Press Release

Five Sales Offices Align Under the Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Banner

1/4/2011

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., (WREA), the franchise division of Weichert, Realtors®, recently added five offices to its expanding franchise network.  The new affiliated offices are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana and New York and are sure to increase the company’s profile throughout the country.          

“I am excited to welcome these new offices to our company,” said Martin J. Rueter, president of WREA.  “We are confident these sales teams will continue to provide superior real estate services and work to increase Weichert’s presence in their local markets.”   

The new affiliates that joined the Weichert network include:

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - King Realty Group; Broker/Owner Kevin King and Co-Owner Elizabeth King look to build on their early success as the top company in the Fort Smith, Arkansas market.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Regional Properties; With offices already established in Orange and Hamden, Connecticut, the company is now set to expand and carry the Weichert brand into the New Haven market.      

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Hometown First; After serving local real estate needs for 13-years, the agency seeks to grow Weichert’s presence in the Jacksonville, Florida market.     

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Jim Dunfee & Associates; Dunfee, a 37-year member of the South Bend, Indiana real estate community and his 50-agent office will use their knowledge of the local market to raise Weichert’s profile in the area. 

WEICHERT, REALTORS – Continental Properties; Steve Abdullah, real estate broker and attorney looks to help serve the Brooklyn market’s real estate needs as it continues to emerge. 

Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first franchised office in January 2002 and currently serves some 300 markets in 36 states.

About Weichert, Realtors

Weichert has nearly 18,000 sales associates in approximately 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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