Luxury Real Estate Press Releases

Lake Forest, IL., December, 2009 – Bob Bush, branch executive of Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate’s Lake Forest West office announces that the sales leader for the month of November was Jean Anderson. Impressive sales were also achieved by Diane Geissler and Edie Love. The new business leader for the month was also Jean Anderson. Significant new business was also accomplished by Vivian Landon.

San Francisco, CA – December 28, 2009 – Zephyr Real Estate has been a part of the San Francisco community for over 30 years. Since its inception, this company has had a commitment to giving back to the community and has actively participated in many worthwhile causes. In 2002, Zephyr instituted the Golden Z Awards to honor members of its organization for distinguished service. This year, three agents have been added to the list of worthy recipients.

TUCSON, AZ.) – Long Realty Company is pleased to welcome back experienced agent Patty Trujillo to the Long Realty team. Trujillo returns to Long Realty after leaving in 2001 to work with another real estate firm. Trujillo will work out of Long Realty’s Green Valley branch office, specializing in residential resale homes for 55+ (retirees and baby boomers) buyers and sellers.

TUCSON, AZ) ‐ Long Realty Company is expanding its presence in the Phoenix market with the announcement of four new Long Realty franchise offices, representing 180 sales associates, formerly affiliated with Windermere Real Estate. The new franchise offices will operate under the names Long Realty ‐ West Valley in Surprise and Sun City West, Long Realty ‐ Thunderbird in Peoria/Glendale and Long Realty ‐ Arizona Properties in the Northwest area of Phoenix.

Alain Pinel Realtors (APR) Chief Executive Officer Paul L. Hulme recently announced management changes including his returning role as President of the luxury residential real estate firm. Mr. Hulme founded APR in 1990 and the firm is now the largest privately owned and independent brokerage company in California.

Long Realty is helping home buyers and sellers better understand the new home buyer tax credit with a newly released video posted at www.LongRealty.com/taxcredit. This 7 minute video features nationally recognized real estate speaker and trainer, David Knox, who explains the details of the new tax credit program and how it relates to the consumer. This is yet another way Long Realty and its sales associates are taking the industry lead by providing the public with easy to follow tools to understand the real estate market and process.

Beth Wolff, Chairman and CEO of Beth Wolff Realtors, has been named by Houston Woman Magazine as one of Houston’s most influential women of 2009. The women who received this recognition form a diverse group, representing women of all ages, background, ethnicities and professional backgrounds and have a vast network of social and professional connections. Each has earned a reputation for possessing an expertise in a particular field or arena.

DARIEN, CT – Kristin Calve has been appointed as Director of Business Development at William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance’s Darien Office. The announcement was made recently by William Raveis, Chairman and CEO. There is no doubt that Kristin will excel in her new role,” commented Mr. Raveis.

William Raveis, Chairman and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage and Insurance, is most pleased to announce that the company has recently received a Silver Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership, Inc. (CQIA) for innovation on the company’s website, raveis.com. We are proud to receive this honor,” said Mr. Raveis. “It is an award that is quite meaningful to us. This prize substantiates our efforts to make raveis.com the best website in real estate. Each year, raveis.com becomes more robust and more popular as a result of our initiative to deliver leading-edge technology to our customers.”

DARIEN – William Raveis, chairman and CEO of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance, recently announced the appointment of Christine Stark as Sales Manager of the firm’s Darien office. We extend a warm welcome to Christine and are delighted to have her as a member of our William Raveis management team,” said Mr. Raveis. “Christine and our firm share many of the same values, including an extremely strong customer orientation. She is a talented professional with a reputation for integrity and hard work.”