MORRIS PLAINS, NJ – Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, continues its growth in the South with the addition of franchise offices in Englewood, Fla., and Townsend, Ga. Weichert now has 70 affiliated offices open in Florida.
Welcoming the new affiliates, Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, said, “We’re delighted to have aboard these two quality companies who will strengthen our service capabilities in the South.”
The two new franchisees are:
§ WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Realty Extraordinaire, Englewood, Fla. Broker/owner Estelle Dichazi is joined by husband John Dichazi as business manager.
§ WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Coastal Resources, Townsend, Ga. Sally Camacho is broker/owner of the former Georgia Coast Resources, serving the area’s growing resort communities.
The Weichert Family of Companies is one of the nation’s largest privately owned providers of real estate and home ownership services. Home to 5,550 sales associates among its franchised sales offices, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first independently owned and operated franchise in January 2002 and since has grown to more than 240 signed offices in 22 states. It was the only real estate organization to be named in the Top Ten New Franchises 2005 by Entrepreneur magazine and also was on the magazine’s list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Franchises.
Weichert has nearly 19,000 sales associates in more than 425 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.