The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Real Estate Briefs
Coldwell Banker to participate in Philaympics
David Krieger, president of Coldwell Banker Preferred, announced its 10 regional offices will be participating in the upcoming Philalympics July 24 as part of the overall organization’s 2018 Coldwell Banker Preferred Cares community efforts.
Coldwell Banker Preferred Cares is the charitable arm of Coldwell Banker Preferred.
Philalympics is a corporate challenge that benefits the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. Companies compete against each other in Philadelphia-themed games such as adult tricycle races, slingshot games and Philadelphia trivia, all to crown the “phunnest” company in the Philadelphia area.
“In addition to encouraging the affiliated agents and staff of Coldwell Banker Preferred, we are hoping the general public will join us in supporting this wonderful organization,” Krieger said. “As a 2018 Premier Partner, the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House’s holistic support to families of seriously ill children is very near and dear to our company. We feel privileged that we can help support this wonderful organization, which creates a community of comfort and hope, by participating in this event.”
Philalympics will take place at the Wells Fargo Center, located at 3601 S. Broad St. in Philadelphia, July 24; doors will open at 4 p.m. for check-in.
Weichert honors associates for sales achievements
John Bilek, regional vice president of Weichert, Realtors, announced the Jenkintown office and its top sales associates have been recognized for outstanding achievement in June.
The Jenkintown office, which is managed by George Koser, led its Weichert sales region for resale listings, resale revenue units and resale dollar volume for the month. Individually, Ashlee Bornstein Check from the Jenkintown office was the top associate in the region for resales, resale revenue units and resale dollar volume. The Weichert region is composed of locations throughout the Main Line, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania and New Castle County in Delaware.
In related news, Koser recognized the top-producing sales associates for June at the office level. Elaine Glauberman led all associates in the Jenkintown office for listings during the month, while Bornstein Check had the most dollar volume and sales.
Meanwhile, Shelia Banner, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Blue Bell office, has recognized the top producers in her office during June.
Leslie Ann Connors, Christopher Suhy and Diane Williams tied for the most sales among all associates in the Blue Bell office during the month. Suhy was also the associate with the most listings in June.
Additionally, Deborah “Debbie” Smith, manager of Weichert, Realtors’ Whitemarsh office, has recognized sales associates Myrna Malkin and Patricia Hoban for their accomplishments in June.
Both top producers, Malkin led all associates in the Whitemarsh office for sales, revenue units and dollar volume during the month, while Hoban had the most listings in June.
Blue Bell team recognized among top agents in nation
The Art Herling Team of Long & Foster Real Estate has been named as one of the top real estate teams in the nation.
The Blue Bell and Wayne, Pa.-based team ranked 40th out of 1.3 million agents nationwide by its 2017 closed transaction units, according to the annual REAL Trends’ The Thousand list. It also earned the No. 46 spot on The Thousand for top teams by sales volume last year. With these results, the Art Herling Team also takes the title of top-ranking Long & Foster team by sales volume and transaction sides.
Art Herling, a real estate veteran with nearly 40 years of experience, leads the Art Herling Team, which includes a number of top-producing agents. Their heavy market presence in the Philadelphia suburbs has resulted in the team being ranked first among real estate groups in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties.
Herling credited the team’s energy, customer service, efficient communication processes, forwardthinking marketing and insider knowledge to their success.
“We are pleased to have been named to REAL Trends’ The Thousand list once again for both transaction sides and volume,” Herling said. “We continuously strive to provide each of our clients with the best service possible. This ranking is a testament to our dedication to our buyers and sellers, as well as to the hard work of our entire team of agents.”
In total, seven teams and two individual agents from Long & Foster were named to the REAL Trends list.
Now in its 13th year, The Thousand list ranks the top 250 individual agents and the top 250 teams categorized by transaction sides and sales volume, as well as the top 50 individual agents and teams by average sale price.
“I’d like to congratulate Art Herling and his team on their sales success and top ranking in REAL Trends. This honor reflects the commitment to service, professionalism and expertise that their group and our family of real estate experts aim to provide,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “It’s because of agents like Art that Long & Foster is the top real estate company in the MidAtlantic and will remain as such for years to come.”