ERA Real Estate has announced the brand’s 2019 award winners, celebrated at the FUEL ERA conference, held in Las Vegas March 19-22.
Dale Conner, ERA Town & Campus Realty – 2018 Rookie of the Year
Starkville, Miss.
“I am very purpose-driven and highly value building relationships through everything I do, so it is a huge honor to be recognized by ERA Real Estate for this award,” says Conner. “Mastering ERA’s tools and resources has been fundamental in helping me grow my business, and it is a privilege to utilize those resources to serve others in my community by helping them find and secure the perfect home.”
“From the moment he began his real estate career, Dale was determined to be successful,” says Jerome Nettles, broker/owner of ERA Town & Campus Realty. “He immediately immersed himself in the ERA tools and products, taking his knowledge and putting it into practice with good old-fashioned hard work and people skills, resulting in him becoming a top 10 producer across our entire MLS. He is a 100-percent participant in community outreach events and never misses a chance to give back. He has even garnered attention from several other brokers, but has remained with ERA because of the training, tools and platform for success offered to him by the brand.”
“Our previous nominees and winners of this award have continued to expand and grow their business with ERA,” says Simon Chen, president and CEO of ERA Real Estate. “We look forward to Dale continuing that tradition.”
ERA American Real Estate – 2018 Circle of Light for Community Leadership Award
Gloria Frazier, Broker/Owner
Shalimar, Fla.
ERA American Real Estate was awarded the 2018 Circle of Light for Community Leadership Award for “outstanding corporate social responsibility,” including donating more than $76,000 to local organizations. Notably, this past year, ERA American Real Estate assisted another area brokerage, ERA Neubauer Real Estate, hit by Hurricane Michael.
“We have submitted nominations for the Circle of Light Award in previous years, but to be recognized as the winner this year—especially with all of the work our team put in to help our friends and colleagues at ERA Neubauer—felt particularly special,” says Frazier. “I’m proud to lead this unique group of agents who are so dedicated to giving back to those around them, and I am so grateful that their hard work is being recognized on a larger scale.”
“As real estate professionals, we often find ourselves deeply connected to the goings-on of our local communities,” Chen says. “ERA American Real Estate consistently makes an effort not just to understand the clients and neighborhoods they represent, but to care for them by giving back. Gloria Frazier and her team have shown tremendous compassion and generosity this year in offering their time, money and resources to those in their community who need it most.”
ERA Sunrise Realty – 2018 Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1st in SERVICE, Category 1
David Moody, Broker/Owner
Canton, Ga.
ERA Sunrise Realty was awarded the 2018 Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1st in SERVICE, Category 1 (500 or more transactions)—named after Jim Jackson, co-founder and former president of ERA Real Estate—for “upholding Jackson’s legacy of superior customer service and sales productivity.”
“We are fiercely dedicated to serving our clients in every aspect, and our work does not end with the completion of the home-search or -selling process,” says Moody. “We couldn’t be prouder to receive recognition for the hard work our team has demonstrated this past year, and this achievement will certainly propel us forward as we seek to surpass our 2019 goals.”
“Today’s real estate consumers expect a high level of attention combined with local market knowledge and expertise,” says Chen. “ERA Sunrise Realty’s dedication to offering an exceptional customer experience sets the bar high and pinpoints their brokerage as a standout example of the ultimate residential real estate experience across the entire ERA network. I am delighted to honor their commitment to service and business growth this year with the Jim Jackson Memorial Award.”
ERA Sargis-Breen Real Estate Company – 2018 Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1st in SERVICE, Category 2
Joanne Breen, Broker/Owner
Newington, Conn.
ERA Sargis-Breen Real Estate Company was awarded the 2018 Jim Jackson Memorial Award for 1st in SERVICE, Category 2 (100-499 transactions)—named after Jim Jackson, co-founder and former president of ERA Real Estate—for “upholding Jackson’s legacy of superior customer service and sales productivity.”
“This award speaks volumes to the commitment of our independent agents to provide our customers with the best possible service,” said Breen. “We truly care about making our clients’ experience a smooth and memorable one, and we’re ecstatic to be chosen as this year’s Jim Jackson Memorial Award Category Two winner.”
“Putting our customers first is ERA’s No. 1 brand pledge,” Chen says. “I am delighted to honor ERA Sargis-Breen Real Estate’s commitment to service and business growth this year with the Jim Jackson Memorial Award. Their dedication to offering an exceptional customer experience sets the bar high and pinpoints their brokerage as a standout example of the ultimate residential real estate experience across the entire ERA network.”
ERA Wilder Realty – Cartus Corporation’s 2019 Masters Cup Award
Eddie Wilder, President/CEO
Candy Welch, Relocation Director
Columbia, S.C.
ERA Wilder Realty was awarded Cartus Corporation’s 2019 Masters Cup Award for demonstrating “exceptional quality standards, surpassing goals and delivering outstanding service and outperforming metrics in key areas, such as effective marketing, inventory management and conversion.”
“We are honored to be named the Masters Cup winner this year,” says Wilder. “Our brokers and agents work tirelessly each and every day in order to give our clients the best experience possible. This award is a testament to their efforts, and it’s wonderful to be recognized on such a large scale.”
“We are ecstatic an ERA affiliate was recognized as the winner of the 2019 Cartus Broker Network Masters Cup, and there’s no brokerage more deserving of the honor this year than ERA Wilder Realty,” says Chen. “ERA Wilder Realty is comprised of a dedicated and passionate group of agents, and we are proud to have them as a part of our ERA family.”
HUNT Real Estate ERA/ERA Key Realty Services – The Gene Francis Memorial Award
Peter Hunt, Chairman/CEO
New York; Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island; Arizona
HUNT Real Estate ERA/ERA Key Realty Services was awarded The Gene Francis Memorial Award as the “top all-around company” in the network. The award, the brand’s highest honor, is named after Gene Francis, co-founder of ERA Real Estate.
“It’s an incredible honor to receive the Gene Francis Award,” says Hunt. “We are so fortunate to have such a devoted, hard-working group of staff and independent licensed real estate professionals, and it is their dedication to Hunt’s continuous growth, and to creating an encouraging, simplified and satisfying home-selling and -buying experience for our customers, that has led to us being recognized today.”
“The Gene Francis winner personifies the model ERA company and Hunt Real Estate ERA/ERA Key Realty Services is no exception,” Chen says. “Their consistently strong sales numbers, dedication to growing their network and expanding into new territories, and commitment to upholding the values of the ERA brand and community with the highest levels of integrity made the decision to highlight them as this year’s winner an easy one.”
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