Windermere Real Estate, a Seattle-based brokerage, is now part of RealtyTrac exclusive residential real estate network. It will now receive access to the RealtyTrac’s data sets, as well as incorporating Windermere President OB Jacobi’s insight into RealtyTrac’s housing and real estate reports.
Windermere Real Estate was founded in Seattle in 1972 with one office and eight agents. Since then the second-generation, family-run company has grown into the largest regional real estate company in the Western United States, with a network of 7,000 agents in 300 offices. In 2013, Windermere closed more than 77,000 transactions for more than $25 billion in sales volume. In Seattle, where the company is headquartered, it represents more than 40 percent of all real estate sales in the local market.
“The addition of Windermere Real Estate to the RealtyTrac Network furthers our mission of aligning with top brokerages in the nation to leverage RealtyTrac’s many resources and further establish them as highly credible, sought after authorities on the housing market,” RealtyTrac CEO Jamie Moyle said. “We look forward to providing Windermere with robust real estate data and analytics, increased media reach and a broker-centric, business relationship that cannot be matched.”
“As one of the nation’s most respected sources of housing information, we have great respect for RealtyTrac, and we are excited to partner with them on this branding and business development venture,” Jacobi said.