Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston Sales Associate Earns GRI Certificate

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For Immediate Release Contact: Patty Briguglio (919) 233-6600

Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston
Sales Associate Earns GRI Certificate
Rusty Purser Of Local Real Estate Firm’s Garner Office Receives Honor

GARNER, N.C. – Jeanie Langdon, sales manager for the Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Garner office, has announced that sales associate Rusty Purser has earned his Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) certification. Only 11% of all REALTORS® in America hold this nationally recognized certificate. Purser has been with Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston for two and a half years and has one daughter, Meredith.

“We are pleased that Rusty has received his GRI designation,” said Langdon. “His dedication to obtaining this prestigious honor reflects his belief in our goal of providing exceptional customer service for real estate through our team of experts.”

About GRI Certification:
By completing all classes of the REALTOR® Institute, a student is awarded the nationally recognized Graduate REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation. With over 96 classroom hours of real estate instruction with emphasis on topics such as legal liabilities, tax planning, construction and new home sales, and specialized areas such as appraisal, financing real estate investments and property management, the designation is awarded exclusively to REALTORS®. The REALTOR® Institute is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Real Estate Educational Foundation and the North Carolina Association of REALTORS® and has been offered several times annually since 1948. It was the first of its kind in the United States and has served as a model for numerous other states.

About Coldwell Banker Howard Perry And Walston:
Howard Perry, an established builder, and Don Walston, a real estate entrepreneur, formed Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston in 1972. Today the company has over 700 real estate professionals, 12 sales offices, the area’s premier new homes division, a mortgage company, insurance services division, title company, an award winning relocation division, a growing Concierge home services division, the area’s number one real estate school, and the state’s number one real estate Web site. The company has become the largest full-service residential real estate company in the Triangle and one of the leading realty firms in the nation, with more than 11,000 transactions a year and almost $3 billion in sales. For more information about Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston visit their Web site at http://www.hpw.com.

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com

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