Ana Ochoa & Company joins Coldwell Banker network
Ana Ochoa & Company has joined forces with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation in an affiliation that will be known as Coldwell Banker Ana Ochoa & Company.
Ana Ochoa & Company, founded in 1992 by broker and president Ana N. Ochoa, has been a Laredo real estate market leader for the past several years, and in 2003 was number one in reported sales to the MLS by the Laredo Board of Realtors.
The affiliation will allow Ochoa & Company the resources and technology of Coldwell Banker's rapidly growing system that globally includes more than 3,000 residential real estate offices.
"We've always tried to provide service beyond our customers' and clients' expectations, and Coldwell Banker shares that vision," said Ochoa. "We're excited about offering additional services to our clients and sales associates with the same standards of professionalism and integrity we stand by."
The company has 11 full-time sales associates including Diane Macdonald, Dora Loera, Laura Kalisz, Jay Dickey, Jimena True, Joey Ferguson, Terry Palacios Smith, Triunfo Gonzalez, Valentin Galvan, and Jenny Dunn. The company is managed by Elizabeth O'Conor, and Cecilia Barrera is the appointment coordinator. The company recently moved to its new location in Plantation Square at 7917 McPherson Rd., Suite 201 .
Ochoa, a native of Havana , Cuba , has lived in Laredo for over 40 years. She has served as president of the Laredo Board of Realtors and currently serves on the advisory board for the TAMIU College of Business, the LCC Citizen Advisory Board, and the Laredo Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
"Coldwell Banker awards affiliation only to brokers who have an outstanding reputation and exceptional understanding of their market," said Alex Perriello, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation. "We are proud to have Coldwell Banker Ana Ochoa & Company as part of our organization now."
Coldwell Banker was established in 1906 and is the premier real estate company and brand both nationally and internationally with over 113,600 sales associates in the network. In 2002, Coldwell Banker was named number one real estate company by Franchise Times and number ten overall best franchised company. In 2002, Coldwell Banker closed $243.6 billion in transactions.
Its award-winning web site, coldwellbanker.com, leads all national real estate companies in quality navigation and consumer traffic. For the fourth consecutive year, it was named a "Best of the Web" pick by Forbes magazine. Coldwell Banker was the first national real estate company to create an Internet site and the first national company to offer Personal Retriever, a free autoquery technology specifically designed to address individual home buyers and sellers needs. Through its Previews Luxury Homes Marketing Program, Coldwell Banker offices sell more million-dollar homes than any other real estate company.
Coldwell Banker offers other premier services, including Coldwell Banker Concierge, a unique system for its broker affiliates to offer home buyers and sellers centralized access to various real estate related services. Coldwell Banker University offers educational training to sales associates with hands-on computer training, teleclass training and niche marketing and specialist certification in its Previews, New Homes, Commercial, and other divisions.
Cendant Corporation is the parent company of Coldwell Banker and a global provider of real estate, travel and direct marketing related consumer and business services. The Company's real estate-related operations also include Move.com, Cendant's residential real estate services portal on the Internet. Cendant is a major provider of mortgage services to consumers and the global leader in employee relocation.
