Press Release

Weichert Honored for Relocation Achievements

5/26/2005

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Weichert, Realtors® was recently honored for its outstanding achievements in relocation referrals for 2004.

The awards were presented in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the 2005 annual RELO® conference. RELO is a global network of leading independent residential real estate firms that focuses on meeting the special needs of relocating individuals and families. The largest network of its kind in the United States, RELO members are widely recognized as the premier providers of quality relocation and affinity services.

Weichert’s 2004 RELO honors included:

  • Its sixth consecutive year as the leading company in outgoing closed referrals, meaning helping the most households complete successful relocations

  • The Award of Excellence in the Outgoing Referral Production category for the most outgoing referrals per sales associate in 2004

  • The Million Dollar Club Award for the most outgoing referral transactions with a sale price of over $1 million

  • The Website Traffic Generator Award for driving the most visits to RELO’s public Web site, www.relo.com

“We salute Weichert, Realtors for being a leader in the RELO network and in the communities it serves,” said Marc Krebs, RELO director of referral management. “Across the board, RELO members maintain an exceptional level of service. To earn distinction among this group is an impressive accomplishment, and it is the result of an unfailing commitment to provide transferees with the highest level of service.”

Weichert has more than 15,000 sales associates in over 330 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance. For more information, call Weichert's customer service center at 1-800-USA SOLD or visit Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com. Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.

PHOTO CAPTION:

Pictured with Weichert’s 2004 RELO awards, from left: (standing) Jim Weichert, president; Lucy Cifarelli, Relocation Manager; Betsy Roche, Relocation Director and Mike Robinson, president of Weichert Affiliated Companies. (sitting) Donnie Wharton, Elaine Lambrugo and Donna Ditaranto, RELO Coordinators.