WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties ‘Milestone-Steppers’ Announced: Last Year’s Top Agents Meet Mid-Year on Track for New Honors

HOUSTON, June 11, 2015—Five members of the sales teams from Houston-headquartered WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties have been congratulated by President Wayne Murray as the company’s “2015 Milestone-Steppers.” The title means that “the professional Realtors who were identified as Weichert’s ‘tops in Texas’ for 2014 are on track to repeat or surpass production achievements for 2015,” Murray explained.  “They did not take their awards lightly but have worked even harder to live up to the reputation and the confidence that the statewide honors represent,” he said.

At the mid-year review, Milestone-Steppers Kendyl Maurer (named 2014 Top Overall Associate), Lindsey Carroll-Kimble (2014 Top Selling Associate in GCI), Raquel Williams (2014 Top Selling Associate in Units), Sherry Glazener (2014 Top Listing Associate in GCI and Top Listing Associate in Units), and Maria Garcia Puente (2014 Rookie of the Year) are all repeat performance candidates “and then some,” Murray said.

The “then some” refers to the national franchise organization’s annual awards program that recognizes agents across country for outstanding achievements. The President’s, Ambassador and Executive Club awards are the three top categories of awards to agents presented annually, followed by the Weichert Real Estate Affiliates 2014 Sales Achievement Award. “Each of the Milestone-Steppers from our company will no doubt be honored with one of these awards for 2015,” Murray said. In fact, all five also earned “club” membership in 2014, along with receiving the prestigious Texas nod.

“But wait, there’s more!” Murray said with a chuckle. “Seriously,” Realtors from all four offices--Houston, Sugar Land, Katy and The Woodlands—“are well on their way to taking a bow at next year’s awards celebration.” At the 2014 event, 24 of the company’s agents earned various national awards. “We take our hats off to all of them and look forward to an impressive second half of 2015,” Murray said.

Lindsey Carroll Kimble

Maria Puente

Kendyl Maurer

Raquel Williams

Sherry Glazener

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties Receives WREA President’s Nod for Contributions to Franchise Success

HOUSTON, May 22, 2015-- Wayne Murray, president of WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties, and the company’s co-owner/Realtor® Jackie Murray were honored guests at the first ever “Premier Client Group” meeting hosted by Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA). The gathering of select invited Weichert® affiliate owners was held at franchise headquarters in Morris Plains, New Jersey, where WREA President Martin J. Rueter presented the Murrays with a plaque “for being such a valuable part of our business,” he said.

“Partners like you establish the benchmarks for dedication, motivation and leadership within our network, as well as the industry,” Rueter said. He pointed to the Murray-led four-office franchise as “an integral part of our success,” thanking them for choosing Weichert as their franchise partner.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties has been serving the greater Houston area for over 28 years. The firm is currently home to more than 120 sales professionals and a support staff of 18, working from offices located in Houston, Sugar Land, Katy, and The Woodlands. The company has maintained the no. 4 franchisee spot since joining the Weichert network in 2004 as the first affiliate in the state of Texas.

For more information, WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties can be reached at Houston headquarters, Tel: 713-728-2300.  Company website is www.waynemurray.net.

Pictured at 2015 “Premier Client Group” meeting hosted by Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA), the franchise division of Weichert, Realtors®, are (left-to-right) Weichert, Realtors Co-President James Weichert, Jackie Murray & Wayne Murray, owners of WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties and recipients of the franchise network’s special service salute, WREA President Martin J. (Marty) Rueter. See press release for details.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties at the Finish Line for First Annual IRONKIDS Event

HOUSTON, May 14, 2015—Agents and staff members from WEICHERT, REALTORS®  Wayne Murray Properties were on hand with other local spectators at the finish line when some 500 kids completed the First Children’s Memorial Hermann IRONKIDS Fun Run on May 9 at Town Green Park in The Woodlands. In fact, the Weichert® agency’s local office was the finish line sponsor, thanks to President Wayne Murray, whose company is well known for supporting local charities and events. Academy Sports and Outdoors sponsored the starting line, joining Weichert and the main sponsor and host, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

As the kids, ages 3 to 15, completed the non-competitive “race” for good health, The Woodlands Weichert agents handed out bottles of water and cheered “for our own win,” said Sales Leader/Manager of The Woodlands Weichert office, Christi Haidar who spearheaded the company’s involvement. Haidar said she “asked the boss” to fund the sponsorship. “Wayne was as typically enthusiastic as he always is about an event to benefit children.”

Throughout the day’s activities at the park, the agents also gave away countless balloons, and the festivities included handshakes and hugs for kids from The Rockets mascot Clutch and the Hospital mascot Topper.

The goal of the IRONKIDS Fun Run was to reinforce the importance of introducing a fun and active lifestyle to children at an early age. The kids involved in the inaugural event got the message, along with giant medals. “Everyone benefitted,” Murray said, pointing to the fact that all the net proceeds went to the Hospital to further its good work for children.

Murray is no stranger to kids and hospitals. Among the several charities that the Houston based Weichert® company is affiliated with is MD Anderson Cancer Hospital, where every year since 2009 Murray has donned his now familiar Santa Claus suit and, along with company co-owner/Realtor Jackie Murray as Mrs. Santa, has brought gifts and holiday cheer to the young patients. In addition, the company has long been a major fund-raiser for the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance, both the Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Fun Run and Champion the Cure, among others. “Now THERE’s a finish line or two I’d like to see crossed in my lifetime,” Murray said.

Weichert Woodlands agents at the ready for IRONKIDS --Cutline: Members of the sales team at The Woodlands office of WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties, stop for a photo before meeting some 500 kids at the finish line of the First Children’s Memorial Hermann IRONKIDS Fun Run. Pictured left-to-right are Christi Haidar, Yulia Vekshina, Joanna Chellew, Erica Chellew (Joanna Chellew's daughter), Cindy Olivier, Tyler Slovak (Haidar's son), Jeiven Randhawa, Megan O'Neil (neighbor) and Patty Rangasajo. 

2014’s Top Sales Honorees Named at WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties

Lindsey Carroll-Kimble

March 4, 2015--Wayne Murray, president of WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties, has announced the names of the firm’s professional REALTOR® team who met or exceeded sales requirements in 2014 to receive awards from the national franchise organization, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. (WREA). These top honorees from the company’s four offices will step forward at the annual awards ceremony set for the end of March in Austin, to take a bow before their peers from Weichert® offices throughout Texas. “We couldn’t be prouder,” said Murray, speaking for himself, co-owner Realtor Jackie Murray and the leadership team at locations in Houston, Katy, Sugar Land and The Woodlands. “2014 was a record setting year for us.”

Lindsey Carroll-Kimble stands out for having earned one of the top spots in the 2014 President’s Club. Last year (2013), she was named “Rookie of the Year” and also earned Executive Club honors in what was her first year with the agency. Carroll-Kimble joins other 2014 President’s Club inductees Karen Archer, Susan Bolz, Sherry Glazener, Crystal Lucas, Kendyl Maurer and Cynthia Olivier.

Lucas, Maurer, Glazener, Archer and Bolz are repeat performers at the President’s Club level. Second from the top, 2014 Ambassador Club inductees include Kathy Albright, Vicki Haislup, Ann Magoon, Kelley Talasek and Raquel Williams. Joining the Executive Club are Maria Garcia Puente, Carla Hamm and Kim Newby.

The President’s, Ambassador and Executive Club awards are the three top categories of awards to agents presented annually, followed by the WREA 2014 Sales Achievement Award. Earning certificates for outstanding sales achievement from the Murray sales team are Abigail Davis, Steven Emery, Lenora Goff, Krystle Gonzalez, Yeni Gonzalez, Debny Greenlee, Kerry Harvey, Diane Morales, Elizabeth Thornton.

According to WREA standards, all awards are based on minimum requirement per award category in GCI (gross commission income) earned or units sold during 2014. “The awards reflect more than sales figures,” Murray said. “Each award is a true ‘honor,’ further defined as ‘respect’ and ‘reputation,” earned for intense dedication to providing the best real estate service possible, always with the clients’ interests in mind and with unwavering integrity.” The sales team members “have always given their best no matter what the market,” he said.

In addition to announcing the top WREA sales associate awards upcoming, Murray reported that WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties as a company has earned its 11th WREA Ambassador Cup “award of excellence” for the year, one of only 31 such presentations made system-wide for 2014. The company has held fast to the no. 4 franchisee spot since joining the Weichert network in 2004. WREA currently has more than 250 affiliated offices in 37 states.

About WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties has experienced steady growth since opening its doors in 1987. With 28 years of helping families make the greater Houston and surrounding areas their new home and watching the city and surrounding areas grow, the full service real estate company is dedicated to meeting the needs of an ever growing client base. The firm is currently home to more than 110 sales professionals and a support staff of 18, serving the area from offices located in Houston, Sugar Land, Katy, and The Woodlands. Professional Realtors who make up the sales team are highly educated and equipped to provide the needed services in home search counseling, marketing, the closing process and other assistance necessary to assist home buyers and sellers.

Noteworthy is the fact that the agency has been an award winning member of The Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ for 25 years. Leading Real Estate Companies is the largest, most productive real estate relocation service in the world. Murray’s veteran team of experienced agents is responsible for the move management—incoming and outgoing-- of over 100 companies in the Houston area. The list includes Anadarko, Anheuser Busch, BP, Cameron, Dell, DuPont, HJ Heinz, Home Depot, Intel, Linn Energy and Southwestern Energy.

The company as a whole, including all 110+ professional Realtors in four offices, has a reputation beyond exquisite service to home buyers and sellers. They are also committed to their communities. The Weichert® agency is known throughout the greater Houston area for its long-standing active participation in numerous charities, including the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance, both the Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Fun Run and Champion the Cure, and the kids at MD Anderson Cancer Hospital. At MD Anderson, Wayne Murray IS Santa Claus, a role he has played every year since 2009.

Wayne Murray et al can be reached in Houston at Tel: 713-728-2300.  Company website is www.waynemurray.net.

Wayne Murray Properties Pros Sharpen Sales, Enter Coaching Arena at Tom Ferry's D.C. Area Conference

 HOUSTON, February 27, 2015—Gaye Hale, Lindsey Carroll-Kimble and Carla Hamm, members of the professional Realtor® team at WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties in Houston, attended a three-day conference presented by Tom Ferry’s Your Coach -International Coaching & Training Company. The sessions, titled “Sales Edge,” were held in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Tyson’s Corner, Virginia, with speaker Bill Pipes at the podium for Ferry, teaching attendees that “Knowing What to Say Matters.”

The seminar covered a broad range of sales presentation and objection handling skills designed to increase the Realtor’s lead-to-appointment conversion rate and “bulletproof” listings and buyer presentations.

“All of this was more than well instructed,” Hamm said. “We came back invigorated and are ready to make a giant leap forward in our business, using all we learned.” Obvious to the three Realtors, who often work together as HKH Partners, “we are inspired by new tools to serve our clients better,” Hale added. They took even further advantage of the opportunity by becoming official members of the Tom Ferry Coaching Program. Tom Ferry – Your Coach’s international headquarters is in Irvine, California (www.tomferry.com).

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties has offices in Houston, Sugar Land, Katy and The Woodlands. The agency has served the greater Houston area for 28 years— first, as an independent company, and later (2004), as the first-ever Weichert® affiliate in the state of Texas. Web address is www.waynemurray.net.

Wayne Murray Properties Joins in The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Town Celebration

The Woodlands, TEXAS, February 27, 2015—Sales Manager/Leader Christi Haidar and professional Realtors® and staff members from The Woodlands office of

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties were present en masse at the recent 29^th Annual Taste of the Town held by The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce.

The January 29 event, held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel and Convention Center, provided an evening of dining choices from area restaurants, caterers, bakeries, deli’s and beverage companies. More than 6500 people attended to enjoy the tastes and to sample the information provided by some 140 businesses.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties was one of the sponsors of the event and hosted a booth where bottled water, tote bags and real estate information were plentiful. In addition, visitors were entered in a raffle for a gift basket from Dairy Queen of The Woodlands, loaded with $200+ worth of goodies or a 2-night stay at Seascape Resort in a waterfront condo, donated by professional Realtors Steven and Kerry Harvey of The Woodlands office.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties has offices in Houston, Sugar Land, Katy and The Woodlands. The agency has served the greater Houston area for 28 years— first, as an independent company, and later (2004), as the first-ever Weichert® affiliate in the state of Texas. Web address is www.waynemurray.net.

Weichert® Realtors Bring Information to Marriage-Minded Community at Annual Bridal Event

HOUSTON, February 3, 2015—Three members of the professional Realtor team from WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties set up shop to replicate a homey atmosphere at the Bridal Extravaganza Show held recently at George R. Brown Convention Center. The Weichert® booth was part of a 345 vendor/700 display showcase event catering to over 17,000 attendees.

REALTORS® Lindsey Carroll-Kimble, Gaye Hale and Carla Hamm (pictured left-to-right) welcomed brides, grooms, bridesmaids and parents, offering information about the value of home-ownership, the current local market and more. Over the two-day event, they talked with prospective newlyweds about buying a first home, as well as with empty-nesters considering a possible downsizing decision.

            Visitors to the Weichert® living room got to spin a wheel for various prizes and registered for a future drawing for $500 gift cards.

WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Wayne Murray Properties, owned by President Wayne Murray and REALTOR® Jackie Murray, is headquartered in Houston, with additional offices in Sugar Land, Katy and The Woodlands. The agency has served the greater Houston area for some 27 years— first, as an independent company, then in 2004, as the first Weichert® affiliate in the state of Texas. Company website is www.waynemurray.net.