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About Our Company
When John Jacobi founded
Windermere Real Estate in 1972, he had a vision for
the way real estate should be handled: Anticipate and
respond to the real estate needs of buyers and sellers,
and support the communities you serve. What he didn't
know is that he would also significantly change the way
real estate is practiced. This began with the purchase
of an eight-agent office in the Seattle neighborhood of
Windermere. The company has grown exponentially each
year since, setting the benchmark for the practice of
real estate nationwide.
Windermere pioneered an aggressive
commission structure, offers unique agent benefits and
was the first to have a searchable database of homes on
its Web site.
Because of these innovations and
paradigm shifts, Windermere has grown to become the
leading real estate company in the West, building on its
commitments to professionalism, integrity and service to
the communities of which it is a part. The Windermere
network now has more than 290 offices serving
communities in Arizona, British Columbia, California,
Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington
and Wyoming.
The Realty Alliance and REAL
Trends, two leading industry organizations, have
recognized Windermere Real Estate as the top regional
real estate firm in the United States.
Hire the best people. Give them
the best tools. Create a professional approach.
This founding philosophy of Windermere has been
implemented through the introduction of new programs
that have set industry standards which have given agents
the knowledge they need to meet the needs of buyers and
sellers.
The Best People
Windermere's sales force is the
company's greatest asset. Windermere's associates
include experts in all areas of real estate. While
residential real estate is the mainstay of its business,
Windermere also has offices and associates who
specialize in new construction, commercial real estate,
relocation and property management. To further
facilitate the home buying process, Windermere has
affiliated resources in certain regions to provide
mortgage, title and escrow services.
The Best Tools
Windermere's structure allows
offices to operate independently while retaining the
benefits of being associated with respected
brand–benefits such as advertising buying power, agent
benefits and powerful technology tools. At the same
time, agents are intimately familiar with their local
communities, allowing them to provide knowledgeable and
high-caliber real estate services tailored to the
client's needs.
As part of the Windermere network,
agents may also take advantage of a variety of programs
and innovative services including technology, marketing
and education that they can put to work in their local
market. These innovative tools allow them to serve
homebuyers and home sellers in a way that is unique to
Windermere.
Community Commitment
Supporting the communities
Windermere serves has been a core element of the
company's formation and growth. As a company born and
raised in the Puget Sound region of Washington state,
Windermere sponsors the annual Windermere Cup Regatta,
which is a premier rowing regatta featuring teams from
around the globe. Windermere also sponsors similar
community events in other regions, including the
Windermere Collegiate Crew Classic in partnership with
Stanford University
Windermere Foundation: Since
finding homes for people is Windermere's business,
fighting homelessness is a natural fit for the
Windermere Foundation. Through the creation of the
Windermere Foundation in 1989, Windermere provides
housing and services for homeless and low-income
families throughout the West by funding nonprofit
organizations dedicated to the same cause. Every time an
agent completes a transaction, a donation is made to the
Foundation, and Windermere agents and employees also
contribute to the fund individually.
Community Service Day:
Windermere's 8,000 agents in its offices around the West
spend one day each year away from the office to
participate in the annual Windermere Community Service
Day. The agents decide on a community-based project, and
provide hands-on assistance for the day. |
