MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, the rapidly growing franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, has announced the openings of new franchise offices in Miami Lakes, Fl., in Chicago, Ill., in Columbia, Mo., and in Fort Worth, Texas, as well as the expansion of a Weichert® affiliate in Ocean City, N.J. Weichert® launched its first franchise in January 2002 and now has nearly 320 affiliated offices in 31 states.
Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, said, “This latest growth of our network enhances our ability to offer the higher level of service we call the Weichert Difference to an ever-growing number of home buyers and sellers throughout the country.”
The new Weichert affiliates include:
§ WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Ideal Realty, Miami Lakes, Fl. Dennis Castiglione is the broker/owner of this long-established company, which has served the Miami area since 1975. The firm is Weichert’s 75th affiliate in Florida.
§ WEICHERT, REALTORS® - First Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Founded in 2000, this Chicago central company is owned by Ron Ruby, Mark Sutherland, Alex Pearsall, and Jerry Houlihan. Ruby is broker of record.
§ WEICHERT, REALTORS® - First Tier, Columbia, Mo. This three-year-old company in Central Missouri is led by partners Jay Wilson, Rob Smith, Brooke Sydenstricker McCarty, Mike Hill, Jason Thornhill, and Judd Price. Smith is broker of record.
§ WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Collett & Company Real Estate, Fort Worth, Texas. Dustin Collett is the broker/owner of Weichert’s 13th office in the Lone Star State.
Also, WEICHERT, REALTORS® - The Asbury Group, Ocean City, N.J., owned by Rich Allen and John A. Moore, has launched a second office in the south end of this shore community to add vacation rentals to its services. Moore is broker of record.
Weichert has nearly 19,200 sales associates in over 500 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.
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