Debbie Houston Named 2007 Women Extraordinaire

Raleigh, NC, December 11, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services has announced that Debbie S. Houston, president of the division, has been named a 2007 Women Extraordinaire recipient by Business Leader magazine. The Women Extraordinaire awards are presented annually to a select group of women who have made outstanding contributions to their professions, companies and the community. An awards luncheon honoring this year’s winners was held on Dec. 6 at North Ridge Country Club in north Raleigh.

Under the direction of Houston, the Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services division has grown from $43 million in sales volume in 1991 to sales volume of $695 million in more than 50 new home communities. Presently Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services is one of the top 10 new home companies in the country in sales volume and unit production, and it received the Coldwell Banker Premier Office Award from 2002-2005.

“I am proud to be named a 2007 Women Extraordinaire award winner,” said Houston. “It is an honor to be considered in the same standing as the other outstanding women who have been named Women Extraordinaire this year.”

About Debbie S. Houston:
Debbie S. Houston, MIRM, CSP, Broker, president of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services, entered the Triangle real estate market as a general brokerage associate in 1978 She joined Howard Perry and Walston’s new home division as an on-site associate in 1983 and was then promoted to sales manager in 1985. Houston became director of Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services and vice president of Howard Perry and Walston in 1991 and was named president of the division in 2005. She has twice been awarded Sales Manager of the Year by the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council. Her neighborhood awards include several Parade of Home winners, the Mayor’s Award for Excellence, Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence, Triangle Sales and Marketing Council’s Million Dollar Circle, several Better Homes and Gardens awards and The New Construction Marketing Award. She has served as chairperson of the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council, the MAME Awards, and the National Association of Home Builders National Membership. She is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the Residential Neighborhood Development Council.

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Builder Services:
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services is a full service sales and marketing division specializing in new home developments and construction. Established in 1979, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services has represented both local custom builders and national corporate builders in over 500 new home communities throughout the area. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services provides comprehensive sales and marketing that includes buyer profile development, market research, target marketing, advertising, promotion and public relations. Also provided are professionally-trained sales managers, professionally-trained and dedicated on-site sales associates, a marketing department to develop and implement targeted marketing strategies and access to top relocation representatives and more than 700 Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston sales associates through out the Triangle. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services visit their Web site at www.hpwnewhomes.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC
Real Estate PR

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