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RE/MAX Signature Properties Grand Opening a Huge Success
Flower Mound, Texas, 10/6/2007 - RE/MAX Signature Properties' Grand Opening on aturday, October 6th was a huge success! Catered by Z Grill and with face painting for the kids, all who attended enjoyed themselves while visiting the newly remodeled Flower Mound office. 6400 Cross Timbers Road, Flower Mound, TX • (972)539-6555
The Associates & Jeff Brand now has two offices with which to offer you professional real estate services: Flower Mound - Denton/Collin/Dallas Counties and Keller/Ft. Worth - Tarrant County.
Jeff Brand Named One of the "Top Residential REALTORS® in Dallas - 2007" by D Magazine
Previous Issue Date: D Magazine JULY 2007, Posted Online: 6/21/2007
This is Jeff Brand's sixth year to be named one of the "Top Residential REALTORS® in Dallas" by D Magazine.
The D Magazine list of Best Real Estate Agets in Dallas is produced in partnership with Crescendo Business Services, an independent research and services firm. Crescendo mailed nearly 15,000 nomination ballots to area residents who recently purchased homes and 4,500 nomination ballots to D Magazine subscribers. An additional 250 ballots were sent to mortgage and title companies, who are often best able to judge a real state agent's technical skills and knowledge.
In the ballots, recipients were asked to nominate only real estate agents whom they knew through personal experience and to evaluate them based upon nine criteria: customer service, communication, finding the right home, integrity, negotiation, marketing the home, market knowledge, closing preparation, and overall satisfaction. Only original ballots—no copies—were accepted as valid.
Crescendo scored and screened each nominee with the Texas Real Estate Commission database to make certain that licenses were up to date and the agent had no disciplinary action. Then, before the list was finalized, nominated real estate agents were reviewed by a blue-ribbon panel of local industry experts. The panel consisted of realty company executives, professional and trade association officers, and others directly involved in housing-related businesses.
Although panelists' comments were incorporated into the final score, safeguards were built into the review process to reduce the ability of panel members to influence the composition of the final list on the basis of company affiliation. The resulting list represents slightly more than 1 percent of licensed agents in the Dallas area.
Jeff Brand Voted "Best REALTOR®" 2006 Readers Choice Awards, Star Publications, Dallas
Jeff Brand and the team would like to thank everyone in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex for their support and vote of confidence as real estate experts in Dallas-Ft. Worth.
Jeff Brand & Colleagues Meet Former Presidents at the NAR Convention
New Orleans, LA 11/11/2006 – Jeff Brand and three members of his real estate team, Sarah Greschner, Drew Pickard and Sonja Jordan met former President Bush Sr. and President Clinton while dining at Emeril Lagasse's restaurant NOLA on Saturday. "This chance encounter was truly the highlight of our trip to the NAR Convention," Jeff Brand exclaimed.
Jeff Brand and his three colleagues were aware that the Presidents were in New Orleans for the National Association of REALTORS® National Convention. The two former Presidents teamed up to address more than 25,000 REALTORS® at Saturday's General Session of the convention. President Bush and President Clinton spoke at the convention in an effort to raise awareness to the need for economic growth in New Orleans. The NAR Convention is the biggest convention to come to the city since Hurricane Katrina hit August 29, 2005.
Disappointed after not seeing the Presidents speak at the General Session as a result of long lines, Jeff Brand and his colleagues resolved to have a fabulous dinner at Emeril Lagasse's NOLA restaurant on St. Louis Street in the French Quarter. Upon arriving for their 8pm reservation, the four noticed the swarm of secret service agents. Mum to any sort of presidential presence or appearance, the staff at NOLA simply sat the four at a table near the entrance. Soon, the secret service were gathered at an elevator just feet from the four's table. "I leaned to Sarah and said 'Get your camera ready,'" Jeff explains.
First, President George Bush Sr. walked from the elevator to the entrance, shaking hands along the way. Drew Pickard, an Investor Specialist with The Associates & Jeff Brand, was a bit flustered upon shaking the former President's hand and blurted "It's great to see you, Sir." To which, President Bush responded, "Well, it's nice to see you too, Son."
Next, in true political style, President Clinton emerged from the elevator to shake many hands and have lengthy chats with the small dining crowd. "President Clinton was extremely personable and outgoing," comments Sarah Greschner, Jeff Brand's Marketing Director. "He even posed for the photos!"
