KING REALTY GROUP BRINGS WEICHERT® BRAND NAME, EXPANDED SERVICES TO MARKET

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - King Realty Group
3920 Rogers Avenue
Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903

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KING REALTY GROUP BRINGS WEICHERT® BRAND NAME, EXPANDED SERVICES TO MARKET

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - King Realty Group is ‘still independently owned and operated…with national support, resources and even more Internet exposure…’ – Broker/Owner Kevin King

    Fort Smith, Arkansas, December 27, 2010—King Realty Group, the Fort Smith agency that became the no. 1 company in the market on its third anniversary, is now a member of Weichert Real Estate Affiliates (WREA).  

Broker/Owner Kevin King and Co-Owner Elizabeth King have announced the company’s step up to the franchise arena as newly-named WEICHERT, REALTORS® - King Realty Group with an emphatic two-part message for clients and the real estate community. “First, we are still independently owned and operated,” Kevin King said, “important for people to know that the only way we’ve changed is to get better.”  

Further, he said that “with national support, agent training and other resources, and even more Internet exposure with Weichert’s award-winning Internet presence, we will surpass our own goals as a technology and education based company.”

The WEICHERT, REALTORS® - King Realty Group sign will be up shortly after the official January 1, 2011 opening at 3920 Rogers Avenue, just down the street from the current location, telephone 479-242-4000.  The Kings have purchased the building with room to grow its now 30-agent population.  An ambitious recruiting campaign will be announced soon.                                  

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In addition to Weichert’s technology and what King sees as their “business model with no loss of focus on relationships,” he made note of the organization’s all-Realtor foundation.  From founder Jim Weichert to Weichert Affiliates President Martin J. Rueter and the entire management staff, the team is made up of people who have been in the field as Realtors, Brokers, office owners, managers and sales people who were rooted or reared in real estate.

President Rueter joined in the announcement saying, “We are impressed with the way this company has soared to its place in the market with young, forward-thinking leadership and a client-centric philosophy that is in sync with our own, and are pleased to welcome them into the Weichert family.”

About Weichert

The first WREA franchised office was launched in January 2002 and by 2005 was identified by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the fastest growing franchises in the nation.  To date, affiliates have opened in nearly 300 markets in 35 states. Together with company-owned offices, some 18,000 agents serve key markets throughout the U.S.   The parent company, Weichert, Realtors®, is one of the nation’s largest privately owned providers of real estate and home ownership services.

The organization’s one-stop shopping offers mortgage and insurance services, an award-winning Internet lead-generation platform and a multinational relocation company among its many services to the consumer.  It is also known for support to agents and managers, providing in-person local training and extensive online education, in addition to marketing support and a REALTOR® recruitment system.    

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For more information about the Weichert Family of Companies, Weichert's customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at Weichert's Web site, www.weichert.com.  Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.

About Kevin King

Kevin King became a Realtor in July of 2002 following seven years in the Internet and communications business with companies like IPA.net, OneMain.com, Earthlink and Newroads Telecom.  With his wife and partner/Realtor Elizabeth King, the company set out to make a name for itself for using the latest technology available to Realtors® to maximize customer service to the client.  

Both Kevin and Elizabeth are from Fort Smith and have lived in the Fort Smith area most of their lives. Kevin holds designations as Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) and is a Graduate of the Arkansas Realtors® Leadership Academy (GRLA).  He went from Fort Smith Board of Realtors "2003 Rookie of the Year" to "2006 Realtor of the Year."  He is currently the Board’s Vice-President and Chairman of the MLS Committee, as well as a member of the Arkansas Realtors® Association Professional Standards and Grievance Committee.

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Kevin King can be reached at 479-242-4000.

Press contact is Marty Morgan, 818-997-6612, prplus@earthlink.net.