Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Provides iPads to All Agents

Raleigh, NC, November 17, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Don Walston, founder and executive chairman of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (http://www.hpw.com), a full-service real estate firm, has announced that the firm has provided its more than 600 real estate agents with personal iPads, marking it the first real estate company in the United States to provide such services for all company agents. To accommodate the needs of the largest real estate company in North Carolina, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston opened a four-hour Apple store with representatives from both Apple and Verizon Wireless onsite to set up initial iPad services and train staff on general iPad functionality and usage at the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® headquarters at 111 Realtors Way in Cary, N.C. on Tuesday, Nov. 15. The program is designed to provide the firm’s agents with 24/7 access to any information customers need, as well as the latest tools to optimize presentations and related items.

Quotes:
"Each real estate agent implements his or her own personal approach to the most effective way to buy and sell homes in today’s market," said Walston. "Equipping each of our agents with an iPad encompasses all the tools agents need to use in one convenient device, whether that is photos, videos, testimonials, video conferences, virtual walkthroughs or property previews with clients. Because social media plays a significant part in today’s credibility, incorporating the iPad was an obvious decision in allowing agents to remain consistently connected to consumers, transitioning our company in the process from nine physical offices into 600 virtual offices."

New Media Content:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston’s “Raleigh Real Estate” blog
http://www.hpw.com/Blog/Raleigh-Real-Estate/

Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston’s Twitter account
http://twitter.com/cbhpw

Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston’s Facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/HowardPerryandWalston

Details:
- Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston will hold a presentation to all agents with comments from Don Walston, founder and executive chairman of HPW; Eb Moore, CEO of HPW; Kim Agnolutto, vice president and chief marketing officer of HPW; Chris Walston, vice president and chief technology officer of HPW; and Gregory Robbins, chief innovative officer of HPW.

AboutColdwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston:
Howard Perry, an established builder, and Don Walston, a real estate entrepreneur, formed Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1972. Today the company is the No. 1 Coldwell Banker company in North Carolina, has more than 550 real estate professionals, sales offices across the Triangle, the area’s premier new homes division, a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an award-winning relocation division, the area’s No. 1 real estate school, and one of the state’s top real estate websites. The company has become one of the largest full-service residential real estate firms in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more than 5,000 transactions a year and more than $1.2 billion in sales. In 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 RealTrends recognized Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston as the No. 1 real estate company in the Triangle area. In 2008, 2009 and 2010 the Triangle Business Journal recognized the company as the No. 1 real estate firm in the Triangle. In 2007 and 2008 it was named the No. 1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal and No. 2 Best Place to Work in 2010. The firm also received the National Coldwell Banker Golden Hammer Centennial Award for its commitment and work with Habitat for Humanity. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit its website at http://www.hpw.com.

Anjelica Cummings
MMI Public Relations
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