Wednesday, June 8, 2005

 

Five from Bullard named to President’s Elite for 2004

Five sales asssociate with Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty have been named to the Coldwell Banker network’s International President’s Elite for their production in 2004.

Only four percent of the more than 120,000 sales associates worldwide in the Coldwell Banker System qualified for the distinguished group presented annually for reaching sales goals.

Earning International President’s Elite status were Michelle Munda of the Griffin/Spalding County office, Penny Henderson and Susan Clowdus of the Jonesboro/Clayton County office, and Debra Morgan and Duane Lockwood of the McDonough/Henry County office.

As members of the company’s International President’s Elite, these five sales associates were invited to attend the "Elite Retreat," a three-day conference held exclusively for the network’s top sales associates.

They were presented with this distinguished honor at the company’s International Business Conference, held earlier this year at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando. The annual event brought more than 8,000 Coldwell Banker sales associates, brokers, managers, and employees together for an intensive professional development program and awards ceremony. Dr. Phil McGraw, host of his own nationally syndicated daily TV series Dr. Phil, was the conference's keynote speaker. K.C. and the Sunshine Band, known for such hits as "Get Down Tonight" and "That's The Way (I Like It)" were the featured entertainers.

The oldest and largest real estate company headquartered in the Metro South area of Atlanta, Coldwell Banker Bullard has its headquarters in Jonesboro. The organization now has other offices in Griffin, McDonough, Jackson, Peachtree City, Newnan, and Conyers and the separate but affiliated Coldwell Banker American Land Mart in Conyers.

The company, which is the largest Coldwell Banker franchise in Georgia, was listed at No. 13 in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s most recent ranking of “Atlanta’s Top 25 Residential Real Estate Companies.”

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 a premier provider of full-service real estate. In 2004, Franchise Times magazine's prestigious Top 200 issue ranked Coldwell Banker number one in real estate and number eight among all franchisors. Additionally, the Coldwell Banker organization received the “Highest Overall Satisfaction For Repeat Home Buyers Among National Full Service Real Estate Firms” from the J.D. Power and Associates 2004 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction Study. The study was based on responses from 4,977 home buyers and sellers. The study was conducted for Cendant Corporation by J.D. Power and Associates. The Coldwell Banker system has more than 3,700 residential and commercial real estate offices and 120,000 Sales Associates in 26 countries and territories. Coldwell Banker is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation. 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).