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Why Coldwell Banker is No. 1

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

In the last few months, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has managed to break records and top lists in nearly all real estate categories. Our parent company, NRT LLC, was recently ranked No. 1 on REALTOR® Magazine’s annual Top 100 Companies list, and the No. 1 residential real estate brokerage firm in the United States in RISMedia’s 22nd annual Power Broker Report. It was the 13th consecutive year in which NRT earned the top spot nationwide, which begs the question: “Why is Coldwell Banker always at the top?”

 

Reason 1: We are ahead of the technology curve. Coldwell Banker recently launched a new version of its Web site, www.coldwellbanker.com, becoming the first real estate brokerage firm to use a visually driven real estate search platform to help consumers find their dream home. The new version of the site also includes keyword search, the ability to search for similar properties and integrates video from On Location, Coldwell Banker’s YouTube channel. In addition, Coldwell Banker just released an update to its popular iPhone Application, which will include our own international listings from the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), new express contact functionality and more. Can you think of another real estate brokerage company that is embracing technology on this scale?

 

Reason 2: We offer the most unique marketing resources. Chances are, if you’re reading this column, then you know that the View Magazine is the largest comprehensive weekly resource for real estate agents and their clients in Southern California. We hear countless success stories of people finding or selling their dream home through the full-color View and we expect its popularity to grow as it expands the visibility of our clients’ most exceptional homes to a national and international audience.

 

Reason 3: We have the best sales associates around. This year, we are proud to congratulate six Coldwell Banker sales associates in Orange County and the Desert Region who were ranked nationally on The Wall Street Journal and Real Trends’ list of Top 400 Sales Professionals in Residential Real Estate: John McMonigle in Newport Beach Newport Center (Team Volume), Tim Smith in Newport Beach Fashion Island (Agent Volume), Teri Hardke in Newport Beach Newport Center (Agent Volume), Evan Corkett in Newport Beach Newport Center (Agent Volume), Steve High in Newport Beach Newport Center (Agent Volume) and Jesus Martinez in La Quinta (Agent Sides).

 

All of these reasons reflect Coldwell Banker’s 104-year legacy of professionalism, but also set the bar for a new Coldwell Banker that is wholly committed to moving with the digital revolution. At the end of the day, it’s our dedication to serving our clients in all areas – from online search to international marketing – that motivates us to move, change and open the doors to new real estate opportunities everyday. We are No. 1 because you are No. 1.

 

To contact one of our excellent sales associates or to find your next dream home, visit www.OCViewOnline.com today.

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Coldwell Banker On Location You Tube Channel Hits 1 Million Views

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

I’d like to take a moment and thank Jim Gillespie, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Coldwell Banker national brand, for sharing about our wonderful relocation services (1.800.833.7356). His vision and leadership at the national level has enabled many of the successes we have had in Orange County. One of those successes has been our YouTube channel.

Coldwell Banker’s YouTube channel, “Coldwell Banker® On Location,” is YouTube’s most visited real estate channel with over 1 million views. Since its launch in May 2009, the channel has set a high bar for competing real estate companies. Coldwell Banker® On Location has posted more videos than any other real estate brand—11,000 to date.

Videos include: home tours, neighborhood features, local market conditions and trends, tips for homebuyers and sellers and much more.

Coldwell Banker® On Location is fully interactive allowing you to search for videos through a special map feature developed specifically for the site. The map widget gives you the ability to easily search for videos located in the area you are interested in by dragging the blue map icon to the city or neighborhood of your choice. Alternatively, you can search by typing the city, state or zip code in the “Look up videos by location” search box.

These easy to use search options make finding your next home on YouTube hassle-free.

To learn more about Coldwell Banker and YouTube or to find your next home, visit www.youtube.com/coldwellbanker or www.OCViewOnline.com to search for open houses, area offices and to browse through our directory of experienced sales associates.

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Top Architects and Builders Featured at “Designing Sales” Forum

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

At Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, we constantly provide our real estate professionals ongoing education throughout the year to better serve you, our clients. From our technology training to industry certifications, our REALTORS® have the edge over other local and nationwide brokerages.

 

This week, we introduced our REALTORS® to the first in a series of educational forums, “Designing Sales,” moderated by award-winning interior designer, Karen Butera. The forum will feature a different pair of architects and builders to offer the broadest exposure to unique design solutions and innovations in construction and design. We are committed to transforming the residential sales paradigm by pairing experts of design and building with our REALTORS®.

 

 

The forum, which was held at our newly remodeled and redesigned Newport Beach Conference Center, introduced architects Fleetwood Joiner and Tom Stewart along with builders Matt White and Kevin Kelly. The group shared their insights into creative design solutions, innovations through design and construction contributions that may help trouble-shoot common areas of buyer resistance, along with discussing creative solutions for solving design or construction issues.

 

Fleetwood Joiner and Tom Stewart are principals of Fleetwood Joiner/Avalon Architectural located in Newport Beach. They are nationally recognized for their specialized attention to detail and breadth architectural style in projects both locally and nationally. Matt White and Kevin Kelly of Matt White Custom Homes, formerly Warmington Custom Homes, of Newport Beach share a diverse portfolio of exceptional local custom homes. Of particular note is the collaboration between Matt White and Karen Butera on the multiple award-winning Chateau Samara, or Amber House at 10 Canyon Rim.

 

 

Please visit www.OCViewOnline.com to contact any one of our real estate professionals and find your next dream home.

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Coldwell Banker Orange County Exceeds Expectations

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

The results are in. The first three quarters of 2009 for Corona del Mar, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, Newport Coast and San Clemente, have clearly shown that our Coldwell Banker NRT offices exceeded expectations in closed volume as noted in this graph. Market share can be quantified in many ways, but total volume cannot be adjusted. Despite their claims, neither First Team, Prudential, Surterre nor Star can meet the pure sales dollar volume that Coldwell Banker has established.

The fact remains that Coldwell Banker’s combined sales effort is more effective than the local boutiques in selling high end coastal properties. Our saturation marketing is far superior in View magazine than any other form of advertising allowing many more consumers to visit our Web sites and inquire about our properties therefore resulting in closed transactions.

Congratulations to our sales associates for their passion and effort in maintaining our number one position as the market leader in coastal real estate.

And, thank you to our customers and clients for choosing our company.

Visit www.OCViewOnline.com today and find your next home. Contact your local Coldwell Banker Orange County office today and a Coldwell Banker real estate professional will be happy to help you find the perfect place to call your own.

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Coldwell Banker Launches iPhone Application

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Following the successful launch of the new OCViewOnline.com, I am proud to announce the release of our home search application for the iPhone™ and Google Android™ powered devices. The Coldwell Banker mobile application enables user to easily search for listings using standard search criteria or by their current GPS location in over 28 countries including Australia, Canada, France and Brazil. Some of the additional features are an option to search for recently sold listings, view slideshows of listings and contact the agent via phone or by e-mail with a push of a button.

This is just one of our many recent web initiatives to maintain our position as a market leader on the cutting edge of the real estate industry. Utilizing the best tools and technologies available, we are proudly leading the way into the future of real estate. As a home seller, you will now benefit from our utilization of the latest in mobile technologies.

As a home seeker, you will enjoy the convenience of touring the finest homes in Orange County, from the convenience of your iPhone™ or Android™ phone.

We’re taking real estate to the next level. In addition to our weekly magazine, the OCViewOnline Web site, our View TV show, the 400 Web sites that our listings are fed to and now our iPhone™ and Android™ mobile applications, it makes for the most comprehensive marketing strategy in the industry. Nobody does more to promote Orange County real estate than Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.

Visit www.OCViewOnline.com today to see what we can do for you—and don’t forgot to tune in to View TV Sunday mornings at 8:30 on Cox Cable channel 3.

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