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Coldwell Banker Resort Realty Honors 2013 Outstanding Agents!

April 8, 2014

 

At the Sussex County Association of Realtors Board office, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty held their annual Awards Ceremony, celebrating the many accomplishments of 2013. Especially noteworthy in 2013 was the addition of a Branch office in Milford, located at 711 North DuPont Boulevard. The addition of the Milford office brought 11 agents to the firm. In 2013 an additional 14 agents joined the Rehoboth, Lewes and Seaford offices. The combined efforts of all branches led to a growth in sales volume across the company of 15% over the previous year.

Bruce Plummer, Broker and Chief Operating Officer led the meeting and was most proud to announce the Coldwell Banker Resort Realty’s annual compilation of Client Satisfaction Survey results. 2013 results revealed that 97.7% of survey respondents would recommend and/or use the services of Coldwell Banker Resort Realty again. The Rental Division continued their growth in market share by increasing Internet exposure for the company’s rental clients through partnering with websites such as Trip Advisor, Flip Key and VRBO. The sales department also benefited from an expanded internet marketing strategy. With the addition of the new sales agents; the company has grown to over 125 licensed agents. The sales department also attributed sales growth to its strong referral relationships with organizations such as the Cartus Brokers Network, a strategic service center which assists more than 148,000 transferees, expatriate assignees and members each year across 160 countries, and provides their referral service to more than 60 of the Fortune 100 Corporations.

Resort Referral Services LLC, an affiliated referral network has grown to twenty six agents who refer business to the full service Coldwell Banker Resort Realty licensed agents.  Several of the top producing agents also hold leadership roles with the Women’s Council of Realtors Sussex County Chapter, a network of successful Realtors empowering women to exercise their potential as entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

“Critical to the success of our firm is the strength of the Coldwell Banker brand.” said Kathy Kiernan Newcomb, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Client Services. Coldwell Banker had the largest percentage of sales associates named to the Wall Street Journal Real Trends top 1000 associates. Coldwell Banker sellers realized an average sales price of $288,034.00, 17% higher than the National Association of Realtors 2013 average. Nationally, Coldwell Banker Previews International, a worldwide leader in marketing luxury properties celebrated its 80th Anniversary. . Additionally, Coldwell Banker was ranked #3 among all companies regardless of industry in the Training Magazine Top 125 for 2013. The Coldwell Banker organization continued to lead the real estate industry in social media influence according to Klout, the standard for measuring social media influence. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has more than 100,000 followers on Facebook, nearly 55,000 on Twitter and a powerful presence on Instagram, Pintrest and other social outlets. Online platform statistics showed a 20.9% increase in web traffic and a 158% increase in mobile traffic across Coldwell Banker sites.

Top producer awards for the firm were presented to: Skip Faust – Top Closed Sales Volume and Top Closed Listing Volume for Coldwell Banker Resort Realty, the Rehoboth Branch; Dolores Desmond – Top Closed Sales Volume and Top Closed Listing Volume for the Lewes Branch; Lee Johnson – Top Closed Sales Volume and Top Closed Listing Volume for the Seaford Branch ; Terri Favata – Top Closed Sales Volume and Top Closed Listings Volume for the Milford Branch and Harold Marmon – Top Producing Agent for the Rental Department of Coldwell Banker Resort Realty.

Other members of the President’s Silver Circle, recognized for outstanding performance in 2013 were Brad Riedle, Christine Grace, Mary-Beth Pepper, Tony Favata, Steve Newman, Wanda Rash, Pat Kelley, Pat Coluzzi, Henry Castelline, Mary Maki, Russ Day, Jody Rhodes, Kathy Newcomb and Sue Warrington-Doud.   Members of the prestigious President’s Gold Circle were Judy Williams, Joy Hearn, Trina Joyner, Jack O’Hollaren, Dana Caplan, Lucy Churchill, Dennis Barnes, John Bohne, Kathy Douglass, Scott Reagan, Diane Stacy, Nancy Ann Price, Rick Bennett, Terri Favata, Kathy DeGrange, Sally Chaney, Irene Tillman, Joanne Milton and Patti Haney.  Members of the Chairman’s Elite Circle were Harold Marmon, Lee Johnson, Stefanie Willey, John O’Leary, Skip Faust, Tricia Sulecki, Carla Riddle, Beth Dorman, Linda Book and Dolores Desmond. .

Recognized for the 2013 Chairman’s Award, an award presented by their peers for outstanding service and professionalism were Skip Faust for the Rehoboth Sales Branch, Dolores Desmond for the Lewes Sales Branch, Dana Caplan for the Seaford Sales Branch , Terri Favata for the Milford Sales Branch and Tricia Sulecki for the Rental Division. Also recognized for Coldwell Banker Manager’s Choice, an award for outstanding commitment to the firm were Dennis Barnes for the Rehoboth Sales Branch, Steve Newman for the Lewes Sales Branch, Dana Caplan for the Seaford Sales Branch, Joanne Milton for the Milford Sales Branch and John O’Leary for the Rental Division.

Special recognition was given to Bill Vernon, who was bestowed the 2013 Sussex County Association of Realtors Lifetime Achievement Award. Bill lost his courageous battle with cancer in March. He served as the Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales and Development. Coldwell Banker Resort Realty will honor Bill’s memory with a new annual award for dedication and professionalism within the organization beginning in 2014.

“The strength of Coldwell Banker comes from top-producing Sales and Rental Associates like these, who give outstanding customer service and produce excellent results,”   said Jim Kiernan, Chairman of Board for Coldwell Banker Resort Realty.  “It is an honor to have them as part of our organization.”

Coldwell Banker Resort Realty is located at 20184 Coastal Highway, in Rehoboth Beach, (302) 227-5000, 800 Kings Highway, in Lewes (302) 645-2881, 22350 Sussex Highway in Seaford (302)629-5575, and 711 North DuPont Boulevard in Milford (422-8200) and has been serving Sussex County for over 30 years.

About Coldwell Banker®

Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker® organization has been a premier provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate. Coldwell Banker is the oldest national real estate brand in the United States and today has a network of 84,900 sales agents working in approximately 3,115 offices in 49 countries and territories. The Coldwell Banker brand is known for creating innovative consumer services as recently seen by being the first national real estate brand to create an iPad application and the first to fully harness the power of video in real estate listings, news and information through its Coldwell Banker On LocationSM YouTube channel.  The Coldwell Banker system is a leader in specialty markets such as resort, new homes and luxury properties through its Coldwell Banker Previews International® marketing program. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.  Each office is independently owned and operated. Coldwell Banker is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in real estate franchising and provider of real estate brokerage, relocation and settlement services.

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