Coldwell Banker on House Hunters

House hunters Jessica and Shannon with Coldwell Banker’s Bret Wedow

Coldwell Banker’s own Bret Wedow from our Dixon-Davis office will appear on this week’s episode of HGTV’s House Hunters. The episode airs this Thursday, May 17^th at 10:00p.m. In it, Bret helps sisters Shannon and Jessica find a house in Sacramento. Shannon is ready to move out of her parents’ home and buy her first place, but her younger sister, Jessica, who will be renting a room from her, has strong opinions about exactly what they need in the perfect house. Shannon wants vintage charm, but Jessica wants a fully-upgraded and modern kitchen. Between sibling rivalry and Shannon’s limited budget, this house hunt may come to an end before it even gets started. Tune in to see what happens!

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Ranks #1 in Sales Volume and Transactions in San Francisco Bay Area

According to the newly released REAL Trends 500 ranking report, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is ranked first in sales volume and transaction sides among the San Francisco Bay Area’s residential real estate companies in 2011.

The REAL Trends 500 is an annual research report that identifies the country’s largest and most successful residential real estate brokerage firms as ranked by closed transaction sides and separately by closed sales volume. REAL Trends, Inc. is a leading source of analysis and information on the residential brokerage and housing industry.

With 45 offices and more than 2,800 sales professionals in the Bay Area, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage accounted for more than $8.6 billion in closed sales volume and 10,530 closed transactions in 2011, putting it at No. 1 in both categories.

“At Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, our sales associates are committed to going extra lengths to exceed their customers’ expectations, and this report is evidence of their commitment,” said Rick Turley, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.  “We are honored to be considered a market leader in the Bay Area by such a highly regarded real estate industry source as the REAL Trends 500.”

NRT LLC, the parent company of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, was ranked as the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States based on sales volume and transaction sides for the 15^th consecutive year.  

“Being ranked as the top residential real estate firm in the country underscores the tremendous efforts our sales associates and employees put forth every day to deliver an excellent customer experience,” said Bruce Zipf, president and CEO, NRT LLC. “We are proud of our 2011 results and look forward to demonstrating our continued leadership in 2012, both on a national level and in the local markets that we serve.”

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is a member of the NRT family of companies.  NRT LLC is the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company. NRT has approximately 725 offices and 42,100 sales associates operating in more than 35 major metropolitan areas. NRT, its affiliated companies, marketing partners or joint ventures also provide mortgage, title, insurance, escrow, warranty, relocation and concierge services to NRT’s family of companies.

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Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Announces Joanne Zavlaris and Kevin Kearney as Assistant Manager of Central and Southern Marin Offices

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the leading real estate service company in the Bay Area, announced today two additions to its Marin County management team.  Joanne Zavlaris will act as assistant manager, overseeing agent services and Kevin Kearney as assistant manager, overseeing transactions, of the company’s Central Marin offices in Greenbrae and Ross Valley, and Southern Marin offices in Mill Valley, Sausalito and Belvedere.

Joanne Zavlaris

Zavlaris will focus on helping agents with training and career development as well as new agent orientation, while Kearney will support agents on the technical matters of sales transactions, file management, and escrows.  Both will be working under Kevin Patsel, longtime manager of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Greenbrae, who was recently announced as manager of the company’s Southern Marin offices as well. 

“Joanne and Kevin will be excellent additions to our Marin management team,” said Patsel.  “Both have extensive experience in real estate and business and will be a tremendous source of support for the more than 135 agents who make up our central and southern Marin offices.  Having them as leaders and mentors will only help our agents take their businesses to the next level and further excel professionally.”

Zavlaris, an agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Southern Marin for the last five years, has extensive experience supporting professionals.  She spent several years recruiting for the Pettit & Martin law firm in San Francisco, then headed up training and career development for Scient, a consulting firm that worked with Internet start-up companies.  A longtime resident of Marin County, she has volunteered with the Mill Valley Community Schools Foundation, Mill Valley Library and Mill Valley Centennial Celebration.  She will continue her successful real estate business specializing in sales throughout Southern Marin.

Kevin Kearney

Kearney, a 10 year real estate veteran, was an award-wining agent with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in San Francisco for nine years.  Most recently, he worked with his brother, Brendon Kearney, at Vanguard Properties in San Francisco before moving his real estate business to Marin County.  He plans to continue working with his brother on business in San Francisco, while expanding his business locally and helping to support agents in the community.  Kearney lives with his wife in Marin County and volunteers on the board for HandsOn Bay Area, a San Francisco organization dedicated to strengthening communities through volunteer action and leadership development. 

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has seven locations in Marin County including Novato, Larkspur, Mill Valley, Belvedere, Sausalito and two in Greenbrae.  Zavlaris may be reached directly at 415.381.7672 or Joanne.Zavlaris@cbnorcal.com.  Kearney may be reached directly at 415.297.3874 or Kevin.Kearney@cbnorcal.com.

Introducing 2310 Hyde St. #1 in San Francisco

This elegant, full floor, corner condominium with great scale, features iconic VIEWS of San Francisco, Downtown, Transamerica Building, Coit Tower & the Bay Bridge from all of the public rooms. Features three bedrooms (all en-suite) plus one half bathroom, a spacious living room with fireplace, separate dining area with gorgeous built-ins, family room/sitting area with French doors opening to a large patio with San Francisco views all around which is adjacent to the large gourmet kitchen with breakfast area.

The master suite consists of three walk-in closets, two with built-in dressers, sliding glass doors to the outside deck overlooking greenery and views.  Master bathroom is appointed with Jacuzzi tub, sauna, double sinks and separate water closet. The other two bedrooms have great closet space, one is adjacent to the patio and the other has a built in office area.

Completing this home are three side-by-side parking spaces in the garage with interior access, large storage space, temperature controlled wine cellar and an elevator directly to your unit.

Danielle Williams Named Sales Associate for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Santa Rosa

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the leading provider of real estate services in Northern California, announced today that Danielle Williams has joined the company as a sales associate in its Santa Rosa office.  In her new position, Williams will specialize in residential sales in Mendocino and Sonoma Counties.

Williams is a third generation Realtor.  She is an active member in the community serving as a mentor for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training Program, as well as other local charities.

Williams earned her bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Santa Rosa is located at 600 Bicentennial Way Suite 100.  Williams may be reached directly at 707.391.6906 and via e-mail at Danielle.Williams@cbnorcal.com.

Our Latest Recruiting Eblast

Earlier today, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, Northern California’s largest and most successful real estate company, unveiled a new series of marketing materials specifically designed to position our Agents at the forefront of marketing real estate.

Dubbed Coldwell Banker Classic, this beautiful and sophisticated new marketing program covers all aspects of an Agent’s marketing platform, including:

• Listing presentation materials
• Buyer’s materials
• Direct mail and property flyers
• iPad/Tablet presentations
• Business cards and stationery
• Virtual postcards
• Agent websites
• A complete redesign of our Agent dashboard, myREcafe.com
• Newspaper and magazine advertising
• Online marketing

The goal of the new look is to enhance the marketing of our Agents’ personal brands and ultimately our clients’ homes with more simplistic, unique and contemporary design elements.

This new redesign comes shortly after the launch of our completely revamped luxury program, Previews International.  If you have been considering a change in brokerages, now certainly may be the time.  Coldwell Banker continues to work hard to ensure our Agents are positioned as fresh and sophisticated in today’s marketplace.  We would welcome the opportunity to do the same for you.

For more information, please contact one of our local Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Managers or visit us online at CaliforniaMoves.com.  

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