RealtyUSA announced it has merged the local
real estate franchise Weichert Realtors-Northeast,
Capital Region offices with RealtyUSA.
The move became effective Sept. 17.
Officials said the merger follows many successful
years as an affiliate Weichert franchisee
and the expiration of the franchise agreement.
Weichert Realtors-Northeast agents will
continue to service their clients with the enhanced
products and services of RealtyUSA
and a broader Upstate New York market reach,
the groups said.
After growing a successful company over the
past 25 years and after much due diligence,
Doug Engels and Peter Staniels, co-owners
and operators of local real estate franchise
Weichert Realtors-Northeast, and their team of
approximately 65 Realtors and professional staff
will join RealtyUSA’s Capital Region sales force.
Officials said the new RealtyUSA agents will
continue to operate out of their former Weichert
locations in Guilderland, Clifton Park and
Saratoga, bringing the number of RealtyUSA
offices serving the Capital District to 12, and
increasing their local market share to just over 23 percent.
“I am excited about the opportunity to work
with the management team and all of the
agents and staff at Realty USA,” Engels said.
“When two top companies have the chance to
come together and create new synergies and
market place dynamics everyone benefits. Peter
Staniels and I built our company over the last
25 years and I look forward to this new era with
RealtyUSA.”
Staniels said after years of doing business
with agents and managers of RealtyUSA, “I have
great respect and admiration for what they have
accomplished. I also have many friends there
as a result. It just makes sense that we work
together now.”
Merle Whitehead, president/CEO of RealtyUSA
said, “We are so honored to be welcoming
Doug, Peter and their distinguished group of
agents and staff.”
RealtyUSA is an independent real estate
company now boasting over 65 sales offices
statewide and in northeast Pennsylvania and
serving client needs through the professionalism
of nearly 2,000 agents.