Zephyr Partner Matthew Borland Continues to Accumulate Industry Credentials

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SAN FRANCISCO – (Oct. 2, 2007) – Matthew Borland is not one to rest on his laurels. While serving as president of the San Francisco Association of REALTORS® last year, Borland was a signatory to the groundbreaking Quattro agreement, a Multiple Listing Service data-sharing project benefiting more than 42,000 Northern California REALTORS® in 15 counties. Along with numerous accomplishments at SFAR, he also became a managing partner at Zephyr Real Estate.This year, Borland opened the firm’s sixth office in the city in the Pacific Heights neighborhood, and spearheaded the launch of the new Zephyr Premier Property division. He is also actively involved in the many new technology advancements the company continues to unroll. At 40, Borland still has much to accomplish, including taking a vacation someday.“Opening the new office was a response to agent demand and our increasing market share on the North side of the City,” said Borland, the 2004 San Francisco REALTOR® of the Year and former co-owner of Ford Real Estate. “I am pleased with the reception we have received from the neighborhood. We have great synergy and our team of quality, experienced agents keeps growing. I’m excited about the new office, and the coming year will be about continuing this momentum.”Although Borland said he’d like to “settle down and not work as hard,” he is determined in his efforts to raise the bar for professional standards in the industry. Borland is chairperson for the California Association of REALTORS® San Francisco Caucus this year, representing the unique needs of San Francisco practitioners at the state level.A REALTOR® since 1991, Borland is a Certified Residential Specialist and Certified Real Estate Broker Manager. Borland plans to bring the first-ever open session of the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist to San Francisco in early 2008. This will mark the first time agents from any brokerage can take advantage of this extraordinary training. To qualify for this industry designation, agents must actively work the luxury marketplace and achieve success in the top 10 percent of sales in that market.At Zephyr, Borland has worked closely with Director of Technology Hud Bixler on technology initiatives, bringing an agent’s perspective to advances in company-wide tech applications. New programs that manage online inquiries, reduce the use of paper in transactions and create consumer-accessible transparent entry to the real-estate transaction are currently in development. As new technology initiatives launch, Borland invests in training to ensure that agents are able to embrace and apply new processes and ways of doing business.“We like to think outside the box, work harder and smarter to remain ahead of the competition,” said Borland. “I’m looking to add more top-producing agents who share this vision to the office.”Zephyr Real EstateFounded in 1978, Zephyr Real Estate is San Francisco’s largest independent real-estate firm with nearly $1.5 billion in annual gross sales in 2006 and a current roster of more than 250 full-time agents. Zephyr has seven offices strategically located in San Francisco and serves a large customer base throughout the city. For information, visit www.zephyrsf.com.