Press Release
Weichert, Realtors® Adds Two More Offices in Massachusetts
10/10/2006
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, continues its expansion in New England with the addition of franchise offices in Marlborough and Newton Centre, Mass.
Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, welcomed the new affiliates and said, “As we strengthen our presence in the Bay State, affiliations with respected veteran companies like these are helping us create a vital network that New Englanders can turn to for unmatched service.”
The two new affiliates are:
· WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Ernie Houde Associates, Marlborough, Mass. Broker/Owner Ernie Houde’s long-established agency serves Middlesex and Worcester Counties.
· WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Castles Unlimited®, Newton Centre, Mass. Broker/Owner James Lowenstern’s 21-year-old agency marks Weichert’s entry into the Boston-Brookline-Newton market.
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. is home to more than 5,400 sales associates among its franchised sales offices. The company launched its first independently owned and operated franchise in January 2002 and since has grown to more than 265 signed offices in 23 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 2005 list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Franchises.
Weichert has more than 18,300 sales associates in nearly 450 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.