Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties Announces Record-Breaking Year

HENDERSON, Nev. - Feb. 16, 2018 - PRLog -- Today one of Nevada's largest real estate firms announced its 2017 sales numbers. Americana Holdings, based in Henderson, operates the largest Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchises in Nevada, Arizona and Southern California. Combined, the companies completed $4.78 billion in real estate sales in 2017 – a 29 percent increase over its $3.7 billion sales volume in 2016.

Americana Holdings has 27 offices and 2,800 real estate sales executives, making it the largest independently owned Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise in the world. In the past year the company acquired and began operation in several new markets including Sedona, Arizona and Palm Springs, California.

"The world is watching Las Vegas real estate this year, with many national experts predicting that we will have the hottest real estate market in the country in 2018," said Mark Stark, CEO of Americana Holdings. "We have steadily grown our business overall in the past five years and outperformed even our best estimates in 2017. I am eager to help my 2,800 colleagues build their businesses thoughtfully and intentionally this year, regardless of the market's ebbs and flows."

The company also implemented new global marketing and sales initiatives in 2017 that president/COO Gordon Miles attributes to its record-breaking sales. "We made a significant investment in big data, and have gained truly stellar intelligence about the demand that exists for every one of our listings," he said. "The fact we can get a complete picture of buyer activity from many different sources provides a significant advantage in the marketplace."

Berkshire Hathaway's work in the community included a 2017 partnership with the Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas' NHL hockey team. "The Berkshire Hathaway brand is one of the most respected brand names in the world, and in 2017 we were proud to partner with Las Vegas' newest professional sports brand, the Vegas Golden Knights," said Miles. "Our real estate sales executives work directly with players, management and support staff on their real estate purchases and sales." The company also supports dozens of local charities including Opportunity Village, the Las Vegas Rescue Mission and Golden Rainbow.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties recognized hundreds of real estate sales executives for their 2017 achievements. Among them were the company's Top 10 teams and Top 10 individual sales executives.

The company's Top 10 individual sales executives for 2017 were:

#1- Avi Dan-Goor, $26 million in sales
#2-Billy O'Keefe
#3-Stacey Heroy
#4-Londa Faber
#5-Erik Molzen
#6-Mark Weinberg
#7-Jana Shore
#8-Rochelle Vannoy
#9-Erika Bentley
#10-Robert Roveta

The company's Top 10 Teams in Nevada for 2017 were:
#1 –Shapiro & Sher Group, $300 million (11^th year the team has received this designation)
#2 – The Tonnesen Team
#3 – The Napoli Group
#4 – The Mullin Group
#5 – The Carver Team
#6 – The McGarey Group
#7 – Brown Blankfeld Group
#8 – Ellen Fahr Group
#9-Matt Suiter Group
#10-The Crampton Team

Joe Maese, maintenance manager, was named Employee of the Year and Anthony Vane was named Rookie of the Year.

The Napoli Group was also recognized as the company's top non-profit contributor through a percentage of their earnings. Hundreds of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties real estate sales executives donate to local and national charities with a percentage of their earnings on every home sale. This amounts to hundreds of thousands in donations over the years.

ABOUT BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES NEVADA PROPERTIES
Americana Holdings operates Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. The firms are leaders in their respective markets with 27 offices and 2,800 real estate sales executives, comprising the largest independently owned Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise in the world. Combined, the companies sold $4.78 billion in real estate in 2017. For more, please visit http://www.bhhsnv.com.