Press Release
Weichert, Realtors® Adds Franchise Offices in Massachusetts and Missouri, Opens First in Utah
1/29/2007
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. the franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, continues its nationwide growth. The company has announced the openings of two franchise offices in New Bedford and Lakeville, Mass.; three offices in the St. Louis, Mo., area; and its first Utah franchise in Midvale.
Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, welcomed the new affiliates and said, “We are very pleased that these highly regarded professionals have chosen to affiliate with us and are confident that our shared values and sense of purpose will serve their agents and respective markets well.”
The new Weichert affiliates are:
· WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Neves & Cashman, New Bedford and Lakeville, Mass. Marie Cashman and Don Neves, business partners since 1999, are the owners of this two-office firm. Cashman is the broker of record and Neves is the business manager.
· WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Blake & Davis, Chesterfield, Defiance, and Clayton, Mo. Five St. Louis area businesswomen purchased the name of the old line St. Louis firm of Blake & Davis to form the newest Weichert franchise in the “Show Me” state.
· WEICHERT, REALTORS® – Towne & Country, Midvale, Utah. Principal Broker Mark Fulcher, Associate Broker Matthew Hansen, and Business Manager/Realtor Liane Nielson are partners in this milestone Weichert franchise office in the Greater Salt Lake City area.
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first independently owned and operated franchise in January 2002 and since has grown to more than 300 signed offices in 29 states.
Weichert has nearly 18,500 sales associates in more than 480 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.