1/19/2018 – ERA Brokers Consolidated has been nominated for the Gene Francis Memorial Award, the highest award in the ERA Franchise Systems network.  This also comes as being named as a top 10 company in the ERA Real Estate network, once again achieving “Platinum” status, a recognition offered to only the top producing ERA franchisees.

Based in St. George, Utah, the company has experienced levels of extreme growth in 2016 and 2017, with over 200 new real estate agents affiliating during that time.  This is the 5th time the organization has been recognized for the Gene Francis award in their 35 year history, and the second time in the same number of years.

In 2017, ERA Brokers Consolidated and the other operations of its parent company, Brokers Holdings, closed almost $1 billion in transaction volume and nearly 3,500 transaction sides.

This recognition comes on the heels of ERA Real Estate being ranked as one of the fastest growing real estate brands and ERA Brokers and it’s other affiliated companies quickly becoming a key regional player in residential, commercial, and asset management sectors in the intermountain region.

“Our agents and staff have been doing a lot of heavy lifting in 2017 to earn this recognition” added Neil Walter, CEO for ERA Brokers.

It takes a group of people working together toward common goals to achieve this recognition.  The common goals we are focused on include providing the highest level of customer service to our clients, unparalleled agent support, and best in industry technology platforms.

Girls on the Run is one of the most respected physical activity-based positive youth development programs for girls in the United States. Girls on the Run International was founded in 1996 by former educator, counselor, and Ironman triathlete, Molly Barker. Today, there are over 220 councils in North America, and Southern Utah is one of the newest council additions. Since its inception, the organization has engaged over 1 million girls and 300,000+ volunteers.

Michelle says: “As a child, I was surrounded by so many confident girls, but as we all got older, I started to hear “I can’t do it, I’m not good enough.” Girls were starting to lose faith in themselves and believed they were not capable of completing tasks. I wanted to be a part of an organization that would change that mentality in young girls, especially for my children. That’s when I found Girls on the Run.”

Girls on the Run Southern Utah is in its fifth season. They have provided programs at several elementary and intermediate schools and Washington City Community Center. Their goal is to expand their program to all elementary school across Washington and Iron Counties.

The Girls on the Run Southern Utah program meets twice per week for ten weeks in elementary schools, parks, and community centers around Southern Utah. Each 90-minute session is led by specially trained volunteer coaches. Dash lesson is designed to help girls overcome issues such as: body image, negative self-talk, resisting peer pressure, gratitude, gossip, nutrition, substance abuse, making healthy decisions, and contributing to the community.

Running is woven into our program to inspire an appreciation of fitness and to build habits that lead to a lifetime of health. At the end of the ten-week program, the girls participate with their families and friends in a celebratory non-competitive Girls on the Run 5k event.

About Michelle:
Michelle has been in real estate and with ERA for 2 years and is doing a great job! Michelle strives to guide her clients through the real estate transaction with comfort. She has a background in the large corporate world (Banking) and she uses the skills she honed there to help her clients achieve their dreams!

“I chose Real Estate as a career because I want to make a difference in people’s lives. I’m passionate about serving others and volunteer often in our community. I’m a member of Washington County Board of Realtor’s tour committee, Leadership Dixie class of 2017-18, Board chair of Girls on the Run Southern Utah and a member of the Hurricane City Planning Commission.”

About ERA Brokers:
ERA Brokers Consolidated is a brokerage infused with proprietary real estate technology. As part of Brokers Holdings, the organization operates commercial and residential brokerages in Utah and Nevada. With over 300 agents and staff, the combined operations closed over 3,000 transactions worth nearly $1 billion in value in 2017, and manages more than $250 million in assets for its clients.

Top Producer with ERA Brokers Consolidated Enlightens Colleagues in the City of Lights

GEORGE, UTAH (June 15, 2017) – Shauna Jo Larkin, a top-producing real estate professional with ERA Brokers Consolidated, recently shared her advice and insights to a capacity crowd of her fellow colleagues on the campus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Among the top 2 percent of ERA’s sales associates nationwide, she was one of six hand-selected real estate agents who presented at ERA Real Estate’s Regional Connections conference, a one-day live learning event featuring peer-to-peer learning designed to fuel business productivity.

Among Larkin’s top tips for fellow professionals looking to get to the next level:

• Consistent follow-up. with her database and keeping her sphere of influence well informed.
• Leveraging her market expertise. Larkin counsels clients on market conditions, combats low appraisals, demystifies “Zestimates” and builds the trust needed to close business and receive referrals.

Her advice to agents wanting to take that next step to grow would be, “Have a sincere belief that customers are better if they work with you to achieve their goals. Don’t approach relationship building like a sales person. Instead strive to give the best service to achieve the best results.”

Click to Tweet: Shauna Jo Larkin is a top producer w/ @ASmarterERA who leverages her market expertise to demystify Zestimates and build trust w/clients. #ERALive

                   Shauna Jo Larkin

ABOUT ERA REAL ESTATE
The ERA Real Estate system is an innovative franchising leader in the residential real estate industry with 45 years of experience in developing consumer-oriented products and services. The ERA network includes more than 37,000 affiliated brokers and sales associates and more than 2,350 offices throughout the United States and 30 countries and territories. Each office is independently owned and operated. ERA Franchise Systems LLC, which operates the ERA Real Estate system, is a subsidiary of Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global provider of real estate services. ERA Real Estate information is available at www.ExploreERA.com.

St. George, UT 5/2/2017 –  Chalk this one up to going above and beyond, literally.  ERA Brokers staff photographer, Sam Davis, received her small unmanned aircraft systems pilot license recently.  This adds drone aerials in addition to 3D virtual reality and enhanced photography for ERA Brokers clients.

“We are really working hard to deliver the best marketing experience on the best marketing platform in the industry to our clients” commented Matt Walter, Chief Technology Officer for ERA Brokers.  “Legal operation of a drone to capture a bird’s eye view of a property as part of our marketing process is just the most recent evolution in our offerings.  These are the kind of things that keep our agents on the cutting edge of technology and deliver true value for our clients.”

“It is going to be a lot of fun adding our drone photography to our client offering for our agents.  I love it when one of our clients are surprised to see the extra effort we make getting their property ready for market.  That is what great customer service is all about” added Sam Davis.

Neil Walter, CEO said, “It’s about recognizing what buyers are really looking for.  They want the kind of information that will help them make a good decision.  We started with professional photography for our listing inventory.  We then created the ability to support industry leading 3D self guided virtual reality technology.  Now the Drone photography.  All of this is powered by a proprietary real estate platform, Arti and coupled with the best agents in the market.  It is definitely a winning combination for consumers.”

                        Sam Davis