William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance proudly announced that the close of 2013 marked record high numbers for the company. The company announced total annual real estate sales of $7.6 billion, with a total of 16,382 units sold. The mortgage division also reported gains, with over $840M in loan production for 2013 alone. With the start of 2014, William Raveis is also celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the company. In 1974, William Raveis, chairman and chief executive officer of William Raveis Real Estate, started the company as Yankee Real Estate in an office above a grocery store in Fairfield, Conn. Since that time, the company has grown to include 3,000 sales professionals in over 95 company-owned and affiliate offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine.
“As we reflect on what a great growth year 2013 was, it’s important to recognize that these types of numbers wouldn’t have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our employees,” said Raveis. “We’re looking optimistically toward 2014, when we’ll be celebrating our 40th Anniversary with several exciting new projects. Among them is our reinvention of the real estate agent with our industry-first Certified Homeownership Professional (CHP) training course, as well as the launch of our newly redesigned raveis.com in March.”
An Award-Winning Team
In 2013, William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance was grateful to be honored by a number of industry awards. The company was named, for the third year, the Top Workplace in Connecticut by both the Hartford Courant/Fox CT and Hearst Connecticut. Equally as exciting, this year the Hartford Courant/Fox CT recognized William Raveis’ managers as the Best Managers in Connecticut. Additionally, the company received the Gold Medal distinction by the Commercial Record and Banker & Tradesman for its real estate, mortgage and insurance divisions. William Raveis Mortgage, LLC (NMLS ID 2630) was also the recipient of several awards, with 11 Mortgage Loan Originators being recognized by Mortgage Executive Magazine as being in the Top 1% in the Nation. Mortgage Executive Magazine also recognized William Raveis Mortgage, LLC on their list of the Top 100 Mortgage Companies in America, Peter Fickeisen (NMLS 12344) on their list of the Top 200 Mortgage Originators in America, both ranked by total mortgage volume in 2012 and Charlie Ferraro, president, and Ryan Raveis, executive vice president, on their list of the 100 Most Influential Mortgage Executives in America. Growth and Expansion
At the end of 2013, William Raveis Real Estate announced plans to relocate their corporate headquarters to support growth, expanding in to the 44,000-square-foot space of 2 Research Drive—which includes 39,000-square feet of office space and a 5,000-square-foot interior garden. The company’s current headquarters, at 7 Trap Falls Road, is 22,000-square-feet, marking a 100% increase in size. William Raveis plans to move within the next 18 to 24 months, following the property’s reconstruction. Giving Back
This year, through the William Raveis Charitable Fund, Inc., the company also continued their fervent support of charitable causes. William Raveis Breast Cancer Fund[1] raised over $270,000 in 2013, bringing their lifetime total to more than $1.6 million to support the William Raveis-ASC Patient Navigator Program at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, Conn., the Patient Navigator Program at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass., the Hope Lodge in Boston, Mass. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Sleepy Hollow, New York. also paid special attention to the Sandy Hook Elementary Educational Fund. In 2013, the funds raised a total of more than $170,000 for the families impacted by the tragic events at Sandy Hook Elementary School. About William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance
William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance is the No. 1 family-owned real estate company in the Northeast and the No. 8 real estate company in the country, according to REAL Trends. For five consecutive years, William Raveis’ Real Estate, Mortgage and Insurance divisions have been awarded the Gold Medal distinction by the Commercial Record and have been similarly recognized by Banker & Tradesman. The firm was named the Most Innovative Brokerage by Inman News, and has consistently been ranked the best place to work by Fox CT, Hearst Connecticut and the Boston Business Journal. William Raveis has 3,000 highly trained sales professionals in over 95 company-owned and affiliate offices in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. For more information, visit the best website in real estate, raveis.com, or blog.raveis.com. Let our family show your family the way home.
[1] The William Raveis Charitable Fund and the William Raveis Breast Cancer Research Fund are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit charitable organization.
