Wendy Francis

Wendy Francis of Woods Bros Realty has repeated the previous year’s achievement of being granted the highest level of service achievement in the real estate industry, Quality Service Certified® Platinum. The award is in recognition of earning 100 percent client service satisfaction in 2010 as measured by Leading Research Corporation (LRC).

A Quality Service Certified (QSC) award status is the only recognition in the real estate industry based on independently validated customer satisfaction survey results. After the conclusion of real estate transactions, clients of QSC agents receive a survey, asking them to rate the agent on various aspects of the service process. The surveys are administered and the results are received and compiled by LRC.

Client feedback from the surveys becomes part of the agent’s credentials. An overall satisfaction rating is displayed on a consumer website (www.QualityService.org) where sellers and buyers have the ability to select a real estate professional based upon each agent’s validated record of service satisfaction.

“Nothing is more important to a prospective client in selecting a professional than the service results achieved with past clients,” says Larry D. Romito, President and CEO of QSC. He adds, “Consumers have greater confidence in service reliability, results and satisfaction with a Quality Service Certified real estate professional because they know that the agent’s service record has been validated by an independent third party. 100 percent service satisfaction record like Wendy Francis has achieved is just awesome.”

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Here are the January numbers from all Woods Bros offices, including Lincoln, Seward, York, Beatrice and Grand Island:

• $17,486,386 Total Volume Closed (Down 1% from Jan. 2010)
• 110 Total Sides Closed (Down 1% from Jan. 2010)
• 210 Sides Placed Under Contract (Up 15% from Jan. 2010)
• 532,054 Page Views on WoodsBros.com (Up 41% from December 2010)
• 50,703 User Sessions on WoodsBros.com (Up 38% over December 2010)
• 61 New Saved Searches on WoodsBros.com (Up 74% over December 2010)
• 1,511 New Saved Properties on WoodsBros.com (Up 66% over December 2010)
• 123 New Customers on WoodsBros.com (Up 46% over December 2010)
• 143 Visits to Facebook.com/WoodsBros

View our monthly Market Snapshot here.

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Woods Bros Realty celebrated its top agents with an Awards Banquet Thursday at the Country Club of Lincoln, in memory of the late chairman emeritus Pace Woods.

Vladimir Oulianov of the Country Club office was named the Salesperson of the Year for 2010, with the most closed volume of listings and sales, along with most transactions closed. Vladimir and Craig Loeck of the Lincolnshire office were both recipients of the Century Award for closing over 100 transactions in the calendar year. Loeck also recieved the Most Closed Listings Units award.

Shelly Nitz of the Seward office was honored with the Woods Bros Realtor of the Year award for 2010. Her family surprised her with an appearance when she received the award.

Kent Obrist of the Country Club office won the Excellence in Outgoing Referrals award for helping people relocate in other areas. Sales Couple of the Year went to Rob and Teresa Predmore of the Lincolnshire office, and the year’s Rising Star for most success within the start of her career was Marsha Turbett of the SouthPointe office.

Outstanding Achievement awards were given to those agents who had the most increase in production from 2009 to 2010. Miranda Watson of the Lincolnshire office was the overall winner with a 119 percent increase. Other winners by office were:

• Jeff Bown – SouthPointe
• Linda McCall – Beatrice
• Julie Carmer – Country Club Plaza
• Chuck Kotera – Seward
• Andrew Zavala – Grand Island

Each office also recognized its own Salesperson of the Year. Recipients were:

• Craig A. Loeck – Lincolnshire
• Chuck Winkler – Grand Island
• John Nanos – SouthPointe
• Shelly Nitz – Seward
• Gayle Coffin – York
• Pam Norton – Beatrice

View our President’s Club here. Photos from the event are available on our Facebook page, or see the video below:

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HomeServices of Nebraska is currently conducting an online survey about people’s home buying and selling experiences. Everyone who completes the survey will be automatically entered into a drawing for one of five great prizes! Only one entry will be accepted per person.

One grand-prize winner will select a single prize from a group of prizes that includes an iPod touch (32GB), a Sony Cyber-shot® digital camera, or an LG 32-inch HDTV. Four first-place winners will each receive a $50 Visa gift card.

It will only take 5–10 minutes to complete the survey.

Go to http://homebuyingselling.questionpro.com and complete the survey to be entered to win.

Please pass this e-mail on to friends, family, and coworkers who live in Lincoln, Grand Island, Seward, and Beatrice areas so they can enter for a chance to win. Don’t wait too long to enter; we will be closing the survey on February 21, 2011. Please contact any of our offices if you would like a printable survey.

Thank you and good luck.

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