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Reported by: Jason Reynolds
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Although the government has imposed a moratorium on some foreclosures for the next month, more could be done to save people's homes if lenders and real estate agents worked together, some industry experts say.
"Why isn't every lender ... utilizing Realtors to assist in foreclosure prevention?" Cindy Walker, director of Crye-Leike Realtors' foreclosure division, said. "These are the people that already know the market."
Real estate agents are a logical choice to check on homeowners' financial status, in some instances, said Keith Sanford, executive vice president of First Tennessee Bank in Chattanooga. Realtors have the ability to check on their previous clients, he said, and would know if those clients' finances were ti...
Memphis, TN., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS congratulates Realtor Elaine Dudley on earning her professional real estate designation as an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR). She is a sales associate with Crye-Leike based out of the company's Forest Hill Irene branch office located at 3030 Forest Hill Irene in Germantown, Tennessee.
"I want to be able to help my clients in every way possible," said Elaine. "The education and knowledge I received in obtaining the ABR designation will allow me to better serve my clients and meet all their real estate needs."
The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. The designation is awarded to real estate agents who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria and is awarded by the Real Estate Buyer's Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR). In order to be honored with this designation,...
Friday, December 5, 2008
Nashville Business Journal - by Jenny Burns Staff Writer
One of Greater Nashville's largest residential real estate firms ? ERA Pacesetter Partners ? is closing up shop.
It's only the latest casualty of tough economic times. About 100 residential real estate offices have closed, merged, changed names or canceled their listing subscription between January and November, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
"We just couldn't continue month after month to keep seeing losses. It's going to be another tough year" unless the government offers some kind of tax advantages to buy houses, says Tony Carletello, owner of the Brentwood-based ERA Pacesetter Partners. "It was hard to shut it down. I'm proud of our agents and our managers."
The 25-year-old ERA ranked as the 10th largest firm in Music City last year based on compa...
BOWLING GREEN, KY. - Crye-Leike, REALTORS extends congratulations to Broker Kirk Tinsley upon his election as the 2009 President of the REALTOR Association of Southern Kentucky. Kirk is the Founder, Owner and CEO of Crye-Leike Executive Realty Inc., a full service real estate sales office in Southern Kentucky located at 1278 Campbell Lane in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to lead my peers in this current economic environment that we find ourselves in," said Kirk. "I am ready to lead my real estate colleagues in Southern Kentucky through the many challenges that we face today as Realtors and as a professional board."
Kirk has been in real estate assisting clients since 1996. His goal for the local board is to help adjust and become a stronger organization in 2009 and to increase the awareness of our great profession and the professionals associated with it in our community.

Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company founded in Memphis in 1977. Today it is ranked #4 in the nation and the largest real estate company serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 2,800+ licensed sales associates, 600+ staff members and over 130+ branch and franchise offices located throughout a seven state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Crye-Leike also has a franchise location in Puerto Rico.
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