Fastest Growing Franchise Shows No Signs Of Slowing Down

Windermere Homes & Estates (WHE) in Southern California is a brokerage catching fire.  In the past month they have named a new Broker of Record, added over 40 new agents, were nominated as “Most Innovative” by Inman News, seen agent production soar and broken ground on a new office. WHE is currently the fourth largest residential real estate brokerage in San Diego based on sales volume. The company currently has a rolling 12-month sales volume of $990 million and this year, they expect to hit $1 billion.   In two short years, they have grown the company to 8 offices and over 300 agents with future expansion on the horizon.  This record growth has earned them the title of “Fastest Growing

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Windermere Homes & Estates Names
Jim Berns Broker of Record

Fastest Growing Windermere Franchise Adds Scripps Ranch Location

(l-r) Rich Johnson, Jim Berns, Brian Goodin

Windermere Homes & Estates (WHE) co-owners, Rich Johnson and Brian Gooding are pleased to announce Jim Berns will be joining the management team as Broker of Record.  Jim is three time “Broker of The Year” and well known along the I-15 corridor for his real estate knowledge, integrity and dedication to helping agents. “Jim is a perfect complement to our team.  He has the same commitment to agent success we embody here at WHE and he brings an incredible wealth of real estate knowledge to our agents,” said Johnson.

In addition, the Realty Executive

In two years company has grown to over 300 agents in seven offices

(PRWEB) July 06, 2015

OB Jacobi, president of Windermere Real Estate, announced today that San Diego-based Windermere Homes & Estates is expected to reach $1 billion in sales in its second year in business, making it the fastest growing franchise group within Windermere’s 300 office network.

In July 2013, Windermere Homes & Estates co-owners, Rich Johnson and Brian Gooding, opened their first office in Santaluz with 0 agents. Twenty-four months later, they’ve opened six additional offices and recruited more than 300 agents with plans for future expansion.

“When Brian and I opened our first Windermere office two years ago, we agreed that our main focus

On April 18th, 2015 Windermere Homes & Estates hosted a military appreciation carnival supporting a non-profit organization called STEP (Support the Enlisted Project) to reach out and support our local military families. The carnival was at Hilltop Community Park in Rancho Penasquitos with a total of 300 attendees from STEP and 130 volunteers from Windermere Homes & Estates. Windermere Homes & Estates facilitated a donation drive at their 7 offices and collected 21 crates of essential items and donated over $12,000 to STEP to help military families in need. The military families who attended the carnival were able to pick up all items and enjoy all the festivities, which included a petting zoo, carnival games, live music, BBQ, cotton candy, snow cones,

Windermere Homes & Estates, one of the fastest growing real estate companies in San Diego, has announced they have opened 3 new offices;
The Del Mar Office - A street front location in the Village of Del Mar adjacent to their upstairs location.
The Plaza in Rancho Bernardo - A second location in Rancho Bernardo adjacent to their existing Rancho Bernardo office.
The La Jolla Office - A street front location in the heart of La Jolla Village, in the Merrill Lynch building on Fay St.
 
All of the company’s offices offer an upscale, luxury feel with private agent offices, unique and modern work stations and communal areas for agents to meet and bring their clients.

Windermere Homes & Estates has experienced exponential growth since it opened in July of 2013. In

Barbara Stuart of Windermere Homes & Estates has earned the title of “top individual agent” out of the entire company for 2014.

Barbara has 31 years of San Diego real estate sales expertise and has been a consistent top producer year after year. Although she has closed real estate transactions all over San Diego County, she specializes in home sales along the I-15 corridor.

In 2014, Barbara closed 24 real estate transactions resulting in over $17 million in local home sales.

She has also been named a 2015 Five Star Real Estate Agent, best in client satisfaction, and is a six year winner. The designation is awarded to just 7% of real estate agents in any market area.

Co-owner/Broker Rich Johnson is so happy that Barbara chose to work with

We are happy to announce that Bree Castro, a brilliant young Realtor has joined the Daniel Beer Group at Windermere Homes & Estates.  After an exhaustive search of the best brokerage for Bree to begin her real estate sales career, she found a home with the highly productive and very progressive Daniel Beer Group.

Bree began her real estate career in residential property management, where she was the Property Supervisor for a portfolio of 150 homes located in North County.

In 2014, she was awarded an amazing accomplishment, landing First Place for "Leasing Professional of The Year for San Diego County".  Now transitioning in to real estate sales, Bree wanted a progresive and supportive environment surrounded by successful people and found it at

"We are really excited and proud to announce that Catherine Smith has joined our team in Santaluz "says Rich Johnson, Co-Owner and Broker at Windermere Homes & Estates.  Catherine has had an exciting and diverse career in real estate encompassing many different areas.  "It's a terrific addition to the office... Catherine brings design, lending and fantastic marketing experience to her real estate clients and we could not be more excited".  Cathernine will be teaming up with the Gretchen and Alan Pagnotta team, leaders in Santaluz real estate circles.

Catherine has over 20 years experience in many aspects of residential housing including; sales, lending, and designing. Past roles include 15 years as Vice President in the financial services area, developing

Brian Gooding, Co-Owner and Broker at Windermere Homes & Estates is proud to announce that Christine Rankin has joined the company.  "We are really excited that this young professional has chosen our firm to launch her real estate career" stated Gooding.

Growing up in Palos Verdes, California, a suburb outside of Los Angeles, Christine was immersed into the world of real estate at a young age while her mother and several members of her immediate family established themselves as top producing agents in the Palos Verdes, South Bay Beach cities and Orange County communities.

Attending school on California’s central coast, Christine obtained her Bachelor’s in Business Marketing with a minor in both Psychology & English. Known for her charismatic leadership and