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Text WIN to 59559 for Instant Property Information on ANY Rental or Home For Sale!
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Do you love to text? Use our SMS texting feature to help you get information on ANY property ANY time!
Text WIN to 59559 from any mobile phone on ANY active property listing hosted on MLSListings (San Diego County, CA region). Receive back a text with basic property information – bedrooms, bathrooms, square feet, lot size, and asking price OR simply text the street address to 59559 for the same results.Do this by texting WIN to 59559 for a quick link to this feature, OR go to www.windermeresandiego.com for more information.
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The Latest Windermere Visit to BizFit 1700 | real estate and business talk
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The Windermere team joined Biz Fit 1700 AM this Monday to discuss San Diego real estate. The business talk show is hosted by Kory Kavanewsky, who interviews local and national real estate and business professionals on his live radio show.
In this show, Windermere President Steve Rodgers shared local market reports and news on housing prices. Then Kory and cohost Alex asked the team about the big changes technology and social media are having on the real estate industry. Rich Johnson (Director of Business Development) and Erica Vautier (Director of Marketing) talked about how mobile technology and text messages allow buyers to get instant property details for any house on the market.
Give it a try. Text WIN to 59559.
You can ask for info on any property by address or street name. If you have an iPhone or Droid – you’re phone can geo-locate you and give details on all properties for sale in your area.
Other topics the Windermere team touched on with BizFit:
- Mobile phone applications for Real Estate
- Security issues with Social Media
- How new media is effecting real estate marketing
In this photo: Kory Kavanewsky, Erica Vautier, Alex Martinez, Steve Rodgers and Rich Johnson.
TUNE IN!
The show airs live every Monday from 12-1PM on San Diego 1700 AM.
Archived and live shows can be found at bizfit1700.com
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Rich Johnson and Windermere Agents on KOGO!
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On December 20, 2009, Windermere Branch Manager and director of Business Development Rich Johnson pumped up the buzz for Windermere on AM 600 KOGO radio. With the opportunity to share all the excellent technological initiatives going on with our company (as well as brag about all of our Facebook fans,) Rich conveyed the excitement felt among all agents and staff at Windermere.
“Whats going on at Windermere?” is a question that has been rising up all over North San Diego County. The Windermere Brand is becoming more established and recognized as the eighth office opened in December- and there is more growth ahead. Our company stands out and ahead by staying on the cutting edge of technology, and the use of social media, web marketing- and extensive education and training in both- has contributed to Windermere’s continued growth and success. Rich gave updates on the latest real estate market trends, and then Rancho Bernardo Agents Cay and Carly Bohnsack were invited to comment as well on the market and their team.
Tune in HERE
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Windermere President, Steve Rodgers Featured in the San Diego Business Journal
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REAL ESTATE: Windermere’s Approach Attracts Sales Agents
By NED RANDOLPH, San Diego Business Journal Staff
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Steve Rodgers
Windermere Exclusive Properties President Steve Rodgers has built a reputation on finding opportunities in tough times.
The former CEO of Carmel Valley-based Prudential California Realty, San Diego’s largest residential real estate agency, has found a new home at Windermere Exclusive Properties, one of the two Windermere real estate franchises in the local market (the other being Windermere Pacific Coast Properties owned by Brian Arrington).
Rodgers, who was laid off a week before Christmas after cutting $25 million from operations and downsizing 250 employees, says he was considering starting up his own company. But when he was approached by Windermere Exclusive partners Mark Loscher and Jim Browne in February, he discovered a boutique culture he liked.
“People are getting a little leery of big, huge corporations with all the bailouts and everything. My perspective is that people are looking for something a little more locally run and operated — something family-operated and less about corporate profits,” he said. “Windermere seemed to have that feel.”
Rapid Growth
While Windermere is based in Seattle and has 8,000 agents, it is family-owned and allows franchises to operate independently, he says. It’s also growing quickly as agents leave other brokerages to follow Rodgers.
In the past 12 weeks, 175 agents have joined Windermere Exclusive Properties, which now has 350 agents and 50 more in discussions to join, says Rodgers.
“Sometimes the tools that a company offers is what makes an agent go there,” said Erik Weichelt, president of the San Diego Association of Realtors and CEO of Weichert Realty.
As part of the arrangement with Loscher and Browne, Rodgers acquired franchise rights to open offices in Del Mar and Fairbanks Ranch. And the group acquired two offices from McMillin Realty in Rancho Bernardo and Carlsbad, bringing the number of offices under the Windermere Exclusive Properties umbrella to seven, with Del Mar opening next month and at least one more opening planned by the end of the year, Rodgers says.
Windermere Exclusive reported $260 million in sales volume and 570 transactions in 2008 and says it expects $400 million in sales and 800 transactions in 2009.
Seeking Support
Rodgers says in the toughest market in 25 years, agents want more support for the commissions they share.
“If they pay a company 20-25 percent of the transaction, they get to use the name but beyond that they want to know: ‘How are you going to support me in my business? Are you teaching me to use the Internet better? How can I do more business in this market when prices are falling dramatically?’ ”
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Windermere Launches Leading Video Production Division for Agents
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For the last 6 months, Windermere Exclusive Properties agents have had the opportunity to experience the power of visual communication. Picture Perfect Productions, the fledgling Windermere division run by Barry Fisch, owner of Flash It First provides Windermere agents with exclusive access to state of the art, in-house videography and photography to support their marketing efforts. The new division represents a bold step forward in technology for Windermere, and agents are already seeing the positive effects.
Today’s homeowners overwhelmingly report that photos and videos are the most important features they use when searching for a home. “At Windermere Exclusive Properties we give our agents the most advanced tools available so they can give their clients exactly what they are looking for,” said Steve Rodgers, President of Windermere Exclusive Properties. “They want to see moving videos, detailed property tours and numerous photos and this product provides that.”
The Picture Perfect team is led by the Production Director, Barry Fisch, a professional photographer and videographer. His team can create full motion videos that far exceed the traditional virtual tour with superior quality and the flexibility of multiple media formats. Prior to founding Flash It First, Barry Fisch worked in Broadway production, Disney and Pixar.
Windermere Exclusive Properties has created a green screen studio at their Escondido office location. Agents have found this new amenity to be very valuable as they are now able to create high end video segments in a “virtual studio” or superimpose their video onto other media.
“It’s exciting to work with agents who understand the value these new capabilities provide the consumer as well as Windermere,” said Barry Fisch, Program Director of Picture Perfect Productions.
Picture Perfect Productions also films Windermere company events including company wide meetings and most recently Windermere’s Community Service Day. Fisch and Picture Perfect Productions have also filmed a number of Windermere’s training programs. Some of the filmed training programs include Scott Peck’s Open House and Erica Vautier’s, Director of Marketing, Twitter for Real Estate course.
The next event Picture Perfect Productions and Barry Fisch will cover is the 2009 Santaluz Summer Music Festival on July 18th, where Windermere has signed on to be the title sponsor. The evening includes a host of wonderful performances, including: Eli Mattson (finalist from America’s Got Talent), Starship (”We Built this City”) and Skip Martin (the lead singer of Kool & The Gang). Guests will also enjoy a tapas-style food promenade during the reception and a fireworks display!
Along with his dedicated work to Windermere, Barry Fisch has also provided his skills to the community as a video resource. He filmed and donated a video to the Helen Woodward Animal Center. The production was filmed at their annual Spring Fling Gala in Fairbanks Ranch and sponsored by Windermere Exclusive Properties.
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