{"id":15807,"date":"2014-10-15T14:34:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T18:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2014\/10\/area-weichert-realtors-northeast-office-merges-with-realtyusa.html"},"modified":"2014-10-15T14:34:19","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T18:34:19","slug":"area-weichert-realtors-northeast-office-merges-with-realtyusa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2014\/10\/area-weichert-realtors-northeast-office-merges-with-realtyusa\/","title":{"rendered":"Area Weichert Realtors-Northeast Office Gets Merger Agreement With RealtyUSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RealtyUSA announced it has merged the local<br \/>\nreal estate franchise Weichert Realtors-Northeast,<br \/>\nCapital Region offices with RealtyUSA.<br \/>\nThe move became effective Sept. 17.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the merger follows many successful<br \/>\nyears as an affiliate Weichert franchisee<br \/>\nand the expiration of the franchise agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Weichert Realtors-Northeast agents will<br \/>\ncontinue to service their clients with the enhanced<br \/>\nproducts and services of RealtyUSA<br \/>\nand a broader Upstate New York market reach,<br \/>\nthe groups said.<br \/>\nAfter growing a successful company over the<br \/>\npast 25 years and after much due diligence,<br \/>\nDoug Engels and Peter Staniels, co-owners<br \/>\nand operators of local real estate franchise<br \/>\nWeichert Realtors-Northeast, and their team of<br \/>\napproximately 65 Realtors and professional staff<br \/>\nwill join RealtyUSA&#8217;s Capital Region sales force.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the new RealtyUSA agents will<br \/>\ncontinue to operate out of their former Weichert<br \/>\nlocations in Guilderland, Clifton Park and<br \/>\nSaratoga, bringing the number of RealtyUSA<br \/>\noffices serving the Capital District to 12, and<br \/>\nincreasing their local market share to just over 23 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am excited about the opportunity to work<br \/>\nwith the management team and all of the<br \/>\nagents and staff at Realty USA,&#8221; Engels said.<br \/>\n&#8220;When two top companies have the chance to<br \/>\ncome together and create new synergies and<br \/>\nmarket place dynamics everyone benefits. Peter<br \/>\nStaniels and I built our company over the last<br \/>\n25 years and I look forward to this new era with<br \/>\nRealtyUSA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Staniels said after years of doing business<br \/>\nwith agents and managers of RealtyUSA, &#8220;I have<br \/>\ngreat respect and admiration for what they have<br \/>\naccomplished. I also have many friends there<br \/>\nas a result. It just makes sense that we work<br \/>\ntogether now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Merle Whitehead, president\/CEO of RealtyUSA<br \/>\nsaid, &#8220;We are so honored to be welcoming<br \/>\nDoug, Peter and their distinguished group of<br \/>\nagents and staff.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>RealtyUSA is an independent real estate<br \/>\ncompany now boasting over 65 sales offices<br \/>\nstatewide and in northeast Pennsylvania and<br \/>\nserving client needs through the professionalism<br \/>\nof nearly 2,000 agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> RealtyUSA announced it has merged the local real estate franchise Weichert Realtors-Northeast, Capital Region offices with RealtyUSA. The move became effective Sept. 17. 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