The Real Estate Group history

The company's share of the residential real estate market grew from 1.3 in 1981 to over 10% by the end of the decade.

In 1982, Bill Riss—the current owner of CB Bain, joined the company.

In 1984, HUNT’s first subsidiary was created, known today as HUNT Mortgage.

Our family network continued to grow in 1985 with the addition of Relocation American International.

1987 saw Coldwell Banker affiliates become the first in the industry to offer comprehensive guarantees to sellers.

High Hotels, Ltd. was formed in June of 1988 to develop, acquire and manage limited service hotels in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

The first hotel, the 130-room Hampton Inn-Lancaster, was completed in 1989 and remains in the portfolio today.

By 1990 , Coldwell Banker had locations in all fifty states, and had begun international expansion with offices in Canada and Puerto Rico.

In 1992, Coldwell Banker affiliates became the first to advocate and practice Seller Disclosure well before it was required by law in some states.

Our in-house title agency, Network Title Agency of New York, was then acquired in 1993.

The Marchant Company opened their first office location in 1994 on East North Street and ten years later the company opened a new office building on West Stone Avenue.

In 1995, Coldwell Banker became the first national, first-service real estate brand to have a presence online with the launch of www.coldwellbanker.com.

1996 proved to be another banner year for the Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation.

1997 was an event-filled year for Coldwell Banker . In February, Coldwell Banker rolled out a national advertising campaign with the theme "Making Real Estate Real Easy", and re-launched Coldwell Banker Online, one of the most comprehensive national real estate web sites.

Coldwell Banker started 1998 by continuing to provide unparalleled service to its affiliates, with added benefits and expanded preferred alliances.

In 2000, Coldwell Banker Bain expanded its operation further with the acquisition of the Oregon based Barbara Sue Seal Properties from Coldwell Banker National.

In 2002, Coldwell Banker became the first national real estate company selected by the National Concierge Association to receive prestigious membership affiliation for Coldwell Banker Concierge.

2003 became a milestone year for yet another reason as our sales volume passed $1 billion for the first time in our company’s history.

The Coldwell Banker System earned $325.9 billion in closed sales volume in 2004 and has more than 126,000 sales associates working in more than 3,800 offices in 29 countries and territories.

In 2005, Coldwell Banker became the first full-service national real estate brand to launch a stand-alone Web site for upscale properties with www.coldwellbankerpreviews.com.

Coldwell Banker would now be part of a stand-alone real estate company named Realogy in late 2006.

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC was named the 2007 Inman Innovator Award winner in the brokerage/franchisor category.

Awards continued to flow to Coldwell Banker in early 2008.

The Coldwell Banker brand continued on its path of innovating in the real estate industry in March 2009 with the debut of an application for Microsoft Surface.

Sellers offered a 3 percent credit at closing (up to $8000 to mimic the tax credit) for those how signed a contract prior to July 31, 2010.

In January 2011, for the second straight year, Coldwell Banker Real Estate earned a spot of the prestigious Training Magazine Top 125 honoring the brand’s learning platform.

In 2012, Brookfield and HomeServices formed a joint venture, HSF Affiliates LLC, to operate affiliate networks including Real Living Real Estate.

Later than month, Coldwell Banker Real Estate unveiled its 2013 advertising strategy focused on reaching mass audiences via the major awards shows.

In 2018, The Marchant Company celebrated 25 years of serving the greater Greenville community.

In 2020, Seabrook Marchant, President and Broker In Charge of Marchant Real Estate was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest civilian honor, for a lifetime of extraordinary support and contributions to law enforcement.