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32 REAL ESTATE NEWSLINE April 1, 2008
Meritage/Legacy Homes Welcomes Three More
ESPINAR REILLY KOSTOS
Meritage and Legacy Homes are
pleased to announce the latest welcomed
additions to their Sales Managers Team,
James Espinar, Don Reilly and Nathan
Kostos.
James Espinar is a Sales Manager
at Cibolo Vista, a Legacy Homes community
off of I-35 and FM 1103. James
brings 5 years of new homes sales experience,
is bi-lingual, and enjoys working
with all types of buyers. James has been
married for 22 years and has three sons,
ages 21, 9 and 8. James enjoys vacationing
at the coast with his family.
Don Reilly recently joined Legacy
Homes as a Sales Manager at Cibolo
Vista. Don has 20 years sales experience
Dwight Hale,
with the Schrader
Group RE/MAX
Associates in San
Antonio, was honored
as the 2007 Realtor of
the Year by the Texas
Association of
HALE
Realtors. The
announcement was
made at the state association’s Winter
Meeting awards ceremony in Austin.
Hale was chosen for his years of
dedicated service and outstanding contributions
to the real estate industry through
involvement in the local, state and national
Realtor organizations.
The award for Realtor of the Year
is the state association’s most prestigious
honor. The winner is selected from all
candidates nominated by local associations
of Realtors, and is chosen by the
Texas Association of Realtors
Nominating Committee, which consists
of one Realtor member from each of 16
working with all types of
buyers. Don has spent the
last 3 years in new homes
sales as a top sales producer.
Don is a father of two, enjoys
spending time with his family,
as well as biking and playing
tennis. When he is not
selling homes, he enjoys
playing guitar in the summer
months on Friday nights at La Hacienda
de Los Barrios Mexican Restaurant.
Nathan Kostos is a Sales Manager
at Rolling Meadows located in northeast
San Antonio near the intersection of Loop
1604 and Nacogdoches. Nate was born in
Cleveland, Ohio and attended Kent State
University where he received his degree in
Human Resource Management. After
retiring from the Air Force in 2001 as a
Chief Master Sergeant, he started his
career in new home sales and has been in
the business for 7 years. Nate has been
married for 26 years and is the proud
father of 9 children and 7 grandchildren.
State association honors Dwight Hale with
Realtor of the Year
PRICE
Lighthouse
Realty is proud to
announce Bo Price as
a new associate. Bo
has many years as a
real estate professional
in the San Antonio
regions throughout the state. The honor
recognizes only one Realtor in Texas each
year and is based on local, state and
national service, individual accomplishments,
and community and civic endeavors.
Hale has held numerous leadership
positions in local, state and national
Realtor associations. He served as chairman
of SABOR in 2004 and was chosen
San Antonio Realtor of the Year in 2005.
At the state level, Hale has chaired the
Education and Member Benefits
Committees, and has served on the association’s
Legislative Management Team.
He is the current vice chairman of NAR
Political Involvement Committee.
A big proponent of continuing
education, Hale has earned nine advanced
real estate designations and certifications.
He also teaches real estate courses as an
instructor for the Texas Graduate Realtors
Institute, and was elected by his peers to
serve as the Texas Association of Realtors
2009 secretary/treasurer.
Lighthouse Realty Welcomes Bo Price
market. Please join us in welcoming him
to the lighthouse family.
You can reach Bo at 573-1016.
BURRAGE
Keller Williams-Legacy Group
Welcomes Burrage
Jay Burrage has joined
Keller Williams Legacy Group
as a licensed real estate agent.
Jay is a veteran of the U.S.
Army where he served with
SATAMB Golf Tournament
Mark your calendars for April 7th,
2008 and plan to have a great time for a good
cause. The San Antonio Chapter Texas
Association of Mortgage Brokers
(SATAMB) will host the first annual
SATAMB Frank Smith Classic. The tournament
will be held at the River Crossing
Country Club with a shotgun start at noon.
SATAMB is donating a portion of the proceeds
from the tournament to provide free
financial literacy homebuyer training
through Freddie Mac’s award winning
CreditSmart Program.
Tournament participants will enjoy a
fantastic day of golf in the beautiful Hill
Country. All Par 3’s will have hole in one
shot prizes generously sponsored by
Cavender Cadillac; the top prize a brand new
2008 Cadillac.
Melanie Wilson,
a real estate broker with
the Phyllis Browning
Company, was recently
awarded the Accredited
Luxury Home
Specialist (ALHS) designation
from the
WILSON
Luxury Home Council.
The ALHS course is distributed
in partnership with REALTYU
(www.realtyu.com) the largest network of
real estate educators in the nation.
The designation is earned through
a course that addresses national luxury
housing trends, specialized luxury buyer
and seller needs, development and delivery
of unique high level services, representation
issues, liability and risk management,
builder services, personal marketing, and
the 101st Airborne Division.
Call him at 365-5921
The money raised will help provide
free CreditSmart classes. Please visit
www.satamb.org for more information on
the tournament or to register your team. For
information on sponsorship opportunities,
contact Mike Puente, SATAMB sponsorship
chair, at mpuente@sonterramortgage.com.
For additional information on
CreditSmart, contact Pat Goolsby at
Pat@CriterionMortgage.com or visit the
SATAMB website at www.satamb.org
Phyllis Browning Company Realtor Receives
Distinguished Professional Designation
other issues relevant to the luxury home
field.
In addition to attending the live
course, Wilson was required to pass an
exam and demonstrate experiential expertise
in dealing with clients within the luxury
home market before being granted the
designation. Wilson was also required to
represent a buyer or seller in two or more
transactions where the purchase price was
at least twice the average sales price and be
in good standing with the National
Association of Realtors®.
Wilson, a consistent top producer
specializing in luxury properties, was the
listing agent for the highest recorded MLS
sale in San Antonio in 2005. Licensed as a
Realtor® in 1984, she has also been certified
as a General Real Estate Appraiser in
Texas.
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