Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Completes Successful FSA Get-Away

Raleigh, NC, February 22, 2008 --(PR.com)-- David Jones, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced that the sales associates who qualified for the 2007 Full Service Associate (FSA) Get-Away have returned from their trip. The contest, which ran from March 2007 through October 2007, recognized Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston General Brokerage and Builder Services associates who performed well in all areas of the real estate business. Associates earned points for listing and selling homes, and extensively marketing these homes. Associates who qualified by earning the required number of points won a five-day trip in January 2008 to the Aventura Spa Palace resort, located on the Mayan Riviera near Cancun, Mexico. Four of this year’s winners were new REALTORS® who have been in the business two years or less. Sales office managers and office administrative assistants could win the contest if their office met specific goals.

This year’s FSA Get-Away winners, listed by office, were:

• Crabtree Valley, Raleigh: Connie Batten, Susan Abshire, Marion Gatling, Linda Sholar, Jennifer Proulx and Carolyn Lynch
• North Durham: Stephanie Gaither-Harris, Kita Graham, the team of Jeane Bargo and Billy Gardner, Pat Martin, Tiffany Richardson, the team of Cindie Burns and Anna Terry, Anne Carpenter, Joe Scarantino and Teresa Vilaro
• Falls of Neuse, Raleigh: Jeffery Mazza, the team of Mary Jo and Bill Ryan, Brad Hudson, Scott Hoffman, John Simms, Dewey Massey III, Tina Lutario and Janie Mueller
• Strickland Road, Raleigh: Patricia Dement, Rose Brogli and John Wanchock
• Chapel Hill: Shahla Rezvani
• Garner: Rodney Carroll
• Cary Parkway: Ron Fitzsimmons
• Cary Kildaire: Margaret Sophie and Patti McGehee
• Mebane: Marlo Countiss, Wynell Lowery, Donna Parker and Lynn Rapp
• HPW Builder Services: Ashley Wilson, Brenda Simpson, Jenn Nowalk, Scott Lyons, Ryan Givens and John Young
• East Wake: Sharon Baggett and Zachariah Mathew
• Hillsborough: Karen Merrill and Zena Richards
• South Square: Amy Pomerantz

The winning offices, sales managers and administrative staff were as follows:

• Cary Kildaire Office – Division I: Josh Swindell, sales manager; Sharon Miller, administrative assistant; Katherine Ellis, listing secretary.
• Hillsborough Office – Division II: Marcia Knapp, administrative assistant.
• Falls of Neuse Road Office, Raleigh: Susan Holbrook, sales manager and senior vice president; Terry McBride, administrative assistant
• Crabtree Office, Raleigh: Bill Guy, sales manager and vice president
• East Wake Office: Wes Snead, sales manager

“This contest was a way of rewarding associates for making the most of the wide range of services that can benefit the consumers,” said Jones. “I especially liked it because it was achievable by agents of all levels of experience.”

“This really was a wonderful trip,” said Susan Abshire, sales associate with Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston’s Crabtree Valley office. “This is truly the best place to work.”

About Coldwell 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 has over 800 real estate professionals, 13 sales offices, the area’s premier new homes division, a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an award-winning relocation division, a growing concierge home services division, the area’s No. 1 real estate school, and one of the state’s top real estate Web sites. The company has become the largest full-service residential real estate company in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more than 11,000 transactions a year and almost $3 billion in sales. In 2006 and 2007, Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston was recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing private companies in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. And in 2007 they were named the #1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit their Web site at www.hpw.com.

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
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