In total, 14 new franchise offices joined the Weichert roster during January and early February of 2008.
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New affiliates that joined the Weichert network include:
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Goodchild Homes, Palatine, Ill. Serving the Chicago area, this company is owned by broker Elizabeth Goodchild and her husband, David Goodchild.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Real Estate Express, Houma, La. Debra Chauvin is the broker/owner of Weichert's first affiliate in the Creole State.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - ABG Properties, Louisville, Ky. The first Weichert franchise in Kentucky is owned by Brokers Allison Bartholomew and William Friel.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Twin Ports, Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wis. The two office company is owned by Kurt Bartell, Tom Bridge, and Brokers Bobbi and Steve Germond. The company marks Weichert's introduction to the Duluth/Superior market.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Heartland, Faribault, Minn. Owned by Brokers Jim Barta and Larry Harn and Realtors Lori Gustafson and Jeanne Taylor.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Downum Group, Springdale, Ark. Broker Bob Downum and his wife, Sandra Downum, are the owners of Weichert's third Arkansas franchise office.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel, Shelby Township, Mich. Serving the Detroit Metropolitan area, the company is owned by Broker Dave Elya and Hank Mendez.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Miller Associates, Menomonie, Wis. Broker Raimi Hainstock's company is Weichert's third franchise in the Badger State.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Cook And Company, Billerica, Mass. Broker/owner Kim Cook's company increases the Weichert network of office serving the Boston area to 10 offices.
- WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Elite, San Diego, Calif. The first Weichert franchise in San Diego is owned by Brokers Mark Marquez, Donna Sanfilippo, and Erik Weichel.
Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first franchised office in January 2002 and currently serves some 330 markets in 35 states.
Weichert has nearly 18,000 sales associates in more than 500 company-owned and franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S. A family of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance. For more information, 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.