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Coldwell Banker, Klamath Falls, Oregon
Corporate History:
In 1906, Colbert Coldwell, a young real estate agent, observed families trying to piece their lives together following the San Francisco earthquake. Disapproving of agents who acquired their properties from vulnerable sellers and resold them at huge profits, and seeing a tremendous need for honest, knowledgeable real estate people, Colbert Coldwell founded his company with a revolutionary philosophy: the customer’s best interest above all. In 1914, Benjamin Arthur Banker joined Colbert Coldwell as a full partner. Together Coldwell and Banker forged a tradition of integrity, exceptional service and customer satisfaction that became our company’s trademark. As a company, we won the #1 franchise in our industry (real estate) for 2001. Other winners included McDonalds, Blockbuster and the Marriott Hotel!
Independent History:
Our independent office was started in 1972 , Hank and Pat Holman joined the Coldwell Banker team in 1983. Frank Reskin became a partner in 1996 and purchased the company outright in 1998. In 2000, Coldwell Banker Holman Realty acquired Premier Real Estate, which explains our lengthy name. The merger led to the need for more office space so the group moved to the old Andersch Furniture building. In the spring of 2001, Coldwell Banker acquired V.I.P. Real Estate and six more agents were brought onto the team. In the summer of 2001, Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty launched a half hour TV show to showcase its listings. ‘This Week in Real Estate’, shown on Friday and Saturday mornings, became the first of its kind in Southern Oregon. In January 2005, Bill and Sharon Haskins, natives of Klamath County, moved back to Klamath Falls and purchased Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty from Frank Reskin, becoming the 3rd owner of the company since the 1970’s.
Coldwell Banker Holman Premier Realty has received many awards and recognition of the past several years. Some of them are:
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#1 office in Residential sales and dollar volume for the past 7 years (1999-2006) in Klamath County! *
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In 2004, our company was one of only 106 companies out of 1,258 (top 8%) in the Coldwell Banker franchise to receive the prestigious “President’s Award of Honor”!
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YTD 2005 has ranked in the Top 20 in the Nation out of 2,646 offices of our size (21-35 sales associates) for the number of total housing units sold!
* based on total dollar volume and units sold, for years 1999 through 2006, as reported to Klamath County Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service.
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