Each year, RISMedia highlights the nation's top real estate firms in its annual Power Broker Survey. According to survey results, this year's more than 1,000 responding brokers reported a collective $896,865,166,104 in sales volume for 2013 and a total of 3,165,310 closed transactions. Nationally, KWCP ranks #118 in 2013 sales, with a sales volume of nearly $1.3 billion dollars, and #189 in 2013 transactions, with 3,366 deals closed last year.
"Our Power Broker ranking this year is emblematic of the unprecedented growth and success of Keller Williams Capital Properties and the unparalleled quality of our associates," stated Brandon Green, Principal Broker and co-founder of KWCP. "Last year we ranked #153 in sales and #306 in transaction volume. In 2013, our associates' productivity blew the roof off our previous year, propelling us into the upper echelons of the nation's brokerages."
RISMedia President & CEO John Featherston congratulated Keller Williams Capital Properties for their prestigious ranking in this year's survey. "The firms represented are the nation's most elite brokerage firms serving literally millions of consumers with their real estate needs," Featherston said.
Bo Menkiti, CEO and Founder of KWCP, noted: "One of KWCP's core values is that we support our associates at a level that cannot be matched, and when you invest in people the way KWCP does, you see the growth in productivity and size that we are currently experiencing. KWCP's agents crossed the billion dollar sales threshold in 2013, which is a truly remarkable achievement, and we also welcomed 120 associates to our teams throughout the DC-Maryland-Virginia area."
KWCP maintains offices in DC, Fairfax, Bethesda, and Rockville.
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5/13/14
Keller Williams Capital Properties Ranks Among Nation's Top-Producing Brokerage Firms in RISMedia's 2014 Power Broker Report
5/6/14
Latest Kitchen Color Trends
By Jennifer Haupt--HGTV
As kitchens cement their role as the central gathering place in the home, they're taking on more vibrant, energetic colors. "The kitchen is absolutely a key place for color," says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, one of the premier color forecasters in the country. "It's the place where people gather, so it's apt to have some mixing and matching of colors to create high energy."
Bold Is Beautiful
Since most appliances are basic black, white or silver, people are adding bursts of color on other surfaces. "Most kitchens have minimal wall space, so it's a good place to splash some bold color and make a statement without overpowering the room," says designer Jamie Drake, author of New American Glamour, whose clients include Madonna and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"We're seeing bolder colors that complement stainless steel, as well as the darker cabinet colors that are in style," explains Becky Ralich Spak, senior designer at Sherwin Williams. "Aztec clay colors — such as copper, henna and ginger — as well as gold tones, are popular options."
According to Jamie, bold colors are starting to show up in some unexpected places. For instance, you might frame a stainless-steel sink with a burnt orange or fire-engine red countertop, or inlay hot pink or chartreuse tiles around coffee-colored cabinets. "People are viewing kitchens that have too much of any one color as flat, so more color is definitely the way to go," Jamie says.
Heat Up Your Kitchen With Color
Adding color doesn't necessarily mean you're stuck with bright hues. Subtle colors are also popular for creating a soothing atmosphere in which to seek both comfort and food.
Adding color doesn't necessarily mean you're stuck with bright hues. Subtle colors are also popular for creating a soothing atmosphere in which to seek both comfort and food.
"Warm colors like apricot, yellows and reds are going to continue to be popular in kitchens because they're comforting and appetite stimulators," explains Leatrice, who has a background in psychology as well as interior design. "What makes color trends different from year to year is how you put them together in fresh, inventive ways."
For example, instead of typical country colors in the kitchen, Leatrice suggests pairing a rustic "tapenade" green with accents of "strawberry ice." The cool pink puts a new spin on traditional rustic design.
Designer Jarrett Hedborg leans toward more subdued and relaxing silver blues, gray-greens and tobacco browns found in nature. "I like to use natural background fabrics and textures, such as grass cloth and rattan, to add depth and interest," says Jarrett, who counts Jim Carey, Bette Midler and other celebrities among his clientele.
The world market is also influencing color trends. The Color Marketing Group, an international, nonprofit association of more than 1,000 color design professionals, says that as India becomes a more powerful player in the world market, people will be drawn to its soothing oranges and yellows. Reds continue to be hot, in part due to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
What's "out" in kitchen colors? According to Jarrett, stay away from colors and combinations that have a commercial feel, such as the ones you see over and over in restaurants and retail stores. "There are words we avoid because the color schemes are done to death (like) Tuscan and Terracotta. These have become color clichés," he explains.
Fresh New Hues
Pantone recently announced eight new color palettes, which mix old favorites and fresh new hues. Here are a few that Leatrice recommends for a splash of color in the kitchen:
Pantone recently announced eight new color palettes, which mix old favorites and fresh new hues. Here are a few that Leatrice recommends for a splash of color in the kitchen:
Agrestic — This appealingly contemporized country style calls for comforting combinations, like bruschetta browns, tender greens or warm golden yellows, with an unexpected accent of a vibrant pink.
Savories — Accent your home with deliciously exuberant, youthful and whimsical hues. This palette includes tasty blends of chocolate and daiquiri green, with dollops of bright hues to embellish the mix.
Ethnic Chic — Style reaches a new level of sophistication when you pair deep purple with misty yellow and stone grays or juxtapose burnt orange against vibrant blue and dark brown
5/5/14
Be Ready To Buy Your First Home
First-time homebuyers have it
tough. The supply of homes for sale is tight, and lenders are tightfisted.
SOURCES: Trulia.com; Realtor.org; HSH.com; Svenja Gudell, Zillow.com; David Stevens, president and CEO, Mortgage Bankers Association; Linda Descano, president and CEO, Women & Co.; Walter Molony, National Association of Realtors
Student debt, at an
all-time high of nearly $30,000 per grad, is getting in the way of saving for a
down payment, says David Stevens, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers
Association. But it's a great time to get your foot in the door. "Interest rates
remain the envy of even your grandparents," says Keith Gumbinger, vice
president of mortgage publisher HSH.com. First, make your finances sparkle.
THE
TURNING-POINT CHECKLIST:
12 months in
advance:
Make sure the
time is right. Use Trulia.com's rent or
buy calculator to see if you'd really come out ahead, based on loan rates,
taxes, and where rents and prices are headed in your area. Nationwide it's 38%
cheaper buying vs. renting.
Clean up your
act. Devote this year to saving money and paying down debt. You'll
need at least 3.5% down for an FHA loan, or 10% to 20% for a conventional
mortgage. Lenders also like to see job stability, so settle in for now.
Learn what you
like. When a home catches your eye -- a listing, say, or a photo --
pin it to a board on Pinterest. Or try Swipe, a new app from the site
Doorsteps, which lets you browse listing photos and mark them pass or save.
Six months out:
Look better to
lenders. To boost your credit
score, order your free credit reports at annualcreditreport.com and fix any
mistakes. Pay bills on time, chip away at credit card balances, avoid new debt,
and don't close any accounts or apply for new credit. The average credit score
for approved mortgage applicants is 755.
Figure out
what you can buy. Use an online calculator like the one at
Zillow.com to estimate how much house you can afford based on your income,
savings, and debts. That'll help you research homes and drill down on costs.
Forecast
future bills. With an idea of how big a house you can buy, you
can do a more detailed budget. Scan listings for property taxes on homes you
like. Get a homeowners insurance quote at Insweb.com. Call local utility
companies for the typical bills. And tack on 1% of the home's value for yearly
maintenance.
Three months out:
Pick your
loan. Fixed mortgage rates, now 4.4%, may edge up to 5% this year, forecasts
HSH.com. If you are confident this is a starter home, you can save with a 7/1
adjustable-rate loan, now 3.5%. The risk: You end up staying longer than seven
years and rates rise sharply. Most -- 92% of mortgage borrowers -- opt for
fixed-rate loans.
Prove you're a
serious shopper. Based on your income and credit, a bank will give
you a mortgage pre-approval. "It's the No. 1 thing you want in your back
pocket when you go shopping," says Svenja Gudell, an economist with
Zillow. Even better in a hot market: Pay a few hundred to go through
underwriting upfront.
Find a
guide. Look for a realtor who has worked in the neighborhood where you hope to
live. And in a tight market like today's, ask candidates what their strategies
are for unearthing listings and handling potential bidding wars.
5/2/14
Keller Williams Capital Properties Ranked Among Nation's Most Productive Brokerages in 2014
WASHINGTON,
DC - On Tuesday April 29th, 2014 REAL Trends
released its 2014 REAL Trends 500 report, an industry
report that evaluates the country's largest and most successful residential
real estate firms, and announced that Keller Williams Capital Properties
ranks among the largest residential real estate brokerages in America.
KWCP,
which currently has four offices throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia, has
seen a meteoric climb in the rankings since the company's inception in 2006.
After only seven years in operation, the KWCP family of associates built the
nation's 112th largest real estate company by sales volume and ranked 217th
in the nation in terms of units closed.
Bo
Menkiti, CEO and Co-founder of KWCP, noted: "The rapid growth of Keller
Williams Capital Properties rests on the shoulders of our 560 dedicated
associates. Their superior market knowledge and outstanding work ethic is
largely responsible for our regional market domination and our steep upward
trajectory." KWCP is currently the fastest-growing residential real
estate brokerage in the DC Metropolitan area. It has also been
recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of the country's fastest growing private
companies.
"Although
KWCP is relatively new compared to many of the brokerages on the REAL Trends
list, we have built a deep bench, which has allowed KWCP to make a
significant impact in a relatively short period of time. As an organization we
are well positioned to continue our massive expansion and our entrepreneurial
agent base is the fuel for that growth," said Brandon Green, Principal
Broker and Co-founder of KWCP.
Earlier
this year, KWCP's most-recently launched office in Bethesda/Chevy Chase
was honored as the most successful launching office in the entire Keller
Williams International system for 2013.
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If you're looking to buy or sell your home please give Mynor & Associates a call at (301) 437-1622. We are committed to providing you with the best customer service & results in the shortest amount of time. With our extensive knowledge in Real Estate, Mynor & Associates takes pride in being in apart of Keller Williams Capital Properties & also in the Top 1% Realtor® Nationwide!!!
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