Shelby Township, MI

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel, located at 47699 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township, is the new name of the former real estate agency of David Elya and Hank Mendez. It is now an independently owned and operated franchise with Weichert Real Estate Affiliates of Morris Plains, N.J. Elya is the agency's broker, and Mendez is co-owner. The office is home to 26 agents. Telephone: (586) 323-7000.

Weichert Excel

Read the Crains 03/10/08 article

In total, 14 new franchise offices joined the Weichert roster during January and early February of 2008.

http://www.weichert.com/pressreleases/PressRelease.aspx?art=340

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.

Shelby Township Michigan real estate residential market report for February 2008

I have prepared a report of the home sales data in Shelby Township Michigan for the month of February 2008.

The information below is gathered from Mirealsource Multiple Listing Service and represents those homes sold by participating real estate brokers and agents and does not include data from private sources.

For the period of February 1, 2008 through February 29, 2008:

Total homes sold: 29

Total condos sold: 6

Average sales price for homes: $267,208

Average sales price for condos: $129,811


If you would like more detailed information in regards to the market value of your home in Shelby Township Michigan please don't hesitate to contact me either via phone or email.

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WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT ACADEMY GRADUATES

Shelby Township, Mich., February 4, 2008-Broker/Co-Owner Dave Elya and Co-Owner/Sales Manager Hank Mendez of recently franchised WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel have completed the Weichert® Management Academy, four days of educational sessions covering all aspects of the Weichert way of doing business. Held at corporate headquarters in Morris Plains, New Jersey, the Academy program is a requisite training course for new members of the Weichert Real Estate Affiliates network. New and changing management staff members from the system's existing franchises are also encouraged to attend.

The sessions are directed by Vice President of Business Development Kirk Miller, assisted by the all-Realtor management team from Weichert headquarters in New Jersey. "The Academy provides the tools to give new Weichert® franchisees a solid foundation and the confidence to manage their businesses as never before," Miller said. "Some of what we cover is not new to established brokers and managers, but most of it is quite an eye-opener."

Elya and Mendez participated in a concentrated, accelerated program emphasizing recruiting, training and career development, systems installation and business planning, while further defining the support systems and tools that are unique to the organization.

Weichert affiliates President Martin J. Rueter said, "These people are already at the top of their field, or they wouldn't be here, but it's our policy, as well as our promise, to show them the time-proven Weichert way."

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel can be reached at (586) 323-7000 http://www.weichertexcel.com/

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SHELBY TOWNSHIP BROKERS BRING MAJOR BRAND TO MARKET AS NEWLY-NAMED WEICHERT, REALTORS® - EXCEL

Shelby Township, Mich., January 14, 2008-Dave Elya and Hank Mendez have announced that their Shelby Township agency is now an independently owned and operated franchise with Weichert Real Estate Affiliates. Newly named WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel, the office located at 47699 Van Dyke Avenue is home to 28 agents. Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first franchised office in January 2002 and currently serves some 330 markets in 35 states.

Elya, who is the agency's Broker, and co-owner Mendez were joined in the conversion announcement by Weichert Affiliates President Martin J. Rueter. "Dave and Hank are the kind of people who exemplify the Weichert way of thinking, and we are pleased that they have brought their impressive company and its reputation to the Weichert family," Rueter said.

"This is a perfect fit for us," Elya said, noting that the Weichert® organization's "customer-centric" philosophy matches their own. The partners elaborated on a number of attractions for choosing Weichert, including the company's training, relocation outreach and other "proven systems," Mendez said. "It was time for a change; the market demands it, and we're ready."

The full-service Weichert® organization offers an ongoing agent and management training program that incorporates "live" and online instruction, in addition to mortgage and insurance services, a commercial and investments division, an award-winning Internet lead-generation platform and a multinational relocation company. Support services are highlighted by in-house marketing and advertising, dedicated public relations and REALTOR® recruitment.

Both Elya and Mendez are natives of the area, and both are 17-year veterans of real estate service to Macomb County, one of the three counties that comprise the Detroit Metropolitan area. Elya worked his way up the ranks several companies throughout his career and met Mendez in 2001 when he recruited him at another franchise company. A past president of the Metropolitan Consolidated Association of REALTORS®, the largest in the state of Michigan, Elya holds the designations of GRI (Graduate, REALTORS® - Institute) and ABR (Accredited Buyers Representative), and is e-PRO certified, the official technology certification program of the National Association of REALTORS®. Mendez likewise claims both the GRI and ABR designations.

Expansion of the sales team is planned for first quarter 2008, and an official Career Night seminar series will be announced soon. Meanwhile, Elya, Mendez and the staff of WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel can be reached at (586) 323-7000.

Weichert has nearly 18,300 sales associates in over 520 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, http://www.weichert.com/. Each Weichert franchised office is independently owned and operated.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Excel

47699 Van Dyke Avenue

Shelby Township, Michigan 48317

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