04-09-2012 —

Coldwell Banker represents only real estate brand honored in the rankings

PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Coldwell Banker Real Estate was named among the top 45 companies for excellence in learning and development by Chief Learning Officer magazine in its second annual LearningElite rankings.  Coldwell Banker Real Estate was ranked in No. 19, and was the only real estate brand named to the list -- joined by companies such as General Mills, AT&T and McDonald's Corp.

"Trusted real estate professionals are constantly working to provide clients with the knowledge and tools necessary to make smart decisions. So it only makes sense that Coldwell Banker provide the industry's best tools and expertise to our worldwide network," said Budge Huskey, president and COO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 

The LearningElite program is a peer-based benchmarking initiative that recognizes excellence using five key learning and development performance indicators: learning strategy, learning execution, learning impact, business performance results and leadership commitment. The ranking was developed under the guidance of a group of chief learning officers and senior learning and development practitioners to recognize organizations that employ exemplary workforce development strategies. 

In the past year, Coldwell Banker University has leveraged advanced technologies and focused its training on streaming video, social media collaboration and online communities of practice with its launch of the BlueView and Managing Broker Academy online learning portals.

"We're honored by our ranking in the LearningElite program and look forward to expanding our programs even further," said David Birnbaum, vice president, learning, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. 

About Coldwell Banker®
Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker® organization has been a premier provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate. Coldwell Banker is the oldest national real estate brand in the United States and today has a network of approximately 85,000 sales agents working in approximately 3,100 offices in 51 countries and territories. The Coldwell Banker brand is known for creating innovative consumer services as recently seen by being the first national real estate brand to create an iPad application and the first to fully harness the power of video in real estate listings, news and information through its Coldwell Banker On Location^SM YouTube channel.  The Coldwell Banker system is a leader in specialty markets such as resort, new homes and luxury properties through its Coldwell Banker Previews International® marketing program. Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.  Each office is independently owned and operated.