Coldwell Banker among top Mid-Atlantic companies

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage recently reported that it ranked as a top company in sales volume and transaction sides among Mid-Atlantic real estate companies in 2011, as listed in this year's REAL Trends 500 report.

The REAL Trends 500 is an annual research report that identifies the country’s largest and most successful residential real estate brokerage firms as ranked by closed transaction sides and separately by closed sales volume.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage accounted for nearly $5.2 billion in closed sales volume, which places it at No. 2 in the Greater Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas, and the company closed 13,300 transaction sides in 2010, also putting it at No. 2 in the region.

“To be named a top residential real estate brokerage firm in Real Trends 500 is an incredible achievement,” said Dean Cottrill, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greater Baltimore. “It is the dedication, professionalism and deep commitment of our sales professionals for our customers and clients that have enabled Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage to remain a premier and prominent real estate brokerage company throughout the region.”

The REAL Trends 500, which is compiled and distributed by REAL Trends Inc. is a publishing and communications company considered to be a leading source of analysis and information on the residential brokerage industry. NRT LLC, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, was ranked as the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States based on sales volume and transaction sides for the 14th consecutive year.