Jones and John Young
•   East Wake: Sharon Baggett
•   Hillsborough: Karen Merrill, Zena Richards and W. Bedford Lee

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www.aventurapalaceresort.com
www.mmimarketing.com
www.relocatetriangle.com

News Facts:

•   Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston has announced the sales associates who have qualified for the 2007-2008 Full Service Associate (FSA) Get-Away.  
•   The contest, which ran from March 2007 through October 2007, recognizes Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston General Brokerage and Builder Services associates who perform well in all areas of the real estate business.  
•   Associates earn points in the real estate category for listing and selling homes and much more.
•   Associates who qualified outright by earning the required number of points won a five-day trip in January 2008 to the Aventura Spa Palace resort, located on the Mayan Riviera near Cancun, Mexico.
•   Four of this year’s winners were new REALTORS® who have been in the business two years or less.

Quotes:
“I like this contest because it’s a way of rewarding associates for making the most of the wide range of services that can benefit the consumers,” said Jones.  “I especially like it because it’s achievable by agents of all levels of experience.”

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston:
Howard Perry, an established builder, and Don Walston, a real estate entrepreneur, formed Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1972. Today the company has over 800 real estate professionals, 13 sales offices, the area’s premier new homes division, a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an award-winning relocation division, a growing concierge home services division, the area’s No. 1 real estate school, and one of the state’s top real estate Web sites. The company has become the largest full-service residential real estate company in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more than 11,000 transactions a year and almost $3 billion in sales.  In 2006 and 2007, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston was recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing private companies in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal.   And in 2007 they were named the #1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal.  For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit their Web site at www.hpw.com.

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Builder Services:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services is a full-service sales and marketing division specializing in new home developments and construction. Established in 1979, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services has represented both local custom builders and national corporate builders in over 500 new home communities throughout the area. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services provides comprehensive sales and marketing that includes buyer profile development, market research, target marketing, advertising, promotion and public relations.  Also provided are professionally-trained sales managers, professionally-trained and dedicated on-site sales associates, a marketing department to develop and implement targeted marketing strategies and access to top relocation representatives and more than 700 Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston sales associates through out the Triangle. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services visit their Web site at www.hpwnewhomes.com.

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