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MEMPHIS, TENN. - Crye-Leike Real Estate Services announces that is has received the 2022 Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), a global community of 550 high quality independent real estate firms in over 70 countries. The certification is a symbol of meeting LeadingRE's rigorous standards for website excellence. Led by Chief Information & Operations Officer Gurtej Sodhi and Director of Software Development Angie Bird, the Crye-Leike Information Technology team spent countless hours during 2021 improving the website's (www.clhomes.com) performance, functionality, design and more. Crye-Leike's website received high marks from LeadingRE in a variety of critical areas relating to website performance, including usability, design, content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. "The Crye-Leike technology team strives to ensure that its online presence provides the millions of website visitors the best consumer experience in their journey and quest for finding the property that best suits their needs," said Sodhi. "With an extensive practice to ensure the latest and most comprehensive and accurate listing data, the Crye-Leike website continues to garner national awards and accolades year after year." Crye-Leike's website has received this prestigious certification for over 10 years now. The specific measurements for the WQC are updated each year to reflect the most current online marketing strategies, as well as evolving consumer preferences. For more information regarding real estate in the Mid-South, please visit the Crye-Leike website atwww.clhomes.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.clhomes.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, over 800 employees and 140+ company-owned and franchise offices throughout an eight-state footprint. It generated $8.9 billion in sales and had 32,499 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2021, making it the company's most successful year to date. ABOUT LEADINGRE:Chicago-based Leading Real Estate Companies of the World(LeadingRE.com) is a global network of top independent real estate firms, with 550 companies and 150,000 sales associates in 70 countries. In 2020, network members participated in over 1.3 million global transactions. LeadingRE supports its members with powerful connections to other market leaders and access to innovative, performance-driven programs. Its online learning platform, LeadingRE Institute, was named to Training magazines Top 10 Hall of Fame. LeadingRE is also active in commercial real estate, with over 200 firms in over 20 countries specializing in the commercial arena.  

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - May 4, 2021 - Housing inventory is tighter than ever. Homeowners with any inclination to sell should be leaping at the opportunity. Why aren't they? Before making the momentous decision to list their house for sale, homeowners want to understand what all their options are - and which choice is right for them. But where do they start? Crye-Leike Real Estate Services, the third largest independently owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South, is solving this conundrum with the launch of its zavvie-powered iBuyer and buy-before-you-sell program. Crye-Leike Listing Advantage delivers "the most choices to sell" for local homeowners throughout Crye-Leike markets, offering transparency into all the different selling options and empowering homeowners to take advantage of the hottest sales market in decades. Crye-Leike Listing Advantage keeps agents at the center of every sales transaction because Crye-Leike agents now can offer local homeowners all the newest selling choices. Crye-Leike Listing Advantage features instant all-cash offers from iBuyers as well as one of the hottest new solutions for sellers, a buy-before-you-sell choice from bridge providers.\ "All a homeowner has to do to receive multiple offers on their home is push a button," said Crye-Leike Owner and Chief Executive Officer Harold Crye. "We're providing homeowners with two things they tell us they want: to see all the choices to sell, and a trusted agent to walk them through all of their options." Powered by zavvie, Crye-Leike Listing Advantage gives sellers the ability to compare three different sales paths. Homeowners can select an all-cash instant offer from an iBuyer, requiring properties in good condition within a targeted price range. Homeowners also can choose a modern bridge program, allowing them to buy their next home before selling their current one and giving them more control over the moving timeline. Crye-Leike agents also can help homeowners sell on the open market - the most popular choice, as it often results in the highest sales price and net proceeds. "Crye-Leike is raising the bar in providing the newest opportunities for homeowners to sell their home and still get the expertise of an agent," said Lane Hornung, zavvie co-founder and CEO. "By providing all options available to sell a home, Crye-Leike is empowering their agents to deliver not only the most choices to sellers, but also provide the highest level of service to their clients." "Every market needs more homes listed for sale," added Hornung. "Crye-Leike Listing Advantage can help unlock inventory as it helps many homeowners who are stuck. Our bridge program, which allows buying your new home before selling your current one, overcomes an obstacle that's keeping many homeowners on the sideline, turning them into sellers." More details about Crye-Leike Listing Advantage are at CLHomesListingAdvantage.com or at clhomes.com.   ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.clhomes.com), a full-service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, over 800 employees and 140+ company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $7.5 billion in sales and had 31,578 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2020, making it the company's most successful year to date.   ABOUT ZAVVIE: zavvie brings together leading brokerages and innovative Verified Buyers to offer a modern, one-button digital experience for home sellers. Over 60,000 real estate agents in 47 states leverage zavvie's platform to serve their clients better. As the first end-to-end real estate brokerage platform offering a full spectrum of selling solutions, zavvie gives modern brokerages and agents all they need to thrive in today's evolving real estate landscape: easy-to-use tools, technology, training, marketing, and strategy. Discover more at zavvie.com.

Memphis, Tenn: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services announces that is has launched 3D virtual tour technology, powered by Asteroom, allowing consumers to safely and efficiently tour listings without stepping foot in the home. The pandemic has spurred creativity and the use of technology in unanticipated ways, particularly in real estate. According to a study conducted by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), one in 20 homebuyers purchased a house sight-unseen in 2020. Despite the "virtual tour" label that is given to many property listings, most of them are simply still photos of different rooms stitched together with a music background. True 3D tours, like the Asteroom product used by Crye-Leike, allow the online user to move through the house, understand the flow of rooms, and view "dollhouse" floor plans that provide a three-dimensional perspective. This technology not only provides a new level of convenience, but it creates a competitive advantage for buyers who can now virtually tour a home the same day it hits the market. "Being able to offer these 3D tours on most of our listings will be a game-changer in giving buyers a comfort level if circumstances don't allow them to physically visit a property," says Crye-Leike Owner and Chief Executive Officer Harold Crye. "These tours empower buyers to tour homes on their own schedules, while giving sellers the benefit of real exposure without having multiple visitors in their homes. We can still use Zoom, Facetime or other tools to zero in on closets or special features with an agent-guided tour once someone is nearer to making an offer, but the Asteroom technology saves so much time and COVID-angst, which adds tremendous efficiency to the home search process. I don't believe consumers will want to give that up even after the pandemic passes." Consumer demand for true virtual reality tours, which are already commonplace in other parts of the world and are regularly used by builders for new home models, has increased for resale listings by 750% during the last year of pandemic conditions. Major online portals like Zillow and Realtor.com are now featuring homes with these true virtual tours much more prominently. Crye-Leike adding virtual tour services to its long list of marketing tools provides its 3,000+ agents an opportunity to feature listings in a unique, reliable manner for consumers. Crye-Leike is the third largest, independently owned real estate firm in the nation, providing a one-stop-shop consumer experience with mortgage lending, title closing, insurance coverage, home services, property management and national relocation services. For more information regarding real estate in the Mid-South, please visit the Crye-Leike website atwww.clhomes.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.clhomes.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, over 800 employees and 140+ company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $7.5 billion in sales and had 31,578 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2020, making it the company's most successful year to date.   ABOUT ASTEROOM: Founded in 2018, Asteroom wants to bring transparency and efficiency to the real estate industry by offering a simple 3D virtual tour solution shot on smart phones. The company wants to lower the barrier to entry so anyone has the power to create a virtual tour without expensive hardware. A world where every property can be viewed virtually is one with accelerated economic exchanges.

Memphis, Tenn: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services announces that is has received the 2021 Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), a global community of 550 high quality independent real estate firms in over 70 countries. The certification was presented in recognition of excellence in website design, content and functionality. Led by Chief Information & Operations Officer Gurtej Sodhi and Director of Software Development Angie Bird, the Crye-Leike Information Technology team spent countless hours during 2020 working to make the website,www.clhomes.com, the best it can be, leading to a nomination for the Website Quality Certification. Crye-Leike's website received high marks in a variety of critical areas relating to website performance, including usability, design, content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. "We are pleased to recognize the 107 companies that earned the WQC this year. The restrictions of this past year have heightened the importance of having a strong web presence and giving home buyers and sellers easy ways to explore homes and communities online. Our WQC companies provide consumers with valuable resources through well-designed websites that offer relevant local content and up-to-the-minute housing information," said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World President/CEO Paul Boomsma. Crye-Leike's website has received this prestigious certification for over 10 years now. The specific measurements for the WQC are updated each year to reflect the most current online marketing strategies, as well as evolving consumer preferences. "The Crye-Leike technology team strives to ensure that its online presence provides the millions of website visitors the best consumer experience in their journey and quest for finding the property that best suits their needs," said Sodhi. "With an extensive practice to ensure the latest and most comprehensive and accurate listing data, the Crye-Leike website continues to garner national awards and accolades year after year." For more information regarding real estate in the Mid-South, please visit the Crye-Leike website atwww.clhomes.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.clhomes.com), a full-service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, over 800 employees and 140+ company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $7.5 billion in sales and had 31,578 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2020, making it the company's most successful year to date. ABOUT LEADING RE:With a global membership that spans six continents, LeadingRE connects more than 5550 firms and 130,000 sales associates who produce over 1.1 million real estate transactions each year.

Memphis, Tenn: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services announces that it has officially launched an all-inclusive, integrated digital platform for agent productivity with leading edge cloud based tools and functionality. The new and improved intranet system, coined the Crye-Leike Cloud, includes a range of resources for real estate agents to help manage and improve their businesses. With a variety of options to suit different business styles, including DIY marketing plans, training and education services and access to information in regards to the company's affiliated services, the Crye-Leike Cloud allows agents to fully diversify their businesses. The approach for this system was to provide agents with a platform to navigate through in-house and external resources that specifically fit their buying, selling or business-generating needs. "With a goal of providing 100 percent customer satisfaction, the Crye-Leike Cloud helps guide our agents through each step of the way to achieving this," said Chief Executive Officer Harold Crye. "The use of technology to create a harmonious operational flow across all our business units is one of the unique value propositions we bring to our customers transactions." The Crye-Leike Cloud's largest benefit is that it is a central resource for online and live training options. Crye-Leike consistently sets itself apart from other brokerages with its range of ongoing training options for agents. Through the Crye-Leike Cloud, agents have access to high-end educational tools, such as The Learning Institute by the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, Ninja Selling webinars, Luxury Portfolio information and Crye-Leike's very own course catalog and library, to advise buyers and sellers properly in an ever-evolving industry. Crye-Leike's Chief Information & Operations Officer Gurtej Sodhi also added, "As a full service real estate company, we strive to ensure that our agents and employees have the best tools available at their fingertips to be able to provide our clients with the best service and customer experience. Technological leadership is in our company's DNA and culture, and we are constantly striving to enhance our competitive positioning." For more information regarding Crye-Leike Real Estate Services, please visit the Crye-Leike website at www.clhomes.com.   ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE:Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.clhomes.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, over 800 employees and 140+ company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 29,925 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2019 - its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the company's goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.

Memphis, TN: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services announces that is has received the 2020 Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), a global community of 565 high quality independent real estate firms in over 70 countries. The certification was presented in recognition of excellence in website design, content and functionality. Led by Chief Information & Operations Officer Gurtej Sodhi and Director of Software Development Angie Vandenbergh, the Crye-Leike Information Technology team spent countless hours during 2019 working to make the website, www.crye-leike.com, the best it can be, leading to a nomination for the Website Quality Certification. Crye-Leike's website received high marks in a variety of critical areas relating to website performance, including usability, design, content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. "The 120 companies that earned the WQC this year provide consumers with valuable resources through websites that are well-designed and offer relevant local content, as well as the most current information on homes in their local markets and around the world. We are pleased to recognize these firms for delivering a superior online experience," said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World President/CEO Paul Boomsma. Crye-Leike's website has received this prestigious certification for more than 10 years now. The specific measurements for the WQC are updated each year to reflect the most current online marketing strategies, as well as evolving consumer preferences. "We feel the WCQ is an important program to participate in each year," said Vandenberg. "It helps us double check quality assurances, security considerations and the latest in online trends to be sure our website is a top-notch experience for customers. We review many aspects of the site including design, mobile, functionality, features, speed, SEO and customer response times. Incorporating updates from our agents and customer's feedback is central to our process." For more information regarding real estate in the Mid-South, please visit the Crye-Leike website at www.crye-leike.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, over 800 employees and 140+ company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 29,925 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2019 - its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the companys goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year. ABOUT LEADING RE: With a global membership that spans six continents, LeadingRE connects more than 565 firms and 130,000 sales associates who produce over 1.1 million real estate transactions each year.

By Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike, Chief Information & Operations Officer As reported by RisMedia - access article here. Do you remember rushing to return your DVD to Blockbuster before you were charged a late fee? Or taking your Kodak film cartridge to a local drugstore for 1-hour processing so you could get photos developed immediately? What about shopping at Tower Records for the latest vinyl album in one of their gigantic stores? Blockbuster, Kodak and Tower Records were category leaders. Each faced technology-based disruption in their industry. They also offer a valuable lesson for the real estate industry today. When your industry is being disrupted, inaction - or action that comes too late - can seal your fate. Industry action Today, hundreds of MLSs and real estate brokerages are battling disruptors to regain our position as the first point of contact for consumers looking to buy or sell property. For too long, third party advertising websites have occupied a space that is rightfully that of the real estate professionals. Many real estate agents spend hundreds - even thousands - of dollars every month to promote their listings with online advertising companies. Agents once believed that they had no choice but to spend their money on third-party sites because there were no other viable options. The Broker Public Portal (BPP at brokerpublicportal.com) was founded by MLS and Brokerage firms to create an alternative to expensive third-party advertising portals. The Broker Public Portal aims to provide consumers the same comprehensive, real-time MLS data used by real estate professionals - the people who list and sell homes. Powered by Homesnap and Homesnap Pro, BPP provides the only nationwide mobile tech that follows industry-defined Fair Display Guidelines. There are no display ads from other agents or brokers on one's listings, and all inquiries are sent to the listing agent or broker free. Broker Public Portal with Homesnap has been a game-changer. Now available to over one million agents through more than 200 MLSs, Homesnap is delivering agents millions of dollars in free leads - leads that are included in their regular MLS membership fees - by exposing agent listings to millions of consumers. BPP with Homesnap also offers the only app in America that works with every MLS system, including CoreLogic's Matrix, dynaConnections, Rapattoni, FBS FlexMLS and Black Knight's Paragon. However, even though over 1 million agents are benefiting from the free leads generated from Homesnap, the #1 rated property search app, hundreds of MLSs are still sitting on the sidelines and not delivering this service that can reshape the consumer search landscape. Is inaction fueling your own disruption? The danger is real: when an industry faces technology disruption, doing nothing or waiting to see what happens before you act has negative consequences. History has taught us that. Just ask the folks who used to run Blockbuster, Kodak and Tower Records. It's time for every MLS and every broker who serves on an MLS board to take action to partner with the Broker Public Portal. This is about the future of our industry; inaction is not an option. We are in this together: BPP with Homesnap is our industry initiative, and that means we all are part of the BPP movement. It is time for all of us to take action. MLSs and brokerages cannot sit on the sidelines and watch. If your MLS does not offer BPP with Homesnap, let them hear your voice today. Gurtej Sodhi is the Chief Information & Operations Officer, Corporate EVP at The Crye-Leike Group of Companies Inc., one of the largest real-estate/mortgage banking/insurance/title firms in the US with 150+ offices that conducted 30,000+ transactions resulting in annual sales volume exceeding $6.5 Billion in 2018. Crye-Leike's footprint extends across 9 states with participation in over 40 MLS's.

Memphis, TN: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services website (www.crye-leike.com) has received the 2019 Website Quality Certification and Best Internet Lead Management and Response Time award from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a selective global community of more than 565 independent real estate firms. The award can be added to an abundant list of the website's achievements, including recently receiving the Top 20 Websites and Top 10 Listing Services in the Country awards from Real Trends, a Trusted Source of news, analysis and information on the residential brokerage industry since 1987. The Crye-Leike website was noted for having the best practices related to customer service and client respect and Internet Lead Management. Under the leadership of Gurtej Sodhi, Chief Information & Operations Officer and Angie Vandenbergh, Director of Software Development, the Crye-Leike website has won awards for design and performance year-after-year for the past decade. "Winning the award this year for the best customer service and internet lead management crowns the previous award for the most effective SEO strategy that makes it easy for consumers to find the website, with competitive positioning on popular search engines, unique content focusing on key markets, effective incorporation of social media and other tactics. It underscores our commitment to ensuring that we are providing our customers with the quality of service they expect and deserve," said Sodhi. The Crye-Leike Information Technology team spent countless hours during 2018 working to make the website the best it can be. Even after the website was honored in the Top 10 and 20 lists from Real Trends, the Crye-Leike team continued to make improvements to the website, leading to a nomination for the Website Quality Certification. The hard work put forth by Sodhi's team resulted in Crye-Leike's website to be set at a higher standard than the 120 other companies that were nominated. CEO and Co-Founder Harold Crye takes pride in the advancement of the website and its offerings, stating that, "With over 500,000 listings of homes that are updated every 12 minutes to ensure that the most comprehensive, current, and accurate information is provided to the millions of visitors to the Crye-Leike website, our online presence is an extremely important channel for us to deliver exceptional and unmatched value to our customers." For more information about Crye-Leike Real Estate Services, please visit the award-winning website at www.crye-leike.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, 800 employees and 139 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 30,550 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2018 - its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the company's goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.

REAL Trends. Inc., the undisputed leader and trusted source of news, analysis, and information in residential real estate, released the top residential real estate brokerage, team and association/MLS websites in its2018 REAL Trends Website Rankings. REAL Trends ranked residential real estate websites based on their excellence in the following categories: Best Overall,Best Video Strategy,Best Design,Best Property Detail Page,Best Community Page, Best Mobile Experience and Best Association Website. Our team analyzed all aspects of these websites, everything from brand messaging, transitions between desktop to mobile, design, navigation and the user experience, says Brent Driggers, web strategist for REAL Trends. Websites were judged using a list of criteria in five critical areas including mobile experience, use of video, neighborhood & community pages, property detail pages and design. Sites that scored highest in all five areas were named Best Overall. Crye-Leike.com won two distinct awards. The first award was recognition in the Best Overall website category with a ranking in the top 25 sites nationally. The second award was in the the Best Property Detail Page category with a ranking in the top 10. Of note out of all the sites selected in winning categories, crye-leike.com is one of the few developed in-house. "A brokerage's or team's website is often the first interaction a real estate buyer or seller has with the firm. It's important that it be clear, attractive and easy to use," says Steve Murray, president of REAL Trends. "REAL Trends web consultants have spent the last three months reviewing brokerage and team websites to rank them in six critical areas. Real estate brands now have the ability to see the very best residential real estate websites from across the country and compare their websites to these sites. It is a valuable tool to be able to benchmark one's own website efforts with their peers." To view the rankings visithttp://realtrendswebrankings.com. ABOUT REALTRENDS:REAL Trends is a privately-held, Colorado-based publishing, consulting and communications company specializing in the residential brokerage and housing industries.REALTrendsprovides a wide range of advisory services to a clientele of local, regional and national real estate organizations. REALTrends areas of expertise include operational analysis, valuations, merger and acquisition advisory services, technology and digital marketing consulting, consumer and business research and strategic planning. Visit REALTrendsatwww.realtrends.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, 800 employees and 128 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 32,583 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2017 its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the companys goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.

Welcome back toCrye-Leike Insights! Each week, we share tips, stories, and wisdom from our Crye-Leike family. One of the biggest perks of working for or with Crye-Leike is having access to our very own in-house marketing department. Christie Jones, our Marketing Director in Memphis, TN, is here to tell you all about it in this episode of #cryeleikeinsights!       Our In-House Marketing Services Help Our Agents Stand Out! Crye-Leike is the only local real estate firm with a professional in-house marketing department. We offer all of our agents customized marketing plans. Our agents have access to company-wide client retention programs. We offer multiple neighborhood farming/prospecting tools. Our marketing departments are available to help with personal branding tools: Letterhead, business cards, property feature sheets, property brochures, direct mail postcards (recipe, just listed, holiday, just sold etc.) custom logos... And MUCH MORE!   High Impact Real Estate Marketing Programs are a Foundation to Success in Real Estate. For more information on Crye-Leike Marketing Services, click here.

Deal provides TransactionDesk, Lone Wolf's paperless transaction management system, to over 3,200 sales associates and 125 branch and franchise offices as an additional benefit. Today, Crye-Leike, the nations third-largest independent real estate firm, announced that they have made a deal with Lone Wolf Technologies (Lone Wolf), the North American leader in residential real estate software, to provide TransactionDesk as an additional benefit to all real estate professionals in their company. TransactionDesk is Lone Wolf's paperless transaction management system, featuring eSignature, electronic forms, and digital document storage. The system integrates with every commercially available multiple listing and property information system used by REALTORS across the United States. These integrations will automatically populate MLS and Public Record data in Purchase and Listing contracts for the local markets served by Crye-Leike agents. Using this system, Crye-Leike agents will be able to write their Purchase and Listing agreements faster than ever before, making a huge difference in their customers real estate experience. "We are deeply committed to providing our sales associates with the best tools so that they can, in turn, provide their customers with unsurpassed service and enhance the customer experience," said Harold Crye, President and CEO of Crye-Leike. "At Crye-Leike, making sure our agents have all the tools they need is a priority for us. The TransactionDesk system we have chosen will be a great catalyst for improving efficiency, allowing us to better serve all of the parties involved in a real estate transaction." Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leikes Chief Information and Operations Officer, added, "Being able to manage all of our listings and sales files online will allow us to be significantly more efficient and provide our customers with an even greater level of service." This deal strengthens the nearly 30-year relationship between Crye-Leike and Lone Wolf. Crye-Leike has long trusted Lone Wolfs back office system as their corporate management software. This familiarity played a big role in Crye-Leikes decision to use TransactionDesk as their paperless transaction management system. "From a corporate standpoint, choosing TransactionDesk gives us the added convenience of integrating listing and sale information into our back office systems," Sodhi added. "That will save administrative staff countless hours by eliminating duplicate data entry and the need to integrate with disparate third-party systems. And, the fact that TransactionDesk is already in wide use across our markets really helped confirm that this was the right decision. We look forward to using TransactionDesk, as well as the unmatched integration between our transaction management and back office systems." "Our company has been privileged to serve Crye-Leike for nearly 30 years with our accounting and back office software," said Patrick Arkeveld, CEO of Lone Wolf. "Its great to see Crye-Leike continuing to move their business paperless, and we couldnt be more thrilled to provide them with our digital forms, document and transaction management, and eSignature tools. This system will have a tremendous impact on their massive network of offices, agents, staff members, and consumers." About Crye-Leike -Crye-Leike is a full service real estate company founded in Memphis in 1977. Today it is ranked #3 in the nation and the largest real estate company serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, and Mississippi. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 3,200 licensed sales associates, 600 staff members, and over 125 branch and franchise offices located throughout a nine-state region of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. Crye-Leike also has a franchise location in Puerto Rico. About Lone Wolf Technologies -Lone Wolf Technologies is the North American leader in residential real estate software, with products in over 10,000 offices and associations across Canada and the U.S. The company offers a suite of technology products, including software for back office, transaction management, front office, and web, as well as professional services and third-party integrations. Each element of this suite helps brokerages and agents operate more efficiently, reduce costs, and increase opportunities for profitability. For further information please contact: Keith Sullivan, Chief Marketing Officer, Crye-Leike, publicrelations@crye-leike.com Steve Mapes, VP of Sales, Lone Wolf Technologies,smapes@lwolf.com

Welcome back to Crye-Leike Insights! Each week, we share tips, stories, and wisdom from our Crye-Leike family. Find out from our Director of Web Technologies, Angie Vandenbergh, how Crye-Leike's VoicePad tool can help you as both a buyer and a seller! List Your Home with a Crye-Leike Agent We're often asked what it takes to sell a home. The short answer is: preparation, pricing, smart, targeted marketing, leveraging our vast network of agents and buyers, showings, savvy negotiation and much more. Crye-Leike agents possess a high degree of expertise in all aspects of representation. Talk to one now. Schedule a Listing Presentation

Crye Leike Real Estate Services, the nation's third largest privately-held residential real estate firm and the largest in the Mid-South, has been working to make its website crye-leike.com the real estate destination site for home buyers and sellers. Enhancements to the site are a continual process with a full team of in-house developers committed to its success. To ensure the site is providing a great consumer experience Crye-Leike engaged with an outside agency, Virtual Results, to provide a comprehensive site audit. "The audit provided an unbiased view of what our site does well and where there are opportunities for enhancements. It is helping guide our work for the coming year," noted Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike Chief Information & Operations Officer. Real estate in the online world today can be confusing. Crye-Leike.com first and foremost focuses on providing consumers with the most accurate and timely information. Crye-Leike updates data every 12 minutes from over 35 different Multiple Listing Services (MLS) throughout the Southeastern United States. Harold Crye, President & CEO of Crye-Leike emphasizes that, "It is important that buyers can find properties on our website and know that they are actually for sale and that the price and description information is correct. We give consumers access to the same data that real estate professionals use." It is also important that customer inquiries from the website are answered as quickly as possible. Many consumers find that on some real estate websites today, their questions go unanswered. "We saw an opportunity to make a better customer experience on crye-leike.com by quickly answering questions. We have an Internet Customer Care team staffed 7 days a week and we have response time goals of less than 30 minutes for our real estate agents to get back with answers to potential customer inquires," stated Steve Brown, President Crye-Leike Residential Real Estate Sales. Crye-Leike's mission is "A passionate commitment to unsurpassed service" and this is evident in the work that goes into each aspect of the business, including the consumer's website experience. "Though Crye Leikes website has been a leader in serving customer needs and has won many accolades and awards over the years, continued enhancements are currently in progress in areas of site speed, search engine optimization, data/search features and additional tools that make the process of buying and selling real estate easier for consumers, and continual user feedback is an important part of this process", Sodhi added. Look for more updates on enhancements to crye-leike.com as the work continues. ABOUT VIRTUAL RESULTS: Virtual Results (www.virtualresults.com) is an internet marketing agency for real estate professionals. Services include internet marketing for brokers, agents and franchises, from website, lead generation, and marketing strategy. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the third largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, 800 employees and 128 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 32,583 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2017 its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the companys goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.

Memphis, TN: Crye Leike Real Estate Services, the nations fifth largest privately-held residential real estate firm and the largest in the Mid-South, has been awarded the Website Quality Certification (WQC) from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a global community of more than 565 high quality independent real estate firms in 65 countries. The certification was presented in recognition of excellence in website design, content and functionality. Crye-Leikes website, www.crye-leike.com, received high marks in a variety of critical areas relating to website performance, including usability, design, content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. The evaluation was conducted by Virtual Results, LLC, a real estate internet and social marketing firm selected by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World to review the websites of participating members. The specific measurements for the WQC are updated each year to reflect the most current online marketing strategies, as well as evolving consumer preferences. Companies must be re-certified every two years to maintain the certification. "The 135 companies that earned the WQC this year offer consumers engaging websites with effective design, deep local content and the most current information on homes, not only in their local markets, but also around the world. We are delighted to recognize them for offering a superior online experience for consumers and supporting them further with exceptional customer support," said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World President/CEO Pam OConnor. "Earning recognition among this elite LeadingRE group is a considerable achievement and quite notable," said Harold Crye, CEO & Chairman of Crye Leike Group of Companies. "Our IT Division is to be commended for its commitment to providing innovative technology solutions for our Crye-Leike customers and sales associates." Leading RE Awards Banquet in Las Vegas. From L to R: Julie Martin, VP of Relocation in East TN, Chattanooga and Huntsville, AL, Gurtej Sodhi, Chief Information & Operations Officer, Jan Harbor, President & Director of Relocation Nashville, Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike, Tammy Cheney, VP of Relocation in Arkansas, Cheryl Fortner, VP of Relocation in Memphis and Mississippi, and Judy Stocks, VP of Relocation in Atlanta "Crye-Leike employs a team of full-time staff dedicated to making sure crye-leike.com stays up-to-date, easy to use and one of the top real estate websites in the area. Earning the WQC is just one of many things we do to make sure our customers have a great online experience to support their real estate transaction," said Gurtej Sodhi, Chief Information & Operations Officer. Angie Vandenbergh, Director Web Technologies stated, "With our web site generating over 12,000 visitors per day and 30 million hits per month, you will not find any other local real estate company to come close to Crye-Leikes internet activity. Our most popular online services include searching both active and sold property data, registering for email alerts on properties and the ability to get quick responses on inquiries from customer service." Crye-Leike is the Mid-South representative of LeadingRE (www.LeadingRE.com). With a global membership that spans six continents, LeadingRE connects more than 565 firms and 130,000 sales associates who produce over 1.1 million real estate transactions each year. As a member of LeadingRE, Crye-Leike provides a quality real estate experience, global marketing reach and access to top real estate professionals in virtually any market worldwide. For more information about Crye-Leike Real Estate Services, please visit www.crye-leike.com. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for over 40 years, is ranked as the fifth largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,200 sales associates, 800 employees and 128 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.5 billion in sales volume and 32,583 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2017 its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the companys goal of $6.8 billion in sales volume this year.

What Is Upstream? Upstream was created as a comprehensive data management project for the benefit of all who practice real estate. The goal is to create a brand (and brokerage) agnostic mechanism for brokerage data entry, management, storage, and distribution. Upstream aspires to enable innovation by allowing brokerages to manage all of their data assets through a simple, streamlined platform. Safe and Easy Data Storage and Distribution for Brokerages of All Sizes Upstreams data management extend beyond traditional listings and includes roster data, agent profiles and vendor management information. Brokers have full control to enhance and distribute data simply and efficiently, to whomever and at whatever frequency they choose. Gone are the days of simple on/off distribution. Upstream protects data from hacking, physical theft, and natural disaster leveraging a secure enterprise-class platform designed for high availability. Upstream's platform allows brokers to leverage their data and free up resources to innovate and better serve their customers. Crye-Leike's CIO/COO on the Board of Upstream Crye-Leike is involved in this industry initiative. Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike CIO/COO acts as a member of the Upstream Board of Managers. Learn More About Upstreamatwww.upstreamre.com.

This week on Crye-Leike Insights we hear from Angie Vandenbergh, our Director of Web Technologies, about why you should be searching for homes on Crye-Leike.com. Why search for homes on Crye-Leike.com Crye-Leike participates in about 40 different MLS systems and displays all available properties from all companies and agents in our markets. This includes Crye-Leike listings and competitor's listings. Property photos and information is updated every 12 minutes. Crye-Leike.com includes all photos and open houses (some sites don't display all the media). Crye-Leike.com includes a sold search - find out your neighbor's selling price. About Angie Vandenbergh, Director of Web Technologies Angie has worked at Crye-Leike for 18 years. Angie is responsible for development, data, online and social media related services for Crye-Leike. You can visit herLinkedIn page atwww.linkedin.com/in/angievandenbergh/ Check in next week for moreCrye-Leike Insights.

Touchdown and score for another successful company conference held at the beautiful beaches of Sandestin, Florida. Over 400 sales associates and Crye-Leike employees from Crye-Leikes nine state regions gathered together to enjoy fun filled activities and to catch up on the latest company news, training, and industry marketing and technology trends. The three day conference kicked off on the evening of Tuesday the 17th with a high-spirited welcome rally and cocktail reception. Many of the branch locations were ready to show their enthusiasm by dressing in clever costumes inspired by Crye-Leikes Get in the Game sports theme. The night was filled with plenty of excitement and laughter as attendees mingled over great food and drink provided by the Sandestin Hilton. Crye-Leike co-founders, Harold Crye and Dick Leike, picked up the following morning with a welcome introduction to all attendees and a quick update on the latest company news and stats. Announcements were made of new office locations in Douglasville, GA; Gainesville, GA; Dawsonville, GA; Scottsville, KY; Morristown, TN; Sparta, TN; Fort Walton Beach, FL; San Juan, Puerto Rico and in Rogers, AR. The future of the company continues to be one of continued growth. Through September, company sales were reported at $4.95 billion with 25,093 units sold. 2017 is shaping up to be Crye-Leikes best year on record in terms of sales. The conference featured guest speakers, Dan Elzer, President of The Training Academy, and Alex Milshteyn, who was recently voted one of the Top 30 Realtors in the nation Under 30, both of which gave motivating and informative speeches on tips for agents on being successful in the real estate industry. The afternoons were filled with a wealth of informative training sessions to include a variety of social media training by Crye-Leikes Elisa Moss and Angie Vandenbergh. There was no shortage of extracurricular activities for attendees to enjoy, to include a volleyball and golf tournament, late night jam session near the beach, and an all star talent show. Several vendors made an appearance as they took their spots in the pro-vendor tailgating expo. Some of the vendors in attendance were Community Mortgage, Realty Title, Home Depot, and Quicken Loans. Attendees eagerly filled their goody bags with Swag (stuff we all get) as they made their way around the expo. This years sports theme was a surefire win and will be hard to top for next years conference but with all the enthusiasm and support shown throughout the week, it is sure to be a great time for all. ABOUT CRYE-LEIKE: Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 40 years, is ranked as the fifth largest independently-owned real estate firm in the nation and the largest serving Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has more than 3,100 sales associates, 800 employees and 126 company-owned and franchise offices spread across nine states. It generated $6.36 billion in sales volume and 32,788 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2016 its biggest year ever - and is on track to achieve the companys goal of $6.7 billion in sales volume this year.

Memphis, Tenn. (July 19, 2016) - Crye-Leike Real Estate Services, the nation's sixth largest residential real estate brokerage firm, has partnered with Buyside, a leading software provider of real estate buyer data and analytics, to help its sales associates become more efficient in connecting qualified buyers and sellers. Recently signing a multi-year agreement with Buyside, Crye-Leike will soon be able to deliver a new consumer tool providing valuable insights into the property valuation of homes based on market statistics and demand trends. Buyside Founder Charles Williams understands that consumers are naturally curious about home valuations and are actively seeking out resources to help educate themselves. "We're helping Crye-Leike deliver greater value to their customers by providing useful information at the most appropriate time during the critical journey of buying and selling a home," said its chief executive officer. "Most real estate tools and websites tilt towards home searches and buyer tools," said Steve Brown, president of Crye-Leike Residential Sales. "Buyside's valuation tool uses cutting edge technology to provide sellers tools to help determine the market value of their properties and identify active buyer traffic in their neighborhoods. This application can help sellers determine when and if they should market their properties." In addition to providing insights into home valuations, Buyside's software will also allow homeowners to sign up to receive updates on the value of their homes and recent sales in their area as well as receive updates on buyers' interests in similar homes. The reports are based on a combination of Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data, real-time buyer activity, showings by price range, public record information and recent sales. "Our Buyside reports target consumers thinking of listing their home," said Williams. "Most importantly, we emphasize that only real estate agents can know the true value of a home." "With an award-winning web site that generates over 12,000 visitors per day and 30 million hits per month, Crye-Leike is always looking for ways to provide additional benefits and technology solutions for our customers and sales associates," said Gurtej Sodhi, chief information & strategy officer and corporate executive vice president of Crye-Leike. Buyside's application will allow Crye-Leike to focus on an underserved segment of our website traffic. We feel Buyside's product is a true game changer for both Crye-Leike and our customers." Buyside (www.getbuyside.com), a Philadelphia-based software firm that understands business intel and algorithms, assists real estate brokerages in turning their buyer data into seller leads, new listings and more internal sides by delivering a predictive analytics solution. Memphis-based Crye-Leike Real Estate Services (www.crye-leike.com), a full-service real estate company for 39 years, is the nation's fourth largest privately-held residential brokerage firm. It has a network of more than 3,000 sales associates in 85 company-owned offices and 29 franchise offices located through a nine-state region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, Florida, Oklahoma, Alabama and Missouri. Its web site, Crye-Leike.com, is a Website Quality Certified (WQC) award winner by LeadingRE, recognized for being among the best in setting the standard of web site excellence in design, technology and service.    

Nashville, Tenn. (March 9, 2016) Crye-Leike, REALTORS, the nation's fourth largest privately-held residential real estate firm, was named the winner of the 2015 Most Effective Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy Award for outstanding website marketing of its Crye-Leike.com web site. This coveted SEO award was presented by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), a global community of more than 500 high-quality independent real estate firms. Crye-Leike.com was recognized for its website marketing strategy in making it easy for consumers to find its website, with competitive positioning on popular search engines, unique content focusing on key markets, effective incorporation of social media and other tactics. This win marks the fourth time Crye-Leike has achieved this distinction, including years 2014, 2011 and 2010. Additionally, LeadingRE presented Crye-Leike the Website Quality Certification (WQC) Award for being among the best in setting the standard of website excellence in design, technology and service. Among Leading RE's 136 certified sites, Crye-Leike.com was one of eight websites chosen in 2016 for this award of excellence. Crye-Leike has annually maintained its website quality certification since 2009 when LeadingRE established this certification program to recognize and encourage superior websites among its 500+ member firms. The awards were presented at the network's annual awards gala in Miami Beach, Fla. which attracted nearly 2,500 real estate professionals from 25 countries. Chief Executive Officer Harold Crye and Chief Information & Strategy Officer Gurtej Sodhi accepted the awards on behalf of the company's Information Technology Division. Winners were selected by a panel of independent judges who conducted a thorough comparison of 500-plus real estate companies globally in the LeadingRE network, rating and ranking these websites against a long list of performance metrics. Every 12 minutes, the Information Technology Division of Crye-leike updates over 400,000 property listings on Crye-Leike.com to ensure the most accurate information, noted Sodhi. Crye-Leike.com pulls its real estate data from numerous member Multiple Listing Service agencies in nine states where Crye-Leike has a market presence. "With our web site generating over 12,000 visitors per day and 30 million hits per month, you will not find any other local real estate company to come close to Crye-Leikes internet activity," said Sodhi who is a two-time award recipient of the Nashville Business Journal's 2014 & 2015 Chief Information Officer Award in its Large Private Companies (501+ employees) category. "Earning recognition among this elite LeadingRE group is a considerable achievement and quite notable," said Crye-Leike Founder Crye who is treasurer of the board of directors of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. "Our IT Division is to be commended for its commitment to providing innovative technology solutions for our Crye-Leike customers and sales associates." Crye-Leike (crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 39 years, is ranked the nation's sixth largest residential real estate brokerage firm among the nations top 500 and is the largest real estate company in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 3,000 sales associates and 115 branch and franchise offices located in a nine-state region. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Crye-Leike attained sales of $5.7 billion and 31,400 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2015. Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) is the home of the worlds market-leading independent residential brokerages in over 50 countries, with over 500 firms and 120,000 associates producing over 1 million transactions valued at $321 billion annually.      

DURHAM, N.C. and MEMPHIS, TN - AdWerx and Crye-Leike Real Estate Services today announced a partnership that provides Crye-Leike agents localized, digital advertising that is affordable, effective and brilliantly simple. As the fifth largest real estate company and the largest serving markets in Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and across the Mid-South, over 3000+ licensed sales associates will now have access to the latest in advertising technology. This partnership aims to provide agents with the latest and most relevant tools to effectively market in a digital world and: Further bolsters Crye-Leike's commitment to be a full service real estate company. Gives agents a presence online that was previously only available to big business. Compliments already existing forms of advertising and rounds out a comprehensive marketing strategy. "The partnership with Crye-Leike expands our reach in the south," said Jed Carlson, chief executive officer at AdWerx. "As the fifth largest real estate firm in the nation, this is a big win for us." "We never forget that our success at Crye-Leike depends on the success of sales associates," said Keith Sullivan, chief marketing officer and vice president at Crey-Leike. "That's why we are committed to providing practical marketing and technology solutions to support our sales associates in reaching their goals. Our partnership with AdWerx empowers our associates with an easy to use online advertising tool while giving them a competitive edge in the digital marketing space." About Crye-Leike Real Estate Services Crye-Leike is a full service real estate company that was founded in 1977 by Harold Crye and Dick Leike. Today, Crye-Leike is ranked as the 5th largest real estate firm in the nation and the #1 real estate company in the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 3,000 licensed Realtors and 112 offices located throughout a nine-state region in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma. More information about Crye-Leike can be found at www.crye-leike.com. About AdWerx One of the fastest growing companies in the Southeast, AdWerx has served over 15,000 real estate customers across 50 states. Comprised of a team of savvy marketers, experienced software developers, and advertising veterans who are bound together by the simple belief that online marketing should work for everyone. AdWerx provides local, online advertising that is highly targeted, easy to use and affordable. For more information, visit www.adwerx.com.  

Memphis, TN.- Crye-Leike, REALTOR's Chief Information & Strategy Officer, Gurtej Sodhi, was honored recently by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World? (LeadingRE) with their Presidential Award and Most Effective SEO Strategy Award.   The awards were presented at the LeadingRE's annual Conference Week from February 9-13 at Wynn Las Vegas. The event gathered more than 2,000 top real estate professionals from over 20 countries.   The President's Award, a top individual honor, is part of LeadingRE's service recognition program, which formally acknowledges contributions such as committee involvement, presentations at network conferences and service on various advisory councils and boards.   "I am honored to be presented this prestigious award that recognizes all the input I have had the opportunity to provide over the last four years to the network and its 500+ global members," said Sodhi.   As the Founding Chairman of the Technology Advisory Council at LeadingRE, Sodhi hopes to help drive industry initiatives in the future.   "I commend and congratulate Gurtej on his leadership and his commitment to moving the Real Estate industry forward as a whole," said Harold Crye, Crye-Leike founder and CEO.   "It is a true honor to recognize dedicated professionals like Gurtej," said LeadingRE President/CEO Pam O'Connor. "This award reflects an exceptional level of real estate expertise and professionalism, as well as an exemplary commitment to our global network."   Sodhi and Crye-Leike's technology team received the award for Most Effective SEO Strategy for its website www.crye-leike.com. The site was recognized for having a strategy that makes it easy for consumers to find the website with competitive positioning on popular search engines, unique content focusing on key markets, as well as effective incorporation of social media and other tactics.   "Receiving this award for the third time confirms Crye-Leike's website as a leader in providing the highest exposure for our listings while serving our customers and sales associates in the most effective manner possible," said Sodhi.   Sodhi was also a presenting speaker at LeadingRE's MarTech event, held during the Conference Week, which provided advanced sessions addressing the ways technology and marketing play a critical role in the success of today's real estate firms.   Crye-Leike REALTORS is the South's representative for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World?, a global network of more than 500 top real estate firms in more than 50 countries producing over one million annual home sale transactions. LeadingRE provides its affiliates with an extensive range of brokerage services including lead generation, cross-market referrals, branding support, luxury marketing, online exposure, technology systems, and industry-leading professional development.   Crye-Leike is a full service real estate company that was founded in 1977 by Harold Crye and Dick Leike. Today, Crye-Leike is ranked as the 5th largest real estate firm in the nation and the #1 real estate company in the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 3,000 licensed Realtors and 112 offices located throughout a nine-state region in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma. More information about Crye-Leike can be found at www.crye-leike.com.  

Memphis, TN., - A house cannot be sold if it cannot be shown.   In 2014, Crye-Leike totaled 183,000 scheduled appointments for showings. Many calls for showings come after business hours and on weekends when many real estate companies are not open. Crye-Leike's in-house appointment call center is available to schedule appointments seven days a week until 8pm on listings.   "Many real estate firms in markets where Crye-Leike serves also utilize centralized appointment software, but we are the only company in the nation to use our own staff to support the software," said Steve Brown, Executive Vice-President. "This is a unique feature to Crye Leike. It allows us to provide a more consistent delivery of service to our clients and cooperating brokers." On January 5, 2015, Crye-Leike, REALTORS' award-winning information technology department launched its new centralized appointment software system.   Crye-Leike's new appointment software enables home owners to get an interactive view of showings for their homes and keeps them involved during the selling process. Sellers can schedule, reschedule or approve showings by phone, online or through a mobile app.   This software also gives Crye-Leike agents a more efficient means of scheduling appointments through web and mobile devices by providing quicker and more comprehensive analytics for their listing activity.   With the combination of in-house call center and new mobile software, Crye-Leike offers a superior and more flexible service to give agents and home owners a greater level of collaboration when selling a home.   Crye-Leike is a full service real estate company that was founded in 1977 by Harold Crye and Dick Leike. Today, Crye-Leike is ranked as the 5th largest real estate firm in the nation and the #1 real estate company in the Mid-South. Crye-Leike has a network of more than 3,000 licensed Realtors and 112 offices located throughout a nine-state region in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Oklahoma. More information about Crye-Leike can be found at www.crye-leike.com.  

Nashville, TN., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS website has once again been voted as the best of the best.   Crye-Leike.com recently won two awards from the organization Leading Real Estate Companies Of The World at their annual 2014 meeting held in Las Vegas.   Crye-Leike's website beat 500 other real estate companies from around the globe to win the 'Most Effective SEO Strategy Award' and the 'LeadingRE.com #1 Overall Website Traffic Leader Award.'   The 'Most Effective SEO Strategy Award' is an honor Crye-Leike's website has received from LeadingRE in the past. The company's website was recognized with this award for having a strategy that makes it easy for consumers to find the website, with competitive positioning on popular search engines, unique content focusing on key markets, effective incorporation of social media and other tactics.   Crye-Leike's website received the 'LeadingRE.com #1 Overall Website Traffic Leader Award' for being the brokerage that generated the most traffic from their website to the other affiliates belonging to the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World network. Crye-Leike.com also won this award for offering the most real estate website visitors the opportunity to search for properties in other parts of the country and the world.   "It's very rewarding for Crye-Leike's website to be the recipient of these two prestigious awards," said Crye-Leike's CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President Gurtej Sodhi. "This is an affirmation of the expertise of our IT staff as well as their dedication to provide the best consumer experience for all the hundreds of thousands of visitors that come to the Crye-Leike website on a regular basis for all their real estate needs."   In past years, Crye-Leike.com has received numerous other awards from LeadingRE for its demonstrated excellence in website design and content, functionality and usability, human interactivity, customer service and search engine optimization.   "Crye-Leike has demonstrated that it provides vital online resources to home buyers and sellers and it is definitely a company that's raised the bar for best practices in real estate website design and internet communications," said LeadingRE President & CEO Pam O'Connor. "Winning a Leading Real Estate Companies of the World website award reflects a company's commitment to the growing importance of online and mobile marketing in the real estate industry."   O'Connor adds, "With over 90% of people using the Internet in their home search, it's essential for any successful real estate firm to have an engaging, informative and easy-to-use website."   Crye-Leike rolled out an upgraded version of its award winning website in 2012 in order to provide its customers with more helpful features, information and local market updates on the zip codes Crye-Leike serves.   "With Crye-Leike winning these website awards, that is just one additional reason our customers can feel confident they're working with a knowledgeable, tech-savvy company of Realtors," said Crye-Leike Cofounder & CEO Harold Crye. "Offering unsurpassed service to our clients has been Crye-Leike's mission since opening in 1977, and one way we do that is by offering our customers and agents cutting-edge services and technology tools like the powerful website we've built."  

Crye-Leike's New Real Estate Website Helps Home Buyers And Sellers Find All Of The Answers   Brentwood, Tennessee - The process of searching for a house to purchase has greatly evolved from years ago. Today's home searching doesn't start with a car tank full of gas because now people let their fingers do the driving around the internet to find that perfect place to call home.   With the majority of home buyers starting their home search online, having a powerful website is essential for a real estate company to be successful and meet clients' needs.   Since Crye-Leike, REALTORS first opened its doors in 1977, the company has been proud to offer its clients and agents all of the latest and greatest technology tools over the past 35 years. To keep up with this tradition, Crye-Leike has just rolled out a redesigned version of its award winning website www.crye-leike.com   With a much cleaner and more up-to-date design, customers will find the new site easier to navigate and very user friendly. The tabs across the top of the site give visitors quick and easy access to locating all of the information and services they're looking for to meet all of their real estate needs.   "We feel the updates position the site as one of the best in the industry and we are excited to make it available to the public," said Crye-Leike Web Manager Angie Vandenbergh. "We've incorporated the latest tools to make searching for a home, selling a home, and even owing a home easier for our clients. There's really something for everyone."   Not only is it easier for customers to navigate Crye-Leike's new website; it's also easier for people to find answers to all of their real estate questions.   "It's not just a site focused on home buyers anymore," said Crye-Leike CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President Gurtej Sodhi. "There's information for sellers, investors, builders, homeowners and renters too. Customers can find real estate assistance to buy, sell, relocate, rent, remodel, finance, close, insure or invest."   Sodhi adds, "Crye-Leike is one of only a few companies to incorporate Multiple Listing Service sales data into its public web site. Many people wonder about the selling price of a property around them, and our redesigned site now offers free and easy access to reliable sales data directly reported from local experts. This is one additional reason our customers can feel confident they are working with a knowledgeable, tech-savvy company of Realtors."   ?How's the local real estate market doing?' is a popular question customers ask before buying or selling a home. That question can now be answered at www.crye-leike.com which includes local real estate reports, sales trends, and statistics that give customers insight on how the current market is performing when compared to the previous year and compared to other areas across the country.   The company's new website offers a streamlined design and organization that highlights the company's one-stop shopping model and business plan. Study after study has shown that customers want the convenience of one-stop shopping in real estate. For many years now, Crye-Leike has strived to offer its customers assistance with the entire real estate transaction from searching for a home, to securing financing and even helping clients at the closing table.   "Crye-Leike's new website was developed from many years of learning about what consumers expect from a full service broker," said Victor Lund, with WAV Group, real estate consulting. "The site promises to provide quality experiences and information from every component of all types of real estate transactions including home buying and selling, mortgage, insurance, title, commercial, relocation and property management. The site goes as far as any website we have seen toward representing a full complement of home services that support Crye-Leike's vision of Customer for Life."   Crye-Leike has won awards for its website and search engine optimization (SEO) work and is proud to be continuing its commitment to providing agents and customers with the best technology tools. The new site design incorporates additional SEO elements to make it even easier for more customers to find www.crye-leike.com. The new design will also make it easier for Crye-Leike to continually update its site with fresh information for its customers and agents.   Crye-Leike's website has stood out in the online crowd in many ways already earning a Website Quality Certification designation from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World for the past several years. Crye-Leike.com also won the Best Website SEO Strategy Award from Leading RE beating various other highly regarded real estate companies from around the globe. Crye-Leike's IT department also created a mobile app with a condensed version of its award winning website so mobile customers on the go could have quick and easy access to find answers to all of their real estate questions.   "A passionate commitment to unsurpassed service has always been Crye-Leike's mission and motto," said Co-founder and CEO Harold Crye. "One important way we give great service is by listening to the needs of our customers and agents and providing the best tools to meet their needs. Technology is rapidly evolving and Crye-Leike strives to offer all of the cutting-edge tools and services in real estate. Our IT experts are already hard at work incorporating many of the new website enhancements into an update for our mobile app."   More About Crye-Leike, REALTORS - Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nation's 5th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 2,800 licensed sales associates based out of 108 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma. In 2011, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume of $3.8 billion with 24,470 properties sold. More information is available at http://www.crye-leike.com  

BRENTWOOD, TN., - As more consumers take their web access with them ?on the go', Crye-Leike, Realtors is taking notice. The nation's 6th largest real estate firm recently unveiled its new mobile app available for free download.   "As always, Crye-Leike is constantly striving to provide its sales associates with the best technology and tools to service their customers' needs while enabling the customers to collect as much information as possible in a proactive manner," said Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President. "With this in mind, Crye-Leike's IT division has built a powerful mobile app and has released it for availability on the Android, iPhone and iPad platforms."   Sodhi adds, "We developed Crye-Leike's new mobile app with the customer in mind who's driving around and needs access to property information right then and there on their mobile device and of course quickly. It's a great way to view photos of a home, while you're sitting in the driveway."   Crye-Leike's in-house Information Technology division developed the app to meet the growing consumer demands for easy and fast access to real estate information from their smartphone. Crye-Leike's app store offerings for Apple and Android cover 95% of their mobile visitors' device preferences.   "The main benefit of the app is that it shows you properties for sale based on your current location using your phone's GPS," said Angie Vandenbergh, Crye-Leike Web Manager. "Our mobile app allows for more spontaneity when searching for a home. If you are in a neighborhood you like and want to know what's for sale nearby, the app will tell you. If you are out and about on a Sunday and want to know if there are any open houses around, the app will tell you."   The features that Crye-Leike's customers have always loved from Crye-Leike.com are now accessible anywhere you go and even more relevant. Anyone can drive through neighborhoods they love and Crye-Leike's mobile app will help them easily find what is for sale nearby and will also show buyers open houses happening around surrounding streets.   With the free app, people can search and find information such as a local office, agent, open houses, nearby listings, property pictures and more and have all of the important details that help prospective buyers find exactly what their looking for including that perfect place to call home. Anyone can choose and download the app appropriately formatted for their phone at http://www.crye-leike.com/main/mobileapp.php   "Buyers in the current real estate market have many choices and come to expect great pictures and information to help them make the best decision," said Harold Crye, Co-Founder and CEO of Crye-Leike. "We're excited to offer buyers and sellers this new mobile app along with many other great technologies that offer our customers just what they need as fast as possible. The more technology advances the easier it is for buyers to find exactly what they're looking for, saving time and money."   Crye-Leike is continuously working on new projects to assist its sales associates and help them offer better service to their clients. In addition to this amazing new mobile app, Crye-Leike's innovative technology work recently won two prestigious awards from Leading Real Estate Companies Of The World, a global network of 600 premier real estate firms. Crye-Leike.com was honored with the "Best Website Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategy" Award beating various other highly regarded real estate companies from around the globe who had also been nominated in the category. For the second year in a row, Crye-Leike.com also earned LeadingRE's Website Quality Certification.   For more information or to download Crye-Leike's mobile app visit: http://www.crye-leike.com/main/mobileapp.php   More About Crye-Leike, REALTORS Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nation's 6th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,200 licensed sales associates based out of 113 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential and commercial sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2010, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume of $3.85 billion with 24,260 homes sold. More information is available at http://www.crye-leike.com  

Nashville, Tenn., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS' IT department and sales associates have a website to be very proud of. Crye-Leike's website, http://www.crye-leike.com/main/, has been voted the best of the best.   Crye-Leike.com recently won the Best Website SEO Strategy Award from Leading Real Estate Companies Of The World - beating various other highly regarded real estate companies from around the globe that had also been nominated in the category.   "It is an honor to receive this prestigious award," said Crye-Leike's CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President Gurtej Sodhi. "This is an affirmation of the expertise of our IT staff as well as their dedication to provide the best consumer experience for all the hundreds of thousands of visitors that come to the Crye-Leike website on a regular basis for all their real estate needs."   Sodhi adds, "Crye Leike stood out in the Best Website SEO Strategy award category which represents the strategy that a website employs to rank high with the various search engines in order to monetize the web presence and conduct e-commerce."   For the second year in a row, Crye-Leike.com also earned a Website Quality Certification from Leading Real Estate Companies Of The World. The WQC certification was first introduced in 2009 to recognize and encourage superior websites among Leading RE's 600 member firms. Crye-Leike's website is one of 111 applicants to earn the 2010 WQC designation.   "It's very rewarding to be the recipient of the Website Quality Certification two years in a row," said Sodhi. "The WQC is presented by Leading RE to member companies that have demonstrated excellence in website design, functionality and execution. Every aspect of our site was reviewed to ensure exacting standards were met in six key areas, ranging from design and content to human interactivity to search engine optimization."   Pam O'Connor, President and CEO Of Leading Real Estate Companies Of The World, explains, "With over 90% of people using the Internet in their home search, it's essential for any successful real estate firm to have an engaging, informative and easy-to-use website."   "By earning the Website Quality Certification, Crye-Leike has demonstrated that it provides vital online resources to home buyers and sellers," said O'Connor.   More About Crye-Leike, REALTORS Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nation's 6th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,200 licensed sales associates based out of 113 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential and commercial sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2010, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume of $3.85 billion with 24,260 homes sold. More information is available at http://www.crye-leike.com.      

The typical real estate purchase involves a pile of paperwork that's frequently faxed and often shared between parties as faded and hard to read documentation. In almost every case it's Realtors facilitating this shuffle ?back and forth' of contract changes and files between buyers and sellers, lenders, closing agents and others involved in the transaction.   At Crye-Leike, REALTORS - the nation's 6th largest real estate firm - the days of faxing and sharing the mountains of paper files are fast becoming a thing of the past. The company has spent months ramping up and testing a new online transaction management system called TransactionPoint. Very soon, every person directly involved in a Crye-Leike real estate sale will be offered ?online access' to view files, contracts, mortgage documents, inspection reports and more from anywhere at anytime.   "This is a revolutionary step for us," said Harold Crye, Cofounder & CEO of Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "TransactionPoint gives our sales associates a great leap forward in the service they can provide their clients and empowers our customers and business partners from start to finish on every real estate sale."   In 2009 Crye-Leike, REALTORS partnered with TransactionPoint from Cyberhomes LLC, a division of Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) to provide the platform for the real estate firm's NEW online document retrieval system. The ultimate goal is to introduce the automated transaction management system to Crye-Leike's entire network of nearly 130 corporate and franchise offices in its nine state southern US region.   "By centralizing documents in a ?paperless' environment improves the accuracy and communication between all parties involved in a real estate transaction," said Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President. "Using this cutting edge transaction management technology platform to collaborate between real estate professionals, clients, the lender and the closing agent as well as appraisers, inspectors and other parties, we can offer greater transparency throughout the process and drastically reduces the paper documents."   With Crye-Leike's NEW TransactionPoint, all parties involved in real estate sales can:   Get the total picture of the real estate transaction any time - Easily access key settlement documents and notes - Have peace of mind knowing how the transaction in proceeding As an added value, final closing documents will be available for up to seven years online to clients who close with Crye-Leike's partner title company, Realty Title & Escrow.   "The goal is for our sales associates to do less of the busy work of shuffling documents around, and in doing so, free up more quality time for them to spend with their clients and business partners," said Crye. "Those clients and business partners in turn will gain a peace of mind they never had before with their ability to stay in the loop on all the changes, updates and progress of a real estate sale anytime."   About Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS) is a leading provider of integrated technology and services to the mortgage and real estate industries. LPS offers solutions that span the mortgage continuum, including lead generation, origination, servicing, workflow automation (LPS Desktop?) portfolio retention and default, augmented by the company's award-winning customer support and professional services.   Approximately 50 percent of all U.S. mortgages by dollar volume are serviced using LPS' Mortgage Servicing Package (MSP). LPS also offers proprietary mortgage and real estate data and analytics for the mortgage and capital markets industries. For more information about LPS, please visit www.lpsvcs.com.   More About Crye-Leike, REALTORS Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nation's 6th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,600 licensed sales associates based out of 130 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential and commercial sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2009, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume in excess of $3.9 billion with 24,983 homes sold. More information is available at http://www.crye-leike.com.

BRENTWOOD, TN., - As more consumers take their web access with them ?on the go' using everything from an IPhone to Blackberry to Droid? Crye-Leike, REALTORS is taking notice. The nation's 6th largest real estate firm has unveiled a mobile version of its award winning Crye-Leike.com website to meet the growing demand for an easy and fast way to access property pictures and information.   Go to CL Mobile @ http://www.crye-leike.com/mobile/   "CL Mobile has been developed with the mobile customer in mind who's driving around and needs access to property information right then and there and of course quickly," said Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President. "CL Mobile will provide the consumer on the go with all the relevant information quickly on a mobile device."   The main search features of CL Mobile include: ? Property Listing Details & Photos ? Open Houses ? Agent and Office Locations ? Tag Favorite Properties   CL Mobile has been configured and tuned for the IPhone, Blackberry and Android platforms and automatically determines the screen format when accessed by a mobile phone to deliver the best view.   "It's a great way to view photos of a home you like while you're sitting in the driveway," said Harold Crye, Co-Founder and CEO of Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "The more technology advances the easier it is for shoppers to find exactly what they're looking for? saving time and money."   As fast as technology is changing, Crye-Leike is working hard to keep pace. At the start of 2009 the company introduced a 24/7 InfoLine with branded signs and phone numbers on its listings for shoppers to call for audio information. Crye-Leike has managed to integrate its new ?CL Mobile' with its established 24-7 InfoLine.   "The InfoLine was set up so a caller sitting in front of a listed property could listen to an audio description and connect directly with a Realtor or mortgage loan officer," said Sodhi. "Now callers who opt to receive a text message on a property when they're using the Info Line will receive a link to the property detail page on CL Mobile."   Not one to be totally satisfied? the Crye-Leike technology team is already moving forward to enhance the CL Mobile user experience even further. The company's IT specialists are developing ?location based' apps that will recognize geo codes/position locators and offer shoppers information that is proximity based.   "Buyers in the current real estate market have many choices and come to expect great pictures and information to help them make the best decision," said Dick Leike, Co-Founder and President of Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "While we're really proud of our full service crye-leike.com? we're excited to offer a slimmed down version with ?CL Mobile' that offers our mobile customers just what they need as fast as possible.   Go to CL Mobile @ http://www.crye-leike.com/mobile/   More About Crye-Leike, REALTORS   Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nation's 6th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,600 licensed sales associates based out of 130 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential and commercial sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2009, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume in excess of $3.9 billion with 24,983 homes sold.

Visit Crye-Leike On YouTube @ http://www.youtube.com/cryeleike1   BRENTWOOD, TN., - As the 2nd busiest search engine on the web, YouTube.com offers its users free reign to launch, browse and search through an ever expanding assortment of clips from music videos to news footage to amateur antics. With the audience of users on YouTube and other social media sites growing exponentially, Mid-South real estate giant Crye-Leike seized on what it hopes is a golden opportunity by joining in.   "Our agents recognize over 90% of prospective buyers are looking online for properties and they expect quality photos, virtual tours and videos to enhance their search experience," said Keith Sullivan, Crye-leike, REALTORS Vice President and Chief Marketing Director. "By partnering with RealBiz360 we've accomplished just that by providing a video for all Crye-Leike listings on a newly launched Crye-Leike YouTube Channel."   RealBiz360 is collaborating with Crye-Leike in both the creation and delivery of its property listings to YouTube and beyond. As it turns out, YouTube will be just one of many places for Crye-Leike and its agents to mass market their listings to every place possible on the web - from an agent's personal website to social networking site like Facebook and Twitter.   "We are thrilled to be working with such a forward thinking partner like Crye-Leike who is committed to delivering their agents and customers with an enhanced visual experience over multiple online venues including YouTube and Social Networks," said Steve Marques, President, COO, RealBiz360 Inc. "We look forward to our combined success."   "In surveying the landscape for a virtual tour provider, we were intrigued by the social media component offered by RealBiz360," said Sullivan. "With RealBiz360 virtual tours, the agents can advertise their listing's on their social media sites with just the press of a button." The new virtual tours on YouTube are provided at no cost to Crye-Leike agents - and are essentially a seamless mini music video along with a voice-over description of the property details including price. It will be up to agents to pay a small fee to cover the cost of transporting their tours to other social media sites and real estate web portals.   "Agents will have the option of what we consider a very robust virtual tour offering to showcase their listings on the Crye-Leike website, their personal website, the MLS and through listing syndication to dozens of real estate websites," said Sullivan." "Best of all its hands free for the agent. They simply enter their property information and pictures into the MLS and the work is done for them by RealBiz360. It's that simple."   "As a company, we have worked very hard to deliver what today's online buyer is asking for; rich media and lots of information," said Marques. "By automating the delivery, we believe we have created a measurable benefit for Crye-Leike Agents, not only in productivity but in listing exposure."   Gurtej Sodhi, Chief Information Officer and Corporate Executive Vice President of the Crye-Leike Group of Companies, has been an ?agent of change' for the real estate leaders for many years. He has helped move the company from the days when individual pictures of properties for sale first made their way onto the internet - to today when in a blink of an eye big changes can occur seemingly overnight.   "Even though there have been virtual tours available in the past, this program is a big step up to the basic/standard tours of the past," said Sodhi. "Using new technology, it enables a much more comprehensive view of the property by being able to zoom into details presented via high resolution images."   To help its sales team keep up, in 2010 Crye-Leike began offering an in-house course to agents interested in learning more about social media. The company awards agents who complete the program a Social Networking Professional (SNP) designation after they complete the course work and establish a significant number of contacts on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn as well as other sites.   "The unique and new aspect of our leap to YouTube and beyond is in the value proposition to our agents and customers which is the benefit of extended viewership of the properties," said Sodhi. "By automatically distributing the tours to a much wider audience through the use of social media sites we anticipate a very positive reaction that we hope translates into increased views and ultimately more sales for our listings."   All of Crye-Leike's listed property videos are searchable by price, address and a Multiple Listing Service (MLS) number which will help someone just browsing or ideally a prospective buyer in their home search.   "The new platform is just one more tool for our agents and a service to our customers to market their homes, condos, farms and land online," said Sullivan. "Additionally we will be monitoring the number of viewings, click-throughs, messages and feedback so we can make adjustments and improvements to what we already think will become a new standard for our industry."   More About RealBiz360   RealBiz360, Inc.; a subsidiary of iseemedia Inc. is the industry's leading provider of automated, rich media creation and delivery for real estate companies today. RealBiz360's VuVista platform provides a complete suite of integrated imaging, marketing and social media tools for the seamless creation of high resolution media tours and videos featuring the exclusive iVuZOOM viewing experience. VuVista delivers maximum exposure for real estate listings with automatic posting to major search engines, YouTube, and Social Media Networks. For more information, please visit: www.realbiz360.com   Visit Crye-Leike On YouTube @ http://www.youtube.com/cryeleike1   About Crye-Leike, REALTORS   Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nation's 6th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,600 licensed sales associates based out of 130 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential and commercial sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2009, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume in excess of $3.9 billion with 24,983 homes sold.

BRENTWOOD, TN., - Most companies, big and small, have invested time, human resources and revenue in their online presence. In most cases it's been the development of a standard website to project a firm's brand, business, story and services. Depending on the budget - that online investment can run a few hundred dollars on up into the millions.   To further distinguish itself in the heavy web-based traffic of online real estate, home and Realtor searches and shopping? the mega real estate firm Crye-Leike has gone the extra mile - having its corporate web site ?quality certified.'   The company's website crye-leike.com has been evaluated by a global real estate association - Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) - which deemed the firm's crye-leike.com worthy of its quality certification designation.   "This provides an affirmation of the quality of Crye Leike's website," said Gurtej Sodhi, CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President for Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "Being compared and analyzed at a global level with all the other real estate websites around the world and achieving this certification provides us with a benchmark of our performance on a worldwide scale."   In bestowing the company with its ?excellence in corporate website' certification, LeadingRE noted that Crye-Leike, REALTORS and its crye-leike.com demonstrate excellence in website design, functionality and execution.   Among the findings in Crye-Leike's website evaluation by LeadingRE; crye-leike.com had a page speed of under 15 seconds, a home page load time of less than three seconds, under six seconds for a property detail page to load and no broken links. The site was found to have strong and consistent branding and good information for consumers on home buying and selling.   The evaluators were also mindful of how timely the company would be with a reply to a customer comment made through crye-leike.com. An evaluator noted that after sending an email at 9:20am requesting information - a friendly and personalized reply came back approximately an hour later. The evaluator noted, ?Great Job.'   "As a customer, it is important to feel confident that the website you are using to collect information on - for one of the most important and potentially biggest transactions of one's life - is comprehensive and feature rich," said Angie Vandenbergh Web Manager for Crye-Leike Information Technology. "We've enabled our visitors to have access to all the information they need as they go along this process of looking at homes and Realtors to match their needs. Having this global certification is a measure of the level of achievement of the website and a clear indicator to the customer that they are working with a quality company that cares."   The website quality certification was only recently introduced by the ?global group' LeadingRE in 2009 as a means of recognizing and encouraging superior websites among it's 600 member companies. Crye-Leike is one of only 64 initial applicants to earn the designation. The certification process reviewed every aspect of the site - and crye-leike.com met the LeadingRE high standards in eight key areas ranging from design and content to human interactivity to search engine optimization.   "A real estate company's website plays an increasingly significant role with today's consumers, who often go there first when considering buying or selling a home," said Pam O'Connor, president/CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World?. "It is thus critical to use this Internet medium to attract and engage consumers in a meaningful way."   As if the new quality certification isn't enough, Crye-Leike web managers and programmers are now undertaking the process of redesigning the current crye-leike.com and expect to launch a new look sometime in 2010. The company intends to maintain its quality certification by submitting an application to LeadingRE this fall and each year thereafter in order to maintain its designation status.   "It's our goal and our promise to everyone who visits crye-leike.com that we will offer them a cutting-edge user experience with use of audio and video broadcast, exceptional visual elements, sophisticated core design, effective use of video content and features that engage consumers such as interactive maps, blogs, etc," said Sodhi. "Crye-Leike consistently strives to enhance the features on the website and make available all those functions that will consistently improve the consumer experience on an on-going basis."   About Leading Real Estate Companies of the World? Leading Real Estate Companies of the World? (www.LeadingRE.com) is a global real estate network comprised of over 600 of the best-known local and regional real estate firms. With nearly 5,000 offices and 150,000 sales associates in the United States and 35 countries abroad, LeadingRE affiliates sell almost $300 billion in home sales, representing nearly one million transactions annually. The network has #1 marketshare in more of the top 88 U.S. markets than any national brand, representing a powerful force in American real estate.   About Crye-Leike, REALTORS Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS (www.crye-leike.com) in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the Nations 6th Largest real estate company, has a network of 3,600 licensed sales associates based out of more than 130 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential and commercial sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2009, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume in excess of $3.9 billion with 24,983 homes sold.  

BRENTWOOD, TN., - Selling homes today is a lot like the business of taking a top rated Network TV show into syndication. For instance? when the ?mega hit show' Friends finished its long run on the NBC network? a ?syndicator' stepped in to take the show to new heights and profits through syndication. The more TV stations and markets - the more visibility and advertising revenue it can generate - over and over again. Real estate today is a lot like a hot network TV show in reruns.   "It's all about getting the most exposure online for the real estate listings - thus reaching as big an audience/potential buyers as possible," said Gurtej Sodhi, Chief Information Officer and Corporate Executive Vice President for Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "It's about distributing our listings and also putting systems in place to protect the integrity of the data, content and detail of a property listing that's being presented online."   Sodhi - on behalf of Crye-Leike, REALTORS recently negotiated a strategic agreement with one of the two biggest real estate listing syndicators in the country - a company called ListHub. Think of ListHub to real estate listing syndication like a Wal Mart is to retailing. According to Sodhi the partnership will put the company's real estate listings on more than 30 ?Internet Portals' which generate over 95% of all real estate based internet traffic.   "Back in the day? real estate companies maintained their ?homes for sale' on their own company web site - and that was good enough just a few years ago," said Sodhi. "Today, with the explosion of commerce on the internet and fierce competition - you have to be everywhere you think a home buyer will be online looking for homes and have a mechanism to direct and connect them back to your company and agents."   A few of the sites where you can now find Crye-Leike homes include: Google, AOL, Yahoo, FrontDoor.com and Trulia just to name a few. The company will also receive ?traffic reports' so agents and managers can see where property listings are getting the most looks and interest from prospective home shoppers.   "We have tried to stay on the cutting edge of technology - evolving our business model to cater to the online home shopper as well as our Realtors," said Harold Crye, Cofounder & CEO of Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "Our relationship with ListHub will help us open the door and connect more with our clients who are increasingly starting their home search online and prefer to connect with our agents and managers through email and online social communities."   Crye-Leike, REALTORS will continue to maintain its very visible branch office locations across the MidSouth and employ a variety of traditional sales and marketing techniques to reach potential customers. Clearly - the expanding online marketplace of buyers dictates a new approach - going to where the clients and the business are.   "The TV networks and production companies in Hollywood realized some years ago that they could get more mileage and money out of hit shows if it went into syndication - duplicating a show over and over and over," said Sodhi. "We'd like to think of all our homes for sale as ?Must See Real Estate' and the time has come in our marketplace to seize on syndication in online communities to attract more people to our top rated properties."   About ListHub ListHub is the nation's premier network for listing asset management. ListHub provides a platform for real estate brokers to manage their most important asset - THEIR LISTINGS - in today's most important marketplace - THE INTERNET. ListHub is the broadest, most widely adopted network for listing distribution, and works in concert with MLSs, franchises, and core real estate technologies to bring real estate brokerage firms a single dashboard for controlling their online marketing strategy. ListHub brings realty firms a comprehensive system for maximizing listing exposure while providing brokers and agents with all of the control, reports, analytics, and marketing tools necessary for driving an effective online advertising program.   About Crye-Leike, REALTORS Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the Nations 6th Largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,000 licensed sales associates based out of more than 120 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the nine-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Oklahoma.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2008, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume in excess of $4.2 billion with 25,871 homes sold.  

BRENTWOOD, TN., Crye-Leike, REALTORS is pleased to announce a major advancement in the way the company and its sales associates are now marketing and promoting real estate listings and sales activity across the MidSouth.   The "marketing breakthrough" for Crye-Leike comes with its recently signed agreement with Austin, Texas based QuantumDigital to partner with the nation's 6th largest real estate firm on its direct mail and on-demand printing.   Crye-Leike will be moving the bulk of its direct mail and print marketing collateral from an "in-house" direct fulfillment facility to QuantumDigital's web-to-print online portal for processing, production and mailing. The decision was made by Crye-Leike after 32 years of producing collateral internally for its 3,000-plus real estate agent sales force.   "QuantumDigital's technology will provide our agents the ability to go online to order ?Just Listed' and ?Just Sold' cards and other pieces and have them in the mail stream the very next business day," said Keith Sullivan, Crye-Leike, REALTORS Senior Marketing Director. "We're confident that the flexibility to order online 24/7 and have the system integrated with the MLS for agent's listing data and photos will be a great advantage for all of our agents, putting them a step ahead of competitors."   Crye-Leike hopes to double its online direct mail output to over one million pieces per year by using QuantumDigital's online portal, which will include a variety of postcards, flyers, brochures, door hangers and business reply cards for use by its agents. The portal will feature an array of approved, pre-designed, corporate-branded marketing collateral that can be personalized by agents for their local market.   Once a Crye-Leike agent completes the order, QuantumDigital then processes the order within a 24-hour turnaround time.   Crye-Leike will continue to provide its Realtor sales associates with access to in-house designers for all their custom design needs.   "The technology that has come out within the past three years is making it more difficult for real estate companies to execute direct mail fulfillment internally," explained Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike, REALTORS CIO & Corporate Executive Vice President. "We're in the real estate, mortgage, title and insurance businesses. By turning the mail process over to QuantumDigital, Crye-Leike will be able to focus on our core businesses."   "For over two decades we have continued to leverage new technologies in order to offer innovative, affordable and easy-to-use marketing products and services to the real estate community. We specialize in streamlining direct marketing campaigns, making them more effective and helping real estate professionals capture more local market share," said QuantumDigital President and CEO, Steve Damman. "We're looking forward to our new partnership with Crye-Leike, REALTORS? and are excited to provide them with an exceptional customer experience that delivers quality on time, every time."   For more information on the new Crye-Leike/QuantumDigital partnership contact Crye-Leike, REALTORS Senior Marketing Director Keith Sullivan directly by phone at 615-221-0448 and you can email him at keith.sullivan@crye-leike.com.   About QuantumDigital QuantumDigital, Inc. is the complete online service provider for direct mail, on-demand printing and eMarketing solutions. Founded in 1986 in Austin, Texas, QuantumDigital has pioneered several advances in the industry including on-demand printing and a 24-hour turnaround. Businesses of all sizes with direct marketing needs can trust the high quality, competitive pricing and fast turnaround that QuantumDigital's proven technology offers. For additional information on QuantumDigital, please visit quantumdigital.com.   About Crye-Leike, REALTORS Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nations 6th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,000 licensed sales associates based out of more than 120 corporate and franchise offices located through-out the eight-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential sales, mortgage, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services. In 2008, Crye-Leike attained a sales volume in excess of $4.2 billion with 25,871 homes sold.

BRENTWOOD, TN., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS is pleased to introduce VoicePad Mobile IDX Audio Search technology which allows property buyers access to the entire local "homes for sale" inventory from any telephone. In January the company began offering its branded "24-7 Info Line" to consumers on all its listings.   "We spent a considerable amount of time researching competitive technologies and decided VoicePad best fit our needs as it provides a service to both our listing agents and our buyers agents, said Harold Crye, Cofounder & CEO of Crye-Leike, REALTORS. "Consumers are the real winners with this service as they can receive up to date property information on any area home listing - even our competitors - by using the "street search" feature, thus saving valuable time during the home search process."   Crye-Leike "For Sale Signs" now include a local number for home shoppers to call for immediate and detailed information on any home on the market, 24 hours a day - 7 days a week. The technology also notifies the Realtor with the listed property that there has been an inquiry.   "Buyers can easily receive instant information about the home they are interested in by calling our system where they have the option to connect directly with the agent and schedule an appointment to see the home," said Keith Sullivan, Crye-Leike's Senior Marketing Director. "Home shoppers who call the Crye-Leike 24-7 Info Line can also receive the estimated mortgage payment and opt to receive a text message with the home's features sent directly to their cell phone."   Crye-Leike agents can also register the buyers they're working with on the new Crye-Leike 24-7 Info Line. It enables a home shopper who's out on their own looking at homes to instantly alert their agent when they use the Info Line to get more information on a specific property.   "I've been most impressed by the amount of call activity we're already seeing with the system only three months after implementation," said Sullivan. "To date, we're averaging over 2,500 calls per week (10,000 per month) and I think we've only scratched the surface. More inquiries mean more showings resulting in a faster sale at the highest price."   Standard Voice Networks, LLC (dba VoicePad) is a 5 year old privately held Louisville-based technology firm serving the Real Estate industry. VoicePad provides hosted telephony-based audio search services in over 100 U.S. markets to 3 types of customers including real estate brokerages, MLS providers and mortgage companies. VoicePad is on the on the web at www.voicepad.com and by phone toll free at 888-595-7347.   VoicePad has introduced a family of elegantly unique property marketing solutions that both quantify and enhance inquiry rates on current "curb," print and web advertising. Concept and automation have been intuitively combined in the creation of "Eve," VoicePad's automated speech platform. VoicePad has equipped Eve with an impressive vocabulary eloquently designed to describe inventory in both English and Spanish. Automation never sounded so good!   By using the firm's Mobile Search technology, consumers are able to call a phone number and receive listing information on their phone within seconds. They are also able to receive a text message or email with complete listing information. For Realtors there's no need to ever refill a flyer box again while potential clients get everything they need with one simple phone call.   To learn more about the introduction of VoicePad as Crye-Leike's 24-7 Info Line contact Crye-Leike Senior Marketing Director Keith Sullivan at 615-221-0448 and you can email him at keith.sullivan@crye-leike.com.   Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nations 4th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 3,500 licensed sales associates based out of 126 corporate and franchise offices located in 65 counties through-out the eight-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in: residential sales, mortgage lending, title, insurance, business brokerage and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services referrals. In 2008, the Crye-Leike organization attained a sales volume in excess of $4.2 billion with 25,871 homes sold.

BRENTWOOD, TN., - Crye-Leike, REALTORS has landed well into the Top 100 on the Hitwise Real Estate Website Survey of real estate companies competing on the web for web search traffic. The June 2008 results indicate the company's www.crye-leike.com website came in 79th in volume of searches from Internet users searching the web for real estate.   Hitwise is the leading online competitive intelligence service, providing its 1,400 clients around the world with daily insights on how their customers interact with a broad range of competitive websites, and how their competitors use different tactics to attract online customers.   "As a pioneer of creating a full feature website in the late 1990's, Crye-Leike, REALTORS has constantly improved its website with the customer experience in mind," said Gurtej Sodhi, Crye-Leike's Chief Information Office and Vice President of I.T. Services. "Crye Leike is confident that the visitors to its website experience a rich set of features, from the availability of 400,000+ properties, multiple photos, virtual tours, audio descriptions and so much more."   One of the company's signature offerings on www.crye-leike.com is a users ability to register to their 'My Crye Leike' account that sends them relevant notification on new properties as soon as they hit the market. For Angie Vandenbergh, Webmaster with Crye-Leike, the ranking is satisfaction knowing she's been part of creating a place users like to come to look at and learn about real estate.   "I spend hours working on Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to drive traffic to our website, but it's more important that the site is easy to use, loads quickly and is fast at providing information that people are looking for and I believe we've succeeding in all those area and that has people coming back," said Vandenbergh. "Buyers love searching for property on our website because they can search even our competitors listings and they can see all the property photos and descriptions together."   Crye-Leike's 79th place finish in the June 2008 Hitwise survey is confirmation of the company's commitment to the web, where statistically more than 80% of consumers begin their home search today. The distinction also puts Crye-Leike in the company of the sites receiving the most traffic. The top three; realtor.com, realestate.yahoo and ziprealty.com combined received more than 10% of all real estate web traffic in June 2008.   "The value proposition of www.crye-leike.com is validated by the heavy traffic to the website and its national ranking of 79th in the real estate vertical" said Sodhi. "Our new goal now is to break into the top 50 websites where web users arrive to search for real estate."   Since 1997, Hitwise has pioneered a unique, network-based approach to Internet measurement. Through relationships with ISPs around the world, Hitwise's patented methodology anonymously captures the online usage, search and conversion behavior of 25 million Internet users. This unprecedented volume of Internet usage data is seamlessly integrated into an easy to use, web-based service, designed to help marketers better plan, implement and report on a range of online marketing programs.   Hitwise, a subsidiary of Experian (FTS: EXPN) www.experiangroup.com operates in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore. More information about Hitwise is available at www.hitwise.com.   Harold Crye and Dick Leike established Crye-Leike, REALTORS in 1977. Today, Crye-Leike?, the nations 4th largest real estate company, has a network of more than 4,100 sales associates and 132 corporate and franchise offices located in 65 counties through-out the eight-state southern region of Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and North Carolina.   Crye-Leike is a full-service real estate company offering buyers and sellers services in the following areas of specialty: residential sales, mortgage lending, title, insurance, commercial business and investments, property management, development and construction, builder resources, REO bank-owned properties, relocation, auctions, and home services referrals. In 2007, the Crye-Leike organization attained sales of $5.7 billion with 32,500 closed transaction sides.

Memphis, Tenn.- Crye-Leike, Realtors is going high-tech. The company recently announced its new electronic-fax program for sales associates. Electronic faxing gives associates the ability to better serve its clients by sending and receiving faxes through the Internet, instead of through a traditional fax machine.   There are numerous benefits like electronic storage of documents, such as signed contracts, personal fax numbers for sales associates to advertise; the ability to access faxes immediately from any computer with Internet access and there is no charge to Crye-Leike sales associates!   "This program increases our associate's productivity and enhances reliability. Documents are accessible from any computer with Internet access. The features of the program provide a distinct competitive advantage to our sales associates to be able to conduct real estate transactions seamlessly and efficiently," says Gurtej Sodhi, CIO & Sr. VP of Crye-Leike Group of Companies.   Most providers charge a monthly subscription fee, additional fees for storage and charge by the number of pages sent. Crye-Leike associates have no restrictions on usage and the option to save documents for as long as they want.   Sales associate, Phoebe Burks, says, "My trusty 5-in-1 Fax just died. As with most products, they just don't make them like they used to. YES! YES! I will sign up for Electronic Fax. After calculating the price of gas (going to and from the office), the ability to take care of business from the comfort and safety of one's home, the additional line, the additional equipment, etc., the savings outweigh any costs. Thanks for continuing to offer us better tools at even lower costs."   The new electronic fax program is currently available to Crye-Leike sales associates in the Memphis region and is scheduled to be available to agents in other regions in phases.   Crye-Leike? (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 30 years, is the nation's 6th largest real estate company and the largest in the Mid-South. It has a network of over 3,500 sales associates and 109 corporate and franchise offices located in 58 counties throughout a seven-state southern region in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. In 2006, the Crye-Leike organization attained sales of $6.1 billion with 35,498 closed transaction sides. ###  

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.- Crye-Leike, Realtors is excited to announce the launch of its new Homebuyers Guide - a valuable resource for Arkansas homebuyers and sales associates.   Expected to hit various retail locations the first week of October, this free-to-the-consumer full-size magazine will offer homebuyers a complete full-color visual of all Crye-Leike listings and sales associates. "We'll be producing close to 10,000 magazines," stated Regional Marketing Director Shea Thrash. "You will be able to find them in over 60 outlets, including such locations as Harvest Foods, Wal-Mart, Wild Oats, and of course all Arkansas Crye-Leike branch offices." The Crye-Leike Homebuyers Guide of Arkansas is expected to arrive on the first of every month.   "This is an extension of our Web site, and vice-versa," said Michele Niec, public relations director. "We want to offer homebuyers every avenue possible to find that home of their dreams." The guide offers great exposure for the seller, as this is an additional opportunity to showcase their home to the masses. The guide will also serve as a tool to offer out-of-town clients who are looking to relocate to the Arkansas area.   The magazine will provide homebuyers with a brief description of the home, an associate contact number, and SmartLine information, where applicable. Investors will want to make note of the additional pages highlighting foreclosure homes available through the Crye-Leike REO division.   Crye-Leike? (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 29 years, is the nation's 6th largest real estate company and the largest in the Mid-South. It has a network of over 3,300 sales associates and 104 corporate and franchise offices located in 55 counties throughout a seven-state southern region in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. In 2005, the Crye-Leike organization attained sales of $5.6 billion with 34,039 closed transaction sides.  

NASHVILLE, TN.- Crye-Leike, Realtors is excited to announce the launch of its new Homebuyers Guide - A valuable resource for Middle Tennessee homebuyers and sales associates.   Expected to hit various retail locations the first week of April, this free-to-the-consumer full-size magazine will offer homebuyers a complete full-color visual of all Crye-Leike listings and sales associates. "We'll be producing close to 25,000 magazines," stated Regional Marketing Director Keith Sullivan. "You will be able to find them in 120 outlets, including such Middle Tennessee locations as Kroger, K-Mart, Bi-Lo, Harris Teeter, and of course all Greater Middle Tennessee Crye-Leike branch offices." The Crye-Leike Homebuyers Guide of Greater Middle Tennessee is expected to be issued on the first of every month.   "This is an extension of our Web site, and vice-versa," said Michele Niec, public relations director. "We want to offer homebuyers every avenue possible to find that home of their dreams." Managing Broker Linda Brock, and associate Beth Sabo, both of the Brentwood-West branch office, added that the guide offers great exposure for the seller, as well. "This is an added value to our home sellers. It's an additional opportunity to showcase their home to the masses," said Brock. "I'm excited to be able to offer the guide to my out-of-town clients who are looking to relocate to the area," said Sabo.   The magazine will provide homebuyers with a brief description of the home, an associate contact number, and SmartLine information, where applicable. Investors will want to make note of the additional pages highlighting foreclosure homes available through the Crye-Leike REO division.   Crye-Leike? (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 29 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest in the Mid-South. It has a network of over 3,000 sales associates and 95 corporate and franchise offices located in 53 counties throughout a seven-state southern region in Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi. In 2005, the Crye-Leike organization attained sales of $5.6 billion with 34,039 closed transaction sides.  

Nashville, Tenn. - There's a new publication on the street. Crye-Leike, the nation's 10th largest real estate company, recently launched its new Buyer's Guide to Premier Homes, a monthly publication showcasing 90 of Crye-Leike's most prestigious residential properties for sale within Crye-Leike's four principal market areas: West Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Southeastern Tennessee and Arkansas. The guide features houses with an average sales price exceeding $650,000 and is being distributed monthly by direct mail to over 50,000 homeowners who reside in 49 zip code areas within West and Middle Tennessee. Recipients are principal residents over the age of 35 who currently own their homes and have a total household income equal to or greater than $150,000 per year. Another 25,000 distribution to Southeastern Tennessee and Arkansas is planned to be added in the first quarter of the new year. "The demographics we chose were based upon statistics that show people in their mid-30s through 50s with children tend to search for a bigger home," says Michael Frase, marketing director of Crye-Leike. " In reviewing all of the home buyers' guides currently available to consumers in the marketplace, we concluded that Crye-Leike's Buyer's Guide to Premier Homes is the only publication in West and Middle Tennessee solely devoted to premier homes and those who buy them." The printing of the guide is "coffee table quality," says Frase. "What we mean by that is our marketing piece has ?staying power'; you don't want to throw it away so fast because of all the quality photos of high-end homes displayed. Everyone has a dream home in mind and this piece allows consumers the opportunity to dream ?in color' and shop at the same time." The guide is printed as a high gloss, eight-page, four-color tabloid, folded to a 9" x 12" size. Crye-Leike's Buyer's Guide to Premier Homes is an extension of the company's initiative to position itself as marketers of luxury properties. The company has trained over 450 Crye-Leike sales associates in the past three years on marketing premier properties valued at $400,000 or more through its Crye-Leike Premier Properties Division. "We offer a two-day highly specialized training program that provides our Crye-Leike sales associates with a well-rounded introduction to architecture, interior design, appraisal, custom construction, insurance and finance issues involved in marketing high-end properties," says Joyce Friedman, director of Crye-Leike Premier Properties. "Our associates are further challenged to achieve the company's distinctive certified premier properties specialist (CPPS) designation which signifies excellence in marketing higher priced and estate properties. To achieve this distinction, sales associates must take steps to continue their education in marketing premier properties and have the proven experience and training to deliver the highest level of ethical and professional service." At present, there are 60 Crye-Leike sales associates company wide who have achieved this distinction, she notes. "Our publication has been extremely well received in the community," says Frase. "There are already numerous success stories to tell as a result of publishing this guide. But, the most remembered is when we published our first edition and no sooner than it was mailed, a homeowner came walking into one of our branch offices and said, ?I want to buy the house on this cover, sight unseen.' And that was a gratifying moment to learn that this publication is truly reaching our targeted market. The fact that the home sold for $1.35 million in cash was a pleasant bonus." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Southern Region of the United States. It has a network of over 2,500 sales associates and 68 corporate and franchise offices located in 36 counties throughout a six-state southern region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky and Florida. Crye-Leike attained sales of $3.17 billion and 22, 198 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2002. To date, 2003 sales are outpacing those of last year.  

Memphis, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors announces the release of its annual Crye-Leike cookbook, entitled "Sharing our Best," a company tradition that marks its 23rd edition. Crye-Leike sales associates, totaling over 2,500 corporate wide, order and distribute 30,000 copies of the cookbook each year as gifts to their clients. This 144-page cookbook features a collection of 375 recipes contributed from sales associates of Crye-Leike and their clients, family, and friends. Recipes are divided into seven categories: Appetizers, Relishes & Pickles; Soups, Salads & Sauces; Meats & Main Dishes; Vegetables; Breads, Rolls, & Pastries; Cakes, Cookies & Desserts; and Beverages, Microwave & Miscellaneous. Several Crye-Leike branches are holding tasting luncheons, featuring select recipes from the Crye-Leike cookbook. Local officials turn food critics for the day as judges, while invited clients and friends sample the recipes. A blue ribbon winner will be selected from each category. Crye-Leike's Quail Hollow branch office in Memphis has planned a tasting luncheon on October 14th, beginning at 12 noon. Crye-Leike's Quail Hollow branch office is located at 6525 Quail Hollow, and the tasting luncheon will be held in the east wing of the office. "Our growth and success are a direct result of the help we've received from the people in our communities," said Harold Crye, CEO of Crye-Leike. "This cookbook is our way of saying, ?thank you to our customers and friends.'" To secure a free copy of Crye-Leike's cookbook, contact a Crye-Leike sales associate or visit a Crye-Leike branch office in your neighborhood. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 26 years, is the nation's 10th largest real estate company and the largest serving the Southern Region of the United States. Crye-Leike, Inc. in Memphis has a sales force of over 1,200 sales associates who are located in 20 corporate and franchise offices in seven (7) counties throughout the West Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas & Mississippi regions, which include Hardin and Shelby counties in Tennessee; Crittenden County in Arkansas; and DeSoto, Lee, Lowndes and Union counties in Mississippi.    

Nashville, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, is one of the first in Middle Tennessee to embrace a new mandated industry policy that allows real estate brokers to post property listing information from other participating brokers on their Web sites. Industry sources claim this new Internet data display policy to be the most important industry development since the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), making it the next evolutionary step for MLS systems into the electronic age. Crye-Leike made this business decision of including other participating brokers' listings on its Web site, "to promote the best interests of its clients, to enhance cooperation between Realtors and to use the Internet to better serve its clients and customers," announced Harold E. Crye, chief executive officer. Posting all participating brokers' listings for sale in the Middle Tennessee area onto Crye-Leike's Web site (www.crye-leike.com) allows consumers to access a complete inventory of what is on the market. They can view not only Crye-Leike's current inventory base of over 2,500 listings within eight counties in the Greater Nashville area but also an additional 23,000 active listings for sale in Middle Tennessee. Those Middle Tennessee listings span 41 counties and include residential, condos, lands, lots, farms and multi-family dwelling properties. Crye-Leike of Nashville, Inc. represents 13 percent of the listings within eight counties in Middle Tennessee. (See chart) Millions of consumers visit Internet Web sites each month to search for information on real estate for sale. Property listings are available on thousands of sites everywhere on the Web, from local newspaper Web sites to national real estate listing aggregator sites such as Realtor.com, many of which are not broker owned or controlled by Realtors. In anticipation of the increasing use of Web sites by Realtors, leadership at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) determined how real estate applications on the Internet could be enhanced so that all Realtors can inform and serve their customers. They developed a new Internet data display policy, known by several names, including Internet Data Display (IDD), Internet Data Exchange (IDX) and broker reciprocity, that enables brokers to participate in displaying one another's MLS listings on their own Web sites. The NAR policy mandates that IDX be available through local Multiple Listing Service systems by January 1, 2002, a date selected to encourage uniform Internet listing opportunities for all Realtors. Brokers can elect whether to participate or not, referred to as 'opting in' or 'opting out.' "Out of the 815 real estate brokers in the Middle Tennessee Region, there were less than 2 percent (15) that decided to 'opt out' of the IDX program," said Stuart White, chief executive officer of RealTracs Solutions, formerly Middle Tennessee Regional Multiple Listing Service. "It makes perfect business sense for the industry, " said Crye. "Online, the only commodity is information. Enabling brokers to display on their Web sites a vast listing of all real estate properties for sale in their area is a significant development. It's a powerful new tool that positions real estate brokers as information providers as well as service providers." Crye-Leike of Nashville Inc., which has 21 branch and franchise offices in 10 counties in Middle Tennessee, initiated its broker reciprocity Web site in October 2001 within the Middle Tennessee area. "Crye-Leike is a strong proponent of broker reciprocity," said Gurtej Sodhi, chief information officer of Crye-Leike. "We feel it enhances the consumers' experience, giving them a full view instead of partial view of the listings available in their areas. Consumers become more confident that they are not missing anything when they can view more than just the companies' listings." Crye-Leike's information technology division reports that the company's Web site has experienced a 25 percent increase in Web traffic since broker reciprocity was enacted on its site. By late January, Crye-Leike plans to broaden its Web site database to include other brokers' listings within the Greater Memphis and Chattanooga areas. Since Crye-Leike belongs to a total of nine Multiple Listing Service networks, it has future plans to include on its Web site listings from its other market areas. Those areas include: Athens, Tenn.; North Mississippi; Tupelo, Miss.; West Memphis and Jonesboro, Ark; and Johnson City, Tenn. The Web sites of the John L. Scott and Windermere real estate firms in Seattle (where reciprocity has been working for three years) are experiencing between 12 and 18 million hits per month, according to senior firm managers. They attribute this to the relatively complete databases of listings that they can offer consumers. "A nationwide adoption of broker reciprocity won't affect the basic underpinnings of the real estate industry because all real estate transactions are based on trusted relationships, including those between listing and selling brokers and brokers and agents," said Crye. "Realtors have always taken the position that an open exchange of information benefits both sellers and buyers." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 55 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.9 billion and 20,406 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2000. The National Association of Realtors, the voice for real estate, is America's largest trade association, representing nearly 800,000 members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. RealTracs Solutions, formerly Middle Tennessee Regional Multiple Listing Service, is a regional multiple listing service (MLS), providing MLS services for 41 counties in Middle Tennessee and affecting over 7,000 real estate agents in more than 650 offices. As a full service corporation, it provides telecommunication services, networking Web hosting services for brokerages and agents through their service area as well as sells cell phones and Realtor Web pages.  

Memphis, Tenn. - In an effort to better serve national as well as local real estate needs for area consumers, Crye-Leike, Realtors has launched a national property search addition to its company Web site, www.crye-leike.com, allowing consumers to preview listings in communities throughout the United States. Crye-Leike, the largest real estate company in Tennessee and the Mid-South, is the first independent real estate company in the Mid-South to offer this nationwide housing search capability on its Web site. Unlike other national Web sites that house residential listings of homes for sale, www.crye-leike.com offers property inventory which is updated daily and is housed on Crye-Leike's local Web site, rather than via a link to a national site. The service is available as a result of Crye-Leike's affiliation with the RELO network, the nation's largest relocation referral network of nearly 900 leading independent real estate brokers in the United States who collectively generate over $245 billion in annual home sales. Crye-Leike is ranked No. 8 among the nation's 136 largest privately owned and independent firms. "Now when sellers list with Crye-Leike, their homes are exposed to millions of additional potential buyers via the high traffic Web sites of participating RELO members across the country," said Jan Harbor, president and director of Crye-Leike Relocation Services - Memphis and the Mid-South Region. "By helping local consumers begin their search here at home, Crye-Leike can not only provide valuable early home search information, but also can make an introduction to a qualified real estate company and sales associate at the destination, a service that can make a significant positive difference in the entire relocation experience. It's a decision that's too important to leave to chance." When online visitors to www.crye-leike.com click on "national search" on Crye-Leike's home page, they are able to select the appropriate destination area and price range. The online visitor then has immediate access to comprehensive property information for that area at their fingertips. For additional details, online visitors can request assistance from Crye-Leike's customer service department. "Applying the same services available to corporate transferees, Crye-Leike's customer service department will refer the online customer to a pre-screened real estate professional in the new area and will monitor the service delivery process to ensure that the online customer's needs are met," said Harbor. "This process provides a level of accountability and customer advocacy that is often missing in the national real estate industry," said Harold E. Crye, chief executive officer of Crye-Leike. "By assisting area home buyers who are moving to other areas or looking to purchase vacation homes in other areas, Crye-Leike can facilitate that experience from start to finish. And through our RELO affiliation, Crye-Leike is able to engage the assistance of the top real estate firms across the country to work on behalf of our outbound customers." Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com), a full service real estate company for 25 years, is the nation's 13th largest real estate company and the largest serving Tennessee and the Mid-South. It has a network of over 2,200 sales associates and 55 branch and franchise offices located in 25 counties throughout a five-state Mid-South region in Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. Crye-Leike attained sales of $2.95 billion and 20,768 closed transaction sides corporate wide in 2001. As a member of the RELO? Network, Crye-Leike Relocation Services (http://relocation.crye-leike.com) can assist families and individuals and corporate groups relocating to virtually any community in the United States or abroad. Crye-Leike Relocation Services has four regional relocation offices in Chattanooga, Johnson City, Memphis and Nashville, with a combined professional staff of 35 relocation professionals who assisted over 5,000 executives and their families in 2001. Crye-Leike Relocation Services attained over $250 million in closed regional sales volume for 2001. In addition, the division achieved over $35 million in national sales volume (out of market sales) in 2001 through its Best Choice (tm) Corporate Services Program, a complete relocation program designed for transferees.  

Chattanooga, Tenn. - Crye-Leike, Realtors announces the opening of its residential sales office in Athens, Tenn. The office, located at 500 South Congress Parkway, brings Crye-Leike to eight branch offices in the metropolitan Chattanooga area. "Selecting Athens as our next market area was a natural progression for us with our recent branch opening in Cleveland, Tenn.," said Jack Webb, vice president and general manager of Crye-Leike of Chattanooga. "This new Athens branch office allows Crye-Leike to expand further northward up the Interstate 75 corridor, placing us centrally between Chattanooga and Knoxville." The branch office for Crye-Leike of Athens is located in a freestanding office building that was recently acquired by Crye-Leike's chief executive officer Harold Crye and renovated to accommodate approximately 15 sales associates. Crye expects the office to serve the Athens area, along with the outlying counties of Meigs, Monroe and Polk. Rosezella Crabtree, a native Athenian, has been named sales manager for Crye-Leike's Athens branch office. Crye-Leike is a full service real estate company that is open for business seven days a week and also has a computerized appointment center, "all of which are unique to the Athens real estate market," notes Crabtree. Crabtree has been a licensed Realtor for almost five years and is a member of the River Counties Association of Realtors. She serves her community as the 1999 - 2000 Tennessee district governor for Pilot International, a national civic organization with 22 chapters in the Tennessee district that raise funds for brain-related disorders. The Athens Chapter of Pilot International sponsors such projects as the Alzheimer's Memory Walk in October, a scholarship program for local high school students and college students at Tennessee Wesleyan College as well as raises funds to support the Hope Center for abused spouses and children. Other sales associates who have joined Crye-Leike, Realtors of Athens include: Pat Harris of Athens; Frances Burns of Etowah and Sandy Phillips of Sweetwater. Crye-Leike (www.crye-leike.com) , the largest real estate firm in Tennessee and the Midsouth, has over 2,200 sales associates who operate in 50 branch offices, located in 20 counties and four regional areas, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Memphis and Nashville, along with select Crye-Leike affiliate offices in Arkansas and Mississippi. As a privately held company, it attained record sales of $3.3 billion corporatewide in 1999. Nationally, Crye-Leike is ranked No. 10 among the nation's top 500 residential real estate brokerage firms and No. 3 among the nation's largest 161 privately owned independent real estate companies, as reported in May 2000 by REAL Trends Magazine.