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SCOTT SWENSON NAMED PRESIDENT OF TEXAS AUCTIONEERS ASSOCIATION
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The Texas Auctioneers Association held their Annual Convention June 10 – 13, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. A highlight of the Conference was the election of new TAA officers and directors at the TAA Annual Meeting. Scott Swenson, CAI, Lakeway, Texas, was elected president. A former director, Secretary/Treasurer and president elect of the Board, Swenson has been an active member of the TAA since 1984. Scott is the President of United Country – Jones Swenson Auction Marketing with offices in Austin and Dallas. His company specializes in real estate auctions as well as auctions of commercial, industrial and specialized assets.
More than 200+ auctioneers, support personnel and guests, from throughout Texas gathered to induct their new officers and attend continuing education seminars. These seminars are designed to enhance attendee skills and grow their businesses.
With more than 500+ members throughout Texas, the Texas Auctioneers Association is the largest organization of its kind dedicated to promoting the auction method of marketing and enhancing the professionalism of its members. Member benefits range from continuing education programs to state legislative and regulatory representation. For more information on the TAA and its programs, log on to www.texasauctioneers.org.
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For More information contact Leslie Jones (512) 261-3838
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United Country Named No. 1 Real Estate Franchise by Dun & Bradstreet's AllBusiness.com
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June 3, 2009 (Kansas City, Mo.) – In their annual AllStar Franchise
List, Dun and Bradstreet’s AllBusiness.com, a leading online resource
for businesses, named United Country Real Estate the top-ranked real
estate franchise system and in the Top 20 among more than 2,500 global
and national franchise companies.
United Country is the only real estate franchise to appear in the list’s
top 100, and it secured the nineteenth overall ranking of all franchise
systems regardless of market segment served, outperforming companies
such as RE/MAX, Domino’s Pizza, Hilton and many other international
franchise brands. In addition to the overall ranking, the company also
secured the No. 4 position on the Top 10 Low Cost franchise list, as
well as strong placement in each of the list’s sub-categories.
The AllStar List is the only one of its kind to incorporate financial
strength criteria using credit and
financial information from its parent company Dun & Bradstreet, the
world’s leading source for
commercial information and insight on businesses. In addition, the
AllBusiness editors took into consideration a number of other key
business indicators when compiling the ranking including
Web visibility, growth trajectory, business strategy, longevity and
system size.
The AllBusiness AllStar List states the following about United Country –
Why This Company Makes Our
AllStar List
As the fallout from the nation’‘s housing crash continues,
it’‘s no wonder United Country Auction Services, a division
of United Country Real Estate, has experienced exceptional
success in a rough economy. While selling a house through
traditional means can take nine months or more, auctions can
sell properties in as little as 45 to 60 days.
. . . [R]esidential real estate auctions have grown 46.6
percent nationally during the past
five years. In addition, at the end of last year, United
Country Auctions aligned with Colliers International to
provide accelerated transaction [real estate marketing]
services to commercial real estate clients. With the number
of commercial real estate properties needing to be sold
likely increasing in the coming year, this new alliance
means
increased growth.
With over 80 years in business, United Country Real Estate
has cornered the smaller real estate markets. The company’‘s
well-known name in the real estate industry and its
expanding market reach with commercial properties have
earned United Country Real Estate a high spot in this year’‘s
AllBusiness AllStar list. |
“We
are honored to be named in the AllBusiness AllStars Top 20 among
strong franchise companies such as Subway, Dunkin’ Donuts and
McDonald’s,” said Dan Duffy, chief executive officer of United
Country Real Estate. “The fact that United Country Real Estate is
the only real estate franchise in the list’s top 100 illustrates our
over 80-year commitment to remaining proactive and forward-moving
with real estate marketing, training and technology innovation. Our
company was built on thinking and doing things differently and we
strive to continue in that tradition to propel our franchisees ahead
of the competition and provide customer service that is second to
none.”
About
United Country
United
Country Real Estate is the largest fully integrated franchise
network of conventional real estate and auction professionals in the
United States. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an
innovator in real estate marketing since 1925.
United Country supports nearly 675 offices across the U.S.
and in Costa Rica with a unique, comprehensive marketing program
that includes one of the largest portfolios of property marketing
web sites (more than 1,000 separate sites), seven proprietary real
estate catalogs with a cumulative distribution of 1.5 million, an
extensive, current buyer database and national advertising of
properties to more than 90 million potential buyer prospects a
week. United Country has been recognized as a Top 25 Franchise by
the Wall Street Journal and among Entrepreneur Magazine’‘s Franchise
500®.
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