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Thursday, February 23, 2012

MICHAEL CHERRY NAMED TO COLDWELL BANKER® INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT’S PREMIER

Michael Cherry of Savannah, a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners, has earned membership in the company’s International President’s Premier. This award represents the top 1 percent of all sales associates / representatives worldwide in the Coldwell Banker® system qualified for this distinguished award.

“Michael Cherry’s extensive knowledge and understanding of the overall real estate industry and community in Savannah personify the success embodied by the membership in the International President’s Premier,” says Jim Gillespie, chief executive officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “It’s this type of attention to detail and dedication that have defined the Coldwell Banker brand for over 100 years, and with Cherry, will continue for years to come.”

“Most home-buying decisions are lifestyle-driven, such as having a baby, getting married or moving after retirement,” says Gillespie. “These types of lifestyle changes occur year-in and year-out, in every kind of market, so despite the headlines focused on economic issues, we continue to see people buy and sell homes.”

“I would like to thank all of my wonderful Sellers and Buyer they are the true reason for my success! Their loyalty and trust in me is the key to my success in this business. I would also like to thank Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners for having faith and confidence in my ability all I ever asked for was a chance and they gave it to me. I have been in Real Estate for almost 8 year now 3 of them with Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners and I have earned several designation and numerous awards throughout my career! I am qualified to do just about anything in real estate. I have listed and sold foreclosures, corporate relocation, military relocation, buying and selling investment properties!,” says Michael. Michael Cherry can be reached at 912.308.4556 or find him online at www.MyCbpp.com.

Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners, established in 1995, is a full-service real estate firm with office locations spanning from Beaufort, South Carolina, through the greater Savannah area to St. Simons Island, Georgia. In addition to listing and selling residential real estate, Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners’ other divisions include commercial real estate, property management, relocation services, new homes, a real estate school, mortgage lending and a publishing/media division. The company’s corporate offices are located at 6349 Abercorn St., Savannah, Georgia. For more information visit their Web site at www.MyCbpp.com.

JANE BEARE NAMED TO COLDWELL BANKER® INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT’S ELITE

Jane Beare of Savannah, a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners, has earned membership in the company’s International President’s Elite. This award represents the top 2 percent of all sales associates / representatives worldwide in the Coldwell Banker® system qualified for this distinguished award.

“Jane Beare’s dedication to hard work and customer service led to great success in 2011,” says Jim Gillespie, chief executive officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “She represents everything the International President’s Elite is about. I’m grateful to work with and learn from great leaders like Beare.”

“Home prices have begun to stabilize, interest rates remain low and affordability has improved with many markets at historically strong levels,” says Gillespie.* “While the last several years have clearly been a challenge, homeownership is still in our DNA as part of the American Dream.”

Jane holds her Accredited Buyer’s Representation, Cendant Mobility Relocation Specialist, DSS (former Million Dollar Club) and Graduate REALTOR® Institute Designations. She is a Coldwell Banker Mortgage Premier Savannah Agent and a Military Relocation Specialist and has been consistently a Top Producer and in the Circle of Excellence at Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners. She is a member of NAR, GAR and SABOR and is also active in church and community functions. Jane can be reached at 912.507.5797 or find her online at www.JaneBeare.com.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Coldwell Banker Real Estate Ranked Highest Real Estate Franchise in Training Magazine’s Annual Training Top 125, No. 9 Overall

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Feb. 17, 2012 – Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has been ranked No. 9 overall among companies from all industries for its Coldwell Banker University training platform in the annual Training Top 125 by Training magazine, the training industry’s premier publication. In addition, Coldwell Banker Real Estate is the highest ranked real estate franchise on the list and is in the company of some of the most prominent training programs in the country. The announcement was made at the Training 2012 Conference & Expo, held earlier this week in Atlanta.

“We are immensely proud to have received this distinction as one of the top ten companies ranked by Training magazine, leading the real estate industry with our training practices,” said Budge Huskey, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “Coldwell Banker recognizes the importance of outstanding training programs and has put a significant emphasis on Coldwell Banker University in order to provide our network with the best professional development in order to better serve today’s home buyers and sellers.”

Coldwell Banker Real Estate, a leader in residential and commercial real estate, appeared on the Training Top 125 list for the third year in a row, improving its ranking by more than 50 spots. In addition, this is the highest ranking Coldwell Banker Real Estate has achieved on the Training Top 125 to date.

This is Training magazine’s 12th annual competition that evaluates organizational learning programs and judges companies on a range of qualitative and quantitative factors, including the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives.

In the past year, Coldwell Banker University has leveraged advanced technologies and focused its training on streaming video, social media collaboration and online communities of practice with its launch of the BlueView and Managing Broker Academy online learning portals.