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By Jeff Mores Staff Writer jeffm@nwanews.com
Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2009
ROGERS - When it comes to real-estate companies in northwest Arkansas, the names at the top of the list include the likes of Lindsey and Associates, Coldwell Banker and Harris-McHaney. But there's another that, despite having put down roots here just two years ago during one of the most turbulent economic times in history, has been climbing that ladder.
When Crye-Leike Realtors held its 2008 Kickoff Meeting at the John Q. Hammons Center, the room was about half full. When that same meeting was held Tuesday to kick off 2009, the room was full. And following a year when most people might assume that, given the state of the economy, real-estate companies were more than anxious to say goodbye to 2008, the rapidly growing Crye-Leike contingent taking shape in northwest Arkansas brimmed with enthusiasm.
When one...
Last updated Tuesday, February 3, 2009 5:23 PM CST in Business
By Kim Souza
THE MORNING NEWS
ROGERS -- Despite a significant drop in overall company home sales, Crye-Leike Realtors have found at least one growth market: Northwest Arkansas.
More than 120 Crye-Leike agents gathered at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers on Tuesday to rehash 2008 and look forward to a better 2009. As the nation's fourth-largest real estate company, Crye-Leike reported total company sales in 2008 were $4.2 billion, down 26.3 percent from a year ago, and 31.1 percent from 2006.
"I know that $4.2 billion looks like a big number but there was no profit in it," owner Harold Crye said.
However; one bright spot in the discussion was the progress the company said it is making in efforts to grow marketshare in Northwest Arkans...
Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company founded in Memphis in 1977. Today it is ranked #4 in the nation and the largest real estate company serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 2,800+ licensed sales associates, 600+ staff members and over 130+ branch and franchise offices located throughout a seven state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Crye-Leike also has a franchise location in Puerto Rico.
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