The ONLY Wisconsin-Based Firm in the Top 10
Shorewest, Realtors® ranks 10th in the list of the 25 largest real estate firms in the United States, according to a Real Trends survey of leading brokerage firms nationwide. Shorewest is the ONLY Wisconsin-based real estate firm to be listed in the top 10.
The Real Trends ranking represents the largest diversified real estate service providers reporting at least one settlement service in addition to real estate sales. The Shorewest family of companies – which includes Wisconsin Mortgage Corporation, Shorewest Insurance Associates, Home Services and Heritage Title Services – and Home Security of America (which offers home warranties) offer its clients unique benefits when buying or selling a home. In 2009, Shorewest completed 9,775 closed transaction sides and 12,047 settlement services transactions, for at total of 21,822 real estate services provided.
Real Trends gathers and publishes information about the largest firms in the brokerage industry. It collects information on yearly sales, transactions, sales of related products and changes in productivity.
Firms are ranked based on the number of closed transactions in the most recent calendar year. Submissions are verified for accuracy by sources outside the firm.
“We are proud of our position in the Real Trends survey,” says Joseph A. Horning, President of Shorewest, Realtors®. “Our sales associates and employees are dedicated to providing unsurpassed customer service along every step of the home buying and selling process. This company-wide commitment is the reason we are Wisconsin’s Largest Home Seller – a position we have held for more than a half century.”
Real Trends is the nation’s leading publisher of trends and analysis of the residential real estate brokerage industry. For more than 20 years, Real Trends has provided its monthly readers with information concerning changes in the business of brokerage, from the internet to the entry of new forms of brokerage services.
Through 64 years and three generations of leadership, Shorewest has served the housing needs of southern Wisconsin. From the vision of one man to the power of 1,400, Shorewest has grown to include 25 sales offices and a family of in-house relocation, mortgage, title and insurance services.
Shorewest, Realtors® is Wisconsin’s largest home seller, a position it’s held since 1951. Shorewest currently controls more than 27% of the metro-Milwaukee real estate market, according to Metro Milwaukee MLS.
According to Real Trends, a national real estate publication, Shorewest is ranked 10th in the nation for total real estate services.
With innovative services such as its 24-hour Shorewest TV channel (available on over-the-air channel 58.4, Time Warner Cable digital channel 984, as well as Charter digital channel 966 an OnDemand channels 1 and 999 in Rock County only), Home Services coordinators, user-friendly bilingual hotline and comprehensive internet site, Shorewest leads in using technology to ensure customer satisfaction.
Shorewest, Realtors® also specializes in marketing fine homes. As a member of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, it is a part of Luxury Portfolio, which features the most comprehensive view of luxury-tier properties on the Internet.
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