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Why Choose Coldwell Banker Spinks Brown Durand?

by Jennifer on January 27, 2012

Recently, on Coldwellbanker.com, an article stated that Coldwell Banker branded websites have the highest number of unique visitors among all national real estate franchise brands in 2011. 

At Coldwell Banker Spinks Brown Durand, we take special strides to optimize your listing’s web exposure. In today’s technologically-fascinated world, we know most home searches begin on the internet. You can have the utmost confidence that your property will reach more buyers than placing an ad in the newspaper as was done back in the day. With greater exposure comes increased chances of a quicker sale.

Whether you are buying or selling, take a quick look at our Visual Tour listings to see one of the ways our agents showcase homes.
 

Take a look at the article from www.coldwellbanker.com to see the effectiveness of going with a CB branded company!

PARSIPPANY, N.J. (Jan. 26, 2012)– According to Nielsen and comScore Media Metrix, the two global leaders in digital measurement, Coldwell Banker branded websites had the highest number of unique visitors among all national real estate franchise brands for full-year 2011.  This marks the second consecutive year that the Coldwell Banker brand ranked No. 1 in Web traffic among all real estate franchisors. 

“The Coldwell Banker brand is clearly top of mind when consumers go online and search for a home,” said Michael Fischer, chief marketing officer, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC.  “Consumers know our great brand and have shown a desire to utilize the suite of online tools seen throughout the Coldwell Banker network at the national and local levels.”
According to Nielson, Coldwell Banker websites had 17.5 million unique visitors in 2011, which was more than 28 percent higher than the next nearest franchise brand competitor (13.7 million). Similarly, Coldwell Banker branded websites (26.1 million unique visitors) had the highest Web traffic ranking among real estate franchisors in the comScore Media Metrix full-year ranking for 2011, easily outpacing its next nearest competitor by 21 percent (21.6 million unique visitors).

The Coldwell Banker brand continues to place an emphasis on developing its website into a hub for consumers to find and prepare for the home buying and selling process.  Recent additions include the lifestyle search page and first time home buyer resource center.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC accessed the aforementioned information through its subscription to both Nielson and comScore Media Metrix. The rankings encompass all consumer Web traffic (unique visitors) to national and local websites operated by the franchise brands as well as by their franchisees.

http://www.coldwellbanker.com/real_estate/learn/coldwell_banker_branded_websites_remain_most_visited

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A Gentleman and a Scholar.

by Jennifer on June 3, 2011

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In a special meeting of the Spinks, Brown & Durand, Inc. Board of Directors held this week, Harris Satterfield was surprised with a plaque commemorating his twenty years of service to the Board, where he served as Secretary-Treasurer, and also on the Board of our development company.

 When asked to tell our readers a little bit about Harris, managing broker Grover Golden was highly complementary. He told us, “Harris is a good man with many positive attributes; his humble and helpful demeanor alongside his vast knowledge of real estate has served our community well over the years. The quality of his character has been a solid example for me and the next generation of Realtors. I will always have a deep appreciation for the contributions he has made on behalf of our company, our community, and for me and my family personally. I am sure that all who know him share the same trust, respect, and admiration that we have for Harris here at Spinks Brown Durand Realtors.”

 Although Harris is retiring from the Board of Directors, he will remain active in his 30 year real estate brokerage and appraisal career.

 

Thanks, Harris, for your many, many years with Spinks Brown Durand!

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Fun (and NOT so fun) facts about our market.

April 18, 2011

What’s going on with the Troup County housing market?
 Having recently completed the first quarter of real estate sales for 2011, we took a look at market activity and compared it to the same three months last year.

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Does your house say “Love Me?”

February 14, 2011

It’s Valentine’s Day! Romance is everywhere, in the air, all around, all over town. So what would be more applicable to a real estate blog than the topic of romantic houses?
 Like this:

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Playing dress-up is not just for people.

February 11, 2011

When I was a little girl, my mother had a book called “Color Me Beautiful” that categorized women as “seasons.” I always wanted to be a dramatic Winter and get to wear bright jewel tones and always fels sorry for the Spring models, who got stuck with the earthy colors I didn’t like.
I was reminded of [...]

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Snow Flurries.

February 10, 2011

 
This is the view that greeted me upon arriving at work this morning. Here in Georgia we get a little excited about any amount of snowfall, no matter how small. In a normal year, I would not be working today, because if we get two snowflakes to fall simultaneously everyone runs to buy milk and [...]

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Winner, Winner, C’Sons Dinner!

December 9, 2010

Food, food, food.  If you’re hungry, downtown LaGrange has you covered no matter if it’s a hot dog you’re craving or a special anniversary to celebrate. New American, fast food, pizza, sandwiches, sushi, ice cream, Italian….we have it all!

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What’s so scary about foreclosures?

October 8, 2010

“U.S. Foreclosure Market Trends”
 Does that sound like something you would like to learn about on a Friday morning? On a conference call, no less? Just listening, nothing to look at, just depressing numbers lining up in your ear, tormenting you with the bleak statistics of what is going on in American Real Estate?
 Me either. That’s [...]

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Extra, Extra!

July 6, 2010

Ladies and Gentlemen,
The fine folks over at the Troup County News have a cover story in today’s edition reporting on the inside scoop from local real estate agents. Coldwell Banker Spinks Brown Durand was well represented by Grover Golden, our Managing Broker, and Darby Pippin, President of Dan-Ric Homes. Please take a look at their [...]

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Best In Show!

May 17, 2010

We are happy to announce that Bernice Entrekin is the very first winner of our soon-to-be-coveted TOP DOG AWARD! What exactly is a Top Dog Award? Well, I’ll tell you all about it.

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