Wednesday, June 8, 2004

Four from Bullard earn President’s Elite

Four sales associates with Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty — Doug Crumbley, Duane Lockwood and Butch Springer of the McDonough/Henry County office and Penny Henderson of the Jonesboro/Clayton County office — have been named to the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation International President’s Elite.

Only four percent of the more than 113,800 Coldwell Banker sales associates worldwide qualified for the distinguished group. As members of the company’s International President’s Elite, these four agents will be invited to attend the “Elite Retreat,” a three-day conference held exclusively for the company’s top sales associates.

They were presented with this honor at the company’s International Business Conference, held recently in Las Vegas, Nev. The annual event brought over 10,000 Coldwell Banker sales associates, brokers, managers, and employees together for an intensive program of professional development and recognition of achievement. ABC News correspondent Barbara Walters was the keynote speaker for the high-powered gathering. The conference entertainment included master of ceremonies Bob Eubanks, comic Richie Minervini, dance band The Zippers, and the Grammy-Award winning Pointer Sisters.

The oldest and largest real estate company headquartered in the Metro South area of Atlanta, Coldwell Banker Bullard has its headquarters in Jonesboro. The company now has other offices in Griffin, McDonough, Jackson, Peachtree City, and Newnan, plus its new branch office in Conyers and the separate but affiliated Coldwell Banker American Land Mart in Conyers. The Bullard organization, founded in 1956 by the late Cliff Bullard, worked out a franchise agreement with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation a few years ago. Current president and owner Steve Bullard has been with the company for more than 30 years.

Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker organization has been the premier provider of full-service real estate. In 2003, Franchise Times magazine’s prestigious Top 200 issue ranked the organization number one in real estate and number eight overall. Additionally, the Coldwell Banker organization has the highest ranking in customer satisfaction from both first-time homebuyers and sellers who used national real estate firms, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study.

The Coldwell Banker system has approximately 3,600 residential and commercial real estate offices with 113,800 sales associates globally. Each office is independently owned and operated except for offices owned and operated by NRT Incorporated. The Coldwell Banker system is a leader in the industry in residential real estate, and in niche markets such as resort, new homes and luxury properties through its Coldwell Banker Previews International division. It is a pioneer in consumer services with its Coldwell Banker Concierge program and award-winning Web site, www.coldwellbanker.com.

Coldwell Banker Mortgage is one of the largest telephone/web based lenders in the country and the Coldwell Banker Commercial system is one of the largest commercial franchise operations with over 400 affiliates offering clients comprehensive buying, selling, leasing, acquisition, disposition and management services. Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: CD).