Wilkinson ERA Real Estate Acquires Atlantic Realty Professionals, Inc. in Oak Island, NC

Nov. 20, 2015 - PRLog -- Wilkinson ERA Real Estate, the largest ERA company in the Carolinas is proud to announce it has acquired the Atlantic Realty Professionals, Inc. Oak Island location from Owner/Broker David Berne. Atlantic Realty Professionals, Inc in Oak Island, NC will immediately become Wilkinson ERA Real Estate, and will remain in the same location at 5622 E. Oak Island Drive, Oak Island, NC, 28465. This is an ideal island location with ample parking and walk-in traffic.  Agents in the new Wilkinson ERA Real Estate office in Oak Island will cater to all market segments with a focus on properties that have a unique value. Wilkinson ERA Real Estate will continue to serve the coastal North Carolina and South Carolina regions providing clients with agents who are well trained and experienced in their markets.

Scott Wilkinson, President and CEO of Wilkinson ERA Real Estate, said, "We are very excited that Atlantic Realty Professionals Inc. is joining Wilkinson ERA Real Estate in Oak Island. Our expansion plans have always included providing the best service to our clients and the best marketing tools for our brokers. The Atlantic Realty Professionals agents will be a terrific addition to our team."

David Berne, Broker in Charge, said, "Wilkinson ERA is a great fit for Atlantic Realty Professionals in Oak Island, allowing us to maintain our boutique qualities while expanding our marketing power. We are thrilled with the purchase, and with the size and presence of Wilkinson ERA Real Estate in this area, we will bring a more powerful way of doing real estate in the region."

About Wilkinson ERA. Wilkinson ERA Real Estate has 13 locations and over 800 agents in North and South Carolina. With sales of $1 Billion in 2014 and over 4,200 transactions, Wilkinson ERA Real Estate ranks #137 in REAL Trends list of the top 500 real estate firms nationwide. Ranked #3 of all ERA franchises nationwide and #1 in the Carolinas, Wilkinson ERA Real Estate recently earned the ERA Circle of Success Platinum Company Designation for 2014, recognizing real estate organizations that perform in excess of 1,500 total units closed and/or $7,000,000 in total annual gross commissions.

In 1999, Owner and Founder Scott Wilkinson opened a small real estate firm in Charlotte with seven agents. Scott used his keen entrepreneurial spirit and abided by a simple philosophy “Take good care of the agents and the agents will take good care of the clients”. Wilkinson steadily expanded and now boasts more than 800 agents and 13 offices throughout the Carolinas.

Wilkinson ERA has built on their “clients first” philosophy by adding affiliated services, such as relocation, property management, preferred mortgages, insurance and more, in an effort to ensure smooth closings and satisfied clients.

About ERA Real Estate. ERA Real Estate was founded on the premise of building a franchise system based on the principle of collaboration--the idea that by working together and helping one another, a stronger community of real estate professionals could be built. Each ERA location helps strengthen the communities where they work and practice real estate.

ERA’s global community of real estate professionals combines local neighborhood experience with up-to-the-minute real estate resources to deliver the results home buyers and sellers need today.