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Keller Williams Realty Greater Des Moines Does The Right Thing!

Reblogger Mark Loewenberg
Real Estate Agent with KW of the Palm Beaches BK3102116

KW win winWhy Keller Williams?  Read this story that Kevin posted and you will understand the true Win-Win attitude at ALL costs that KW agents are willing to go in order to do the right thing... always.

Original content by Florida Tolbert Team Keller Williams Advantage BK3059813

Today at Keller Williams National Convention appropriately called Family Reunion, one of our newest market centers, Keller Williams Realty Greater Des Moines  learned that they are indeed a part of a true family. 

It seems that in March 2012, a long standing Real Estate firm, Burnett Realty, an independent, 37-agent firm founded in 2000 made the move to become Keller Williams Realty Greater Des Moines and immediately, the areas oldest and largest competitor, informed Burnett that they would not be paying the written and stated co-commission listed in the Multiple listing service to Keller Williams buyer agents.  Now any other real estate company would simply say they would not show the listings if they were not going to be paid, but that is not the Culture of Keller Williams.

As a company whose very principals are God, Family, and business in that order, Keller Williams agents decided that rather than deny the buyers access to all the homes available or hurt the sellers that listed their homes with that competitor  by not showing their homes they would not be compensated to sell, they as an office made the decision to sell them anyway fully aware that other competitor is withholding the commissions pending the outcome of this lawsuit and investigations.   

So once Keller Williams top officials got wind of just how this office is truly displaying the true CULTURE that is Keller Williams, a plan was put into action to make sure these extremely CULTURAL agents would soon learn what it means to be family members in Keller Williams. 

2 very special ladies, Tabby Oldham from our Keller Williams Realty Shawnee Mission office and one other to be announced later came together to hatch a plan to raise $80,000 from all the Regional Offices Nationwide to bring 58 agents of the Keller Williams Realty Greater Des Moines  office to Family Reunion in Dallas this week.  Next, their story became the highlight of our closing ceremony called Inspirational Brunch.

It was at this Inspirational Brunch that these wonderful KW family members, brothers and sisters, were introduced and their story was told.  It was then that our leadership asked all 10,500 agents in attendance to dig into their pockets and help make our brothers and sisters whole.  There was no hesitation. And in less than 1 minute, over $143,884 was raised to replace the over $100,000 in withheld commissions and these agents that made the CULTURAL and RESPONSIBLE decision to sell homes that they knew had nothing in it for them but the satisfaction of knowing they were doing right by the buyers and sellers, were completely made whole by their Keller Williams family. 

This is the CULTURE that is Keller Williams.  Our motto is Do the right thing no matter what.  We firmly believe that by always taking the high road, good will always come to us. 

So I ask you residents of Des Moines IA, which agents and company do you want to do business with?

If you are looking for a company full of agents with CULTURE that are willing to sell your home even knowing they may not get paid, but do it because it is the RIGHT THING TO DO, then you need to call Keller Williams Realty Greater Des Moines today.  Our agents are good, hard working, HONEST and ETHICAL and they are ready to share with you all of the latest technology, the most advertising of any other real estate company, and is backed by 80,000 like minded agents all working together to sell your home.  Call today to SELL YOUR HOME! 

Isn't it a shame when a Real Estate firm of any size is so afraid of change that they would go to such extremes to try to keep competition away?  What they don't realize is the full power of Keller Williams culture with God on our side and a true family of 80,000 agents working together for a common purpose, there is only one outcome to this fight. 

To see the FULL NEWS STORY, CLICK HERE: 

Iowa's largest brokerage sued over commission splits | Inman News

This is the culture that is Keller Williams.  If this is the kind of FAMILY you wish to be a part of, call me today.

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Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Great story and thank you for re-posting this.  Still can't believe that this happened!  Wow is all I can say.

Feb 21, 2013 02:49 AM
Florida Tolbert Team Keller Williams Advantage
Keller Williams Advantage III Realty in Lake Nona - Orlando, FL
Keller Williams Land Luxury Division Specialist

Mark

Thank  you for the repost and I have been asked by their OP to remove the name Iowa Realty in the 2nd to last paragraph and just move up the Here is the Story: and the link to this area.

 

Please adjust accordingly. 

Feb 21, 2013 02:26 PM