Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Ranked Number One Real Estate Company in the Triangle

Raleigh, NC, July 20, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Eb Moore, CEO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston (www.hpw.com), has announced the firm’s REAL Trends 500 ranking as the number one real estate company in the Triangle in closed transaction sides and closed volume. REAL Trends is a publishing and communications company that is considered the leading source of information and analysis on the residential brokerage industry. The REAL Trends 500 rankings, one of four major research reports released each year by the company, tracks housing sales from real estate brokerage firms from every state in the nation for comparison. Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston is a full-service residential real estate company in the Triangle with an award-winning relocation division. In addition to being number one in the Triangle, the firm was ranked the twenty second real estate company in the nation in closed transaction sides and settlement services.

“We are delighted to be at the top of the REAL Trends ranking,” said Moore. “Not only because REAL Trends is a trusted source among real estate companies, but also because we strive to be the best we can for our customers and it’s wonderful to feel like we are truly meeting that goal.”

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 more than 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 $2.5 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. In 2007 they were named the #1 Best Place to Work in the Triangle by the Triangle Business Journal and named the #1 Coldwell Banker Company in North Carolina. In 2008, the firm received the National Coldwell Banker Golden Hammer Centennial Award for their commitment and work with Habitat for Humanity. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit their Web site at www.hpw.com.

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