The Ballen Group, a Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist Team, Has Hired William (Bill) Hargraves as Buyer Specialist

Las Vegas, NV, November 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- The Ballen Group, a top team of Las Vegas Real Estate Agents under the brokerage Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas who recently received multiple awards for their Las Vegas real estate production, continues to build an expert team of Las Vegas Real Estate agents and short sale processors. On Tuesday, October 19th, The Ballen Group was recognized for top achievements in Listings, Production, and marketing. Receiving such awards is significant to The Ballen Group as they had just made a big move from a Coldwell Banker franchise to the Keller Williams Family. "The move was disruptive and chaotic, but necessary", says Lori Ballen, Team Leader for The Ballen Group.

Lori Ballen, Team Leader for The Ballen Group, is diligent about hiring the right talent for her team. With Richard Ballen, a known Las Vegas Short Sale Specialist with a high rate of closing short sales in Nevada, as lead listing agent, she knows that many more homeowners are facing Foreclosure and they can help. "Our recent move to Keller Williams Realty Las Vegas has allowed us more freedom and motivation to build. Although we have been able to help a lot of Nevada Homeowners in the past, this move is providing us everything we need to expand. An expansion that includes the right short sale agents will allow us to close even Las Vegas Real Estate (along with other areas of Nevada)."

Originally from the Bay State, Massachusetts, Mr. Hargraves enlisted in the United States Marines Corps and served his country in Hawaii and Okinawa. He has a long history in the Security industry with one of the nation's top Security providers and achieved incredible success in the Commercial Security Division. Bill decided after over a decade in the industry, that his heart belonged to Real Estate and he went for it. He has a passion for Real Estate and a passion for Keller Williams. But most of all his passion is to assist his clients to achieve their dreams.

There are many qualities and skills that go into being an excellent real estate professional - integrity, in-depth community and market knowledge, marketing savvy, effective negotiation skills and a high-quality professional network, all of which are hallmarks of how William (Bill) Hargraves works.

"I've also found that providing the very best service is essentially about putting my clients first. This means keeping myself accessible, being a good listener as well as a good communicator, and responding quickly to your needs. This 'client first' philosophy has always been my approach and it requires me to continually improve my skills and ways of doing business. In addition, I've found that the latest technologies are enabling me to do everything I've always done, only much more quickly and efficiently. They've also helped me to extend the range of services I provide to my clients," says Bill.

"Bill brings a passion to help others and a high level of experience", says Ballen. "We are looking forward to seeing high production, professionalism, and happy buyers from Bill Hargraves," says Ballen.

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