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  THE REAL ESTATE INSIDER FOR THE RE/MAX OF TEXAS NETWORK    1ST QUARTER, 2005    

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 Council News
Angelica Heller Moves Business to RE/MAX South Shore
Angelica Heller moved her 2 Million Dollar a Year real estate business to RE/MAX South Shore in January 2005!  Angelica has received several awards for her real estate success. More

 
Austin Council 4th Quarter, Year-End Awards
Nearly 200 RE/MAX agents and Owners from the Austin Council convened at the luscious Barton Creek Country Club for their combination Fourth Quarter and Year End Awards for 2004.  Valued RE/MAX event supporters Pearl Insurance and Chase Home Finance were represented by their spokespersons Brian Gallagher and Pam Morris, who each spoke briefly, and added their congratulations to all the award recipients. More

 
Baily Nance Moves Realty Business to RE/MAX South Shore
Bailey Nance

is an avid baseball fan and a Fireman -- but first and foremost he's an experienced, professional Realtor.

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Biker Referral Network
Jack Hurst, Sales Associate at RE/MAX DFW Associates IV, initiated a referral network inside the RE/MAX® system for motorcycle enthusiasts-of which there are apparently quite a few-and they now have RE/MAX rider/agents in 39 states! More

 
Bill McFerrin, RE/MAX Clear Creek, Earns GRI Designation

A Texas Realtor With RE/MAX Clear Creek located in League City,  was recently awarded the

Graduate REALTOR Institute (GRI) designation. Bill McFerren completed the curriculum required to achieve the highly acclaimed designation by attending an intensive series of a minimum of 90 hours of classroom instruction covering a variety of subjects including contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance and risk reduction.   More

 
Frisco Fire Department Honors Doug Smith
Doug Smith with RE/MAX Premier IV was selected as the 2004 Frisco Fire Department Volunteer of the Year.  He joined the Frisco Fire Department after the events of September 11th and has been a volunteer on the A-shift since the fall of 2002.  The Frisco Fire Department has grown from an all-volunteer department to almost 60 career firefighters, 18 officers and 40 volunteers.  The Department serves the City of Frisco and neighboring communities. More

 
Gwen Caudill, REALTOR, Moves Business to RE/MAX South Shore

Gwen Caudill has more than just real estate experience -- she was formerly a Paralegal for a Real Estate Attorney.  Caudill became skilled at attention to detail, making sure things were right the first time and ensuring clients received the services they expected. 

 

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Jennifer Gilstrap Moves Realty Business to RE/MAX South Shore
Jennifer Gilstrap decides RE/MAX South Shore is her "Office of Choice".  Gilstrap has spent several years focusing on customer service and realizes that professional agents come from professional offices.  More

 
Kathy Purcell joins RE/MAX Results
RE/MAX Results, located on Highway 6 in Manvel, is pleased to welcome agent Kathy Purcell.  Kathy has been a licensed real estate agent for 8 years and loves to give that "small town attention” to her clients.   More

 
Kimberlie Snell, RE/MAX Associates Realty, Organizes Christmas Bike Drive
Kimberlie Snell, a newly licensed real estate agent with RE/MAX Associates Realty, and a member of the Beverly Godbey Team, had an idea to bring some Christmas cheer to children.  More

 
Metechia Woolsey, RE/MAX 1st American Dream

I’m proud to be a native of the Pasadena/Deer Park area, so much so that I’m raising my family here as well.  I’m married with 3 children and working on my 4th year selling real estate. 

 

 

 

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New Info on Offices; Upcoming New Offices
See Full Story on RE/MAX Franchise relocation or changed contact info. More

 
Patsy Oakley, RE/MAX Preferred, Earns Prestigious Career Achievement Award
Patsy Oakley of RE/MAX Preferred was recently honored with the prestigious "2004 Platinum Top 50 Career Achievement Award” at a breakfast honoring outstanding agents in the San Antonio area.  More

 
RE/MAX Associates Northeast Awarded Broker and Owner of Year Honors
RE/MAX Associates Northeast Owners Tracy & Joe Stunja and Ed and Sara Nowak are all smiles, as their full service real estate brokerage in Kingwood’s Town Center has been given the ultimate honor at the RE/MAX of Texas statewide convention, the Broker and Owner of the Year award.   More

 
RE/MAX Associates Northeast Welcomes New Sales Associate Angela Gardner

RE/MAX Associates Northeast has announced that former loan officer and new residential construction specialst  Angela Gardner, a licensed REALTOR since 1995, has joined their firm as a Sales Associate, and will be working with buyers and sellers throughout the greater Kingwood area.

 

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RE/MAX Bay Area Team Welcomes New Sales Associates Karen Wilkes
RE/MAX Bay Area, owned by Cindi Robison, Les Bird, and Jack Robison, has announced that Karen Periou Wilkes has joined their expanding RE/MAX Bay Area Team as a Sales Associate.   A lifetime resident of her service area, Karen will be assisting buyers and sellers in  Deer Park, La Porte, Pasadena, and surrounding neighborhoods. More

 
RE/MAX Clear Creek Agents Receive Annual Awards
Chris Atkinson, Debbie Burrell, and Scott Short, Sales Associates with RE/MAX Clear Creek in League City, were honored at the statewide RE/MAX of Texas convention in Austin, Texas. Chris and Debbie earned membership in the President’s Club and Scott qualified for the Executive Club.  These are elite organization for top producing RE/MAX Sales Associates.  The presentation was made during the four-day convention’s closing awards gala.   More

 
RE/MAX Clear Creek Attends Statewide RE/MAX Convention
RE/MAX of Texas has just concluded their convention in Austin.  It  was filled with a variety of educational sessions and top industry trainers that give their agents an advantage when competing for business. More

 
RE/MAX Elite’s Dan Olivas El Paso’s REALTOR® of the Year
Dan Olivas, Broker and Co-Owner (with wife Patti) of RE/MAX Elite in El Paso, has been named his realty board's REALTOR® of the Year.   Additionally, in deference to his integrity in the real estate business, he has been presented  the "Sanctity of the Contract" award by Cindy Bilbe, President of Stewart Title. More

 
RE/MAX First Realty Honors Broker Bill Williams
RE/MAX First Realty staff and Sales Associates gathered at The Pub to honor their Broker, Bill Williams, longtime owner of the firm.  REALTOR Rita Greer said the agents were eager to honor Bill for his tireless efforts in assisting each of them develop their own respective realty careers. More

 
RE/MAX Grand Moves Into New Facility
Owner Robert Ricketts and Broker/Manager Matt Rembert opened their new Katy area RE/MAX Grand  just 15 months ago in temporary quarters, and have now moved into their new permanent facility at 5540 S. Peek Road at Fry.  More

 
RE/MAX Landmark Welcomes Sales Associate Dona Elder

      Being involved —  with her clients and with her community —  is important to Realtor Dona A. Elder, who grew up in Texas and has lived and worked in the Kaufman County area for years    

 

"I see a real community spirit," said Dona, who recently joined RE/MAX Landmark Realty in Terrell.

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RE/MAX Longview Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
RE/MAX Longview celebrated its tenth anniversary of service to area home buyers and sellers with  an office awards presentation,  and official check presentation in conjunction with their firm’s annual donation to Children’s Miracle Network® through it’s local affiliate, Trinity Mother Francis Health System (TMFHS).   The event unfolded at Johnny Carino’s Restaurant this past Thursday. More

 
RE/MAX Marble Falls Delivers Christmas for Kids
For the 3rd  consecutive year, RE/MAX Marble Falls agents and staff have donated a truckload of toys to the Highland Lakes Christmas is for Kids program, serving over 900 children in the Highland Lakes area. More

 
RE/MAX Masters Honors Owners With Surprise Celebration
On January 25, the 40 plus Sales Associates and staff at RE/MAX Masters in Southlake surprised their founders, Tim and Kristina Hayes, with a  "Founder's Day Celebration" in their honor.  The date is marked across the 100,000-member, worldwide RE/MAX® network in honor of the real estate giant’s founding in 1973 by Dave and Gail Liniger. More

 
RE/MAX Masters Welcomes Suzy Britz Star Team

RE/MAX Masters, winners of Rookie of the Year honors in the statewide, 224-office RE/MAX network during 2003, has announced that the Suzy Britz STAR Team has joined their office.

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RE/MAX Masters’ Andrew Wayne Honored at Statewide Convention
RE/MAX Masters in Southlake, the 2003 Rookie of the Year Franchise in the sprawling, 224-office RE/MAX of Texas network, has announced that their Sales Associate Andrew Wayne has been honored at the recently concluded statewide convention with receipt of the John Lozenski Award, given annually to an individual in the RE/MAX of Texas family who demonstrates a sense of humor, spirit and dedication to excellence, congeniality and commitment to his associates and to the growth of RE/MAX®. More

 
RE/MAX on the Brazos Feast on Industry’s Biggest Trainers
RE/MAX on the Brazosprovides their Sales Associates with real estate's most sought-after trainers, as broadcast through their in-house RE/MAX Satellite Network®, the only education system of its kind in the industry. More

 
RE/MAX on the Brazos Welcomes Veteran REALTOR® Mickie Mann
Mickie Mann, a 13-year veteran REALTOR® who specializes in corporate relocation and residential property sales in the Fort Bend County and Katy area, has joined RE/MAX on the Brazos, and will work from the firm’s Sugar Land office at US 59 at Grand Parkway.  Broker and Owner  Julius F. Zatopek, III, GRI, CLHMS, who also owns RE/MAX on the Brazos II in Richmond, made the announcement today, noting Mann’s well-known legacy of providing  excellent customer service.      More

 
RE/MAX Premier Spends “A Day in Dallas”
Twenty agents from RE/MAX Premier went on an exciting day exploring the city of Dallas recently.  A representative from the Children’s Miracle Network provided a tour through Children’s Medical Center.  Children’s Miracle Network is an official RE/MAX charity and RE/MAX associates have raised more than $44 million for Children’s Miracle Network over the years.  Other stops included the Ronald McDonald House, the Nasher Sculpture Center, Booker T. Washington Arts Magnet School and previewing lofts in uptown Dallas. More

 
RE/MAX REALTORS® Attend TAR Winter Meeting 2005 in Austin
Joani Salazar, Women’s Council of REALTORS® Ft. Bend Chapter Local President, Christine Roberts, Women’s Council of REALTORS® Ft. Bend Chapter Local Chapter President Elect, Sherrie Fontenot, Women’s Council of REALTORS® Texas Chapter District Vice President, and Marti Pattinson, Women’s Council of REALTORS® Texas Chapter Member of the Year all of RE/MAX Fine Properties in Sugar Land along with Judy Monroe of Heritage Texas Properties, TREPAC Trustee and Toni Nelson of Coldwell Banker United and the Houston Association of REALTORSÒ Chairman were among more than 600 REALTORS® attending the Texas Association of REALTORS® Winter Meeting, Feb. 18-22 at the Hyatt Regency. More

 
RE/MAX Realty Service Welcomes Sales Associate Wilma Horner
My name is Wilma Horner. My family and I have lived in Orange county since 1986. We have raised two well-respected sons in this area. We have three wonderful grandchildren and a lovely daughter-in-law.  Sissy, our Yorkie, does not know she is a dog, but brings lots of laughter to our day. More

 
RE/MAX Results Welcomes Loretta Pina-Arias

Loretta Pina-Arias recently joined the ranks of RE/MAX Results in Manvel, Tx.  Loretta was born and raised in Alvin and is proud to call Alvin home. 

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RE/MAX South Shore Honored at Statewide Convention

Elaine Marak, Broker and Owner of RE/MAX South Shore, in February 2005 took all of her award-winning agents to the Statewide Convention in Austin, TX.  Everyone had a great time attending the workshops and learning new ways to take their business to the next level!

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RE/MAX South Shore’s Elaine Marak Honored & Awarded
Elaine Marak, Broker and Owner of RE/MAX South Shore and RE/MAX Coastal, has been honored by the Houston Business Journal as one of their Top 25 Residential REALTORS®, and was also awarded the same day by South Shore Harbour Development as their REALTOR® of the Month.   More

 
RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring Honored as Pacesetters in New Home Sales
The Annual REALTOR®/Builder Appreciation Banquet was held March 4 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, and RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring, owned by Rocky Del Papa and Debbie Bates, paced all realty firms with a total of 243 New Home Closings.  Banquet organizers honored RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring as their number one real estate office. More

 
RE/MAX Trails West Welcomes Sales Associate Tracy Ripple
Connie Luedke, Owner of RE/MAX Trails West, has announced that Tracy Brending Ripple has joined her office as a Sales Associate, and will be working with buyers and sellers.  A lifetime resident of the area, Tracy has gained respectable customer service skills having worked with a nationwide print publications company as an Account Facilitator working closely with the petroleum accounts.  More

 
Reggie Cowart, RE/MAX Austin Advantage Honored as Top Producer
Reggie Cowart, Sales Associates with RE/MAX Austin Advantage, has been honored at the annual RE/MAX Austin Council Fourth Quarter and Year End Awards presentations for outstanding sales production.   More

 
Ronnie & Cathy Matthews Don Santa Claus Suits
Ronnie & Cathy Matthews, longtime top producing REALTORS at Jay & Lori Houston's RE/MAX Realty Advantage on 1960, took on the role of Santa Claus last month to help some new Houston residents whose holiday party was crashed by thieves. More

 
Sharon Martinez Moves Business to RE/MAX South Shore

Sharon Martinez joined RE/MAX South Shore in January 2005!  Sharon currently holds a B.S. in Psychology from University of Houston Clear Lake and enjoys playing an  active role in the community as a Fundraiser and Recruiter for the Boy Scouts of America. 

 

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The Spirit of the Community: Dan Nevitt
Dan Nevitt, an agent with RE/MAX DFW Associates IV, has brought a new energy and focus to the Highland Village/ Flower Mound/Lewisville area, with his refreshing attitude regarding volunteering, community service and client satisfaction.  Dan Nevitt was motivated to discover a way to meld his necessity to make a living with his genuine love for people and personal responsibility to make a positive difference in this world, one volunteer event at a time.   More

 
The Woodlands Team Adds Broker/Associate to Designations
Vanissa Micklethwait and Anne McGuirt of The Woodlands Team – RE/MAX The Woodlands & Spring – have given buyers and sellers yet another reason to look their way for real estate expertise by adding Broker Associate to their already impressive resume. More

 




























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