Press Release

Erikson Appointed Vice President of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Martin J. Rueter, president of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., the franchise arm of Weichert, Realtors®, announced the promotion of Mary Jo Erikson to Vice President, Member Services.

“Mary Jo has been instrumental in the development of our affiliates division,” said Rueter. “Among numerous responsibilities, she continues to build our Member Services team which has been indispensable in the support of our continuously expanding roster of affiliates.  We are very proud to have Mary Jo on our senior management team.”

In addition to leading the Member Service team, Erikson also coordinates the WREA Fast Track Training, Management Academy, Broker Councils, Advisory meetings, as well as the annual convention and Management Retreat.  The 2003 Weichert Family of Companies “Employee of the Year”, Erikson brings more than 15 years of experience in commercial real estate and property management.  

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first franchise office in January 2002 and now serves more than 330 markets in 32 states.

Weichert has nearly 19,300 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, Weichert's customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com.  Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.

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