Press Release

Weichert, Realtors Expands With Four New Franchises in New York and Massachusetts

12/21/2005

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. –Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, announced that three more companies in New York as well as a Massachusetts agency on Cape Cod have affiliated with Weichert.  Since launching its first affiliate in January 2002, the Weichert franchise organization has grown to include more than 190 signed offices in 20 states and was the only real estate organization ranked in Entrepreneur magazine’s 2005 ranking of the “Top 10 New Franchises” in the U.S. over the past five years.  

 

            In welcoming the new affiliates, Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, said, “As we extend our reach into the Northeast, quality companies like these will be key to providing the high level of real estate service and agent support that is the Weichert hallmark.”         

 

            The new Weichert affiliates are:  

  •  WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Dunhill Group, Osterville/Barnstable, MA -- Charles Crovo II is owner of this full-service real estate agency/building company located at 776 Main Street in the Cape Cod village of Osterville.  Attorney and Broker Marie Delacey Carlson is broker of record.  
  • WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Campion Weeks, New Hartford, NY -- The area’s oldest real estate firm, founded in 1910, this Weichert affiliate with 35 professional agents led by Broker/Owner Jerry Orsaeo claims an eight-year record as the area’s top-ranked real estate company.  The agency is located at 141 Genessee Street.
  • WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Ferreri-Gromus, Babylon, NY -- This newest Long Island franchise is located at 170 Deer Park Avenue.  Broker/Owner Jennifer Gromus and Owner Dennis Ferreri are joined by 10 full-time sales associates.  
  •  WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Peters Associates, New York, NY – Under the direction of Broker/Owner Michele A. Peters, this new office on 110 East 42nd Street is currently the only New York City real estate firm headed by a woman real estate veteran who is also an attorney.             

            The new affiliated offices advance Weichert's expansion into New England and strengthen its steadily growing presence in New York State, where Weichert now has 31 opened affiliated offices and 11 company-owned offices.

           

Weichert has more than 17,000 sales associates in over 370 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.