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Fallbrook Avocado Festival Sunday April 15th!

By on April 13, 2012 in Events, News, San Diego, Willis Allen

The Avocado Festival, Sun April 15, is Fallbrook’s largest annual attraction for the year.  Fallbrook closes 9 blocks of Main Street for a myriad of vendors, food, entertainment and beverages.

If you have always said to yourself, “some day I need to go to Fallbrook to see what it is all about, this is the time.  The Fallbrook Willis Allen office will have 2 vendor booths as part of the Festival at the corner of Elder and Main St.  This is a fun event starting at 9:00 am until 5:00pm.  Best time to come is before 12:00 to avoid the crowds.
If you make it stop by our location.
Contact our Fallbrook office today!
+1 (760) 723-2353
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McEvers Addresses Luxury Real Estate Audience at Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT

By on April 13, 2012 in Events, News, Real Estate, Willis Allen

La Jolla, California 4/12/12 — Ashley McEvers, business development manager for Willis Allen Real Estate was a speaker at the Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT, March 22-24 at Waldorf Astoria Orlando in Florida. Participants included luxury real estate professionals whose companies are members of Luxury Portfolio International™, the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®. LeadingRE is the largest global network of premier locally branded companies dominated by many of the world’s most powerful independent luxury brokerages.

McEvers presented information on Video Marketing, a topic of great interest to the audience of luxury specialists. Utilizing video as a marketing tool in today’s world is something not only desired but necessary, especially in real estate. In order to reach a global audience of consumers in a high tech and engaging fashion, video is where it’s at.

McEvers was part of a distinguished line-up of speakers, which included Robert Frank, best-selling author and senior writer for The Wall Street Journal, who examined the changing impact of wealth on the economy,
and Jim Taylor from the Harrison Group, who conducted a sales seminar illuminating trends relating to today’s luxury consumer. Social media expert Spike Jones shared ways to make “Word of Mouth Marketing” work for
all audiences in a digital age. Numerous panel discussions featured Luxury Portfolio members, who shared perspectives on how to define and project luxury offerings.

“By bringing participants insights from some of the top minds in luxury real estate, wealth management and marketing, the SUMMIT supports our efforts to keep our members and our network at the forefront in market
leadership,” notes President of Luxury Portfolio International™ Paul Boomsma.

McEvers manages Willis Allen Real Estate’s Business Development and Relocation divisions with an emphasis on building referrals through Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio.

Launched in 2005, Luxury Portfolio International™ annually markets 25,000 of the world’s most remarkable homes, attracting over 1.2 million high-net-worth visitors a year to its award-winning website. Please visit
www.luxuryportfolio.com for luxury homes and luxury homes for sale throughout the world. (Or your co-branded version of Luxury Portfolio site.)

About Willis Allen Real Estate
Willis Allen Real Estate is one of San Diego County’s oldest and most prestigious real estate firms.  It has been serving San Diego County since 1914. The brokerage is headquartered in La Jolla with additional branch offices in Carmel Valley, Coronado, Del Mar, Downtown San Diego, Fallbrook, La Jolla, Point Loma and Rancho Santa Fe. Willis Allen Real Estate is an affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and the exclusive San Diego member of its luxury division, Luxury Portfolio International. Willis Allen Real Estate is also a member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate and Leading Real Estate Regents.

For more information about Willis Allen Real Estate, please visit www.willisallen.com.

Contact Ashley McEvers!
+1 (877) 515.7443
info@willisallen.com

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Susan Kazmarek – The Salvation Army’s 2012 Women of Dedication

By on April 4, 2012 in Charity, Events, News, Real Estate Agents, San Diego, Willis Allen

We would like to congratulate Susan Kazmarek of our Rancho Santa Fe office for being recognized as one of the Salvation Army’s 2012 Women of Dedication. We are very proud of her hard-work and dedication to this organization as well as our San Diego community.

Congratulations Susan!!!

More about Susan Kazmarek:

Susan comes from a family that believes in giving back and her husband, Craig, has been as involved as she in some of her charitable endeavors.

Many local organizations are better off because of Susan’s participation. She is most proud of the fact that in 1995 she and three breast cancer survivor friends founded the San Diego Chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Susan’s professional training benefited her as she got involved in philanthropy. She has chaired successful fundraisers for the Country Friends, Scripps Hospital and the University of San Diego. Susan has served on committees for Children’s Hospital, Casa de Amparo, the Olde Globe, Sunshine Kids, the Rancho Santa Fe Chamber Orchestra and RITZ for the San Diego Zoo.

She has held Board positions with the Alzheimer’s Foundation Patron’s of the Prado – they support the museums in balboa Park – the Rancho Santa Fe Children’s Art Council and Salvation Army where she’s volunteered her time at Thanksgiving and Christmas to serve meals to the homeless and underprivileged.

Susan and Craig have been married for nine years and reside in Rancho Santa Fe. They have two grown sons and are currently raising their nephew.



Each year Willis Allen Real Estate agents recognize the need for charitable support in our community and they give generously to organizations all across San Diego County. In addition to donating monetarily, our agents and staff have a long history of volunteering their time, talents and insight to worthy causes in their neighborhoods and communities.

It is a corporate value that dates back to 1914 when Willis Allen Real Estate was founded. We are dedicated to doing everything we can do to make our community a better place to call home.

Contact Susan!
Phone: 858.775.3251
Email: susan@susankazmarek.com
Website: www.susankazmarek.com

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Willis Allen Real Estate Building Connections in Southern California!

By on February 21, 2012 in Events, News, Real Estate, Real Estate Agents, San Diego, Willis Allen

La Jolla, CA (2/16/2012) – Willis Allen Real Estate, a locally known San Diego based real estate firm who is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and an exclusive member of Luxury Portfolio International, brought together 15 representatives from other Southern California affiliate firms last Thursday at Nourmand & Associates Brentwood office in Los Angeles.

Ashley McEvers, business development manager with Willis Allen Real Estate, represented the company and spoke on a variety of topics pertaining to the San Diego housing market, relocation trends and overall market activity.

Meetings such as this one between Willis Allen Real Estate and it’s Southern California affiliate members represents the powerful business connections LeadingRE member affiliates have that benefit their clientele beyond their local markets.

True connections mean real referrals through these member’s companies, and that is just one of many benefits we can offer to our clients, in addition to phenomenal marketing advantages and global exposure.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World is a network of 550 of the finest, independent brokerage firms in 30 countries Worldwide and it’s luxury arm, Luxury Portfolio International surpasses the norm in luxury marketing for its elite clientele. Willis Allen Real Estate is the only Luxury Portfolio member in San Diego county.

 

Contact Ashley McEvers!
877.515.7443
amcevers@willisallen.com

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Competitors from Coast-to-Coast Build Relationships to Benefit Customers!

By on February 13, 2012 in Events, News, Real Estate, Real Estate Agents, San Diego, Willis Allen

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (2/10/12) –Chris Levchuk, GRI, Realtor® with Watson Realty’s No. 1 office in Ponte Vedra Beach, recently spent time in California with Ashley McEvers, business development manager of San Diego based Willis Allen Real Estate.  Along with Watson Realty, Willis Allen Real Estate is a member of the elite Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), a network of 550 brokerage firms in 30 countries worldwide.

Meetings such as the one between Levchuk and McEvers represent the powerful business connections LeadingRE member affiliates maintain to benefit both buyers and sellers.  In addition to trusted referrals, LeadingRE companies provide exceptional marketing advantages and knowledge to their customers.  Watson Realty Corp.™ is honored to be the only LeadingRE member affiliate in the Jacksonville area.

About Willis Allen Real Estate
Willis Allen Real Estate is one of San Diego County’s oldest and most prestigious real estate firms.  It has been serving San Diego County since 1914. The brokerage is headquartered in La Jolla with additional branch offices in Carmel Valley, Coronado, Del Mar, Downtown San Diego, Fallbrook, La Jolla, Point Loma and Rancho Santa Fe. Willis Allen Real Estate is an affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and the exclusive San Diego member of its luxury division, Luxury Portfolio International. Willis Allen Real Estate is also a member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate and Leading Real Estate Regents.

About Watson Realty Corp., REALTORS®
Watson Realty Corp. (www.WatsonRealtyCorp.com) has been a trusted name in real estate since 1965.  Watson Realty is a full-service real estate company with more than 1,200 sales associates and 41 sales offices throughout Northeast and Central Florida, as well as St. Marys, Georgia.  Services include Watson Mortgage Corp., Watson New Homes Division, Watson Title Services, Watson Title Services of Northeast Florida Inc., Watson Commercial Realty Inc., Watson School of Real Estate, Watson Referral Realty Inc., Watson Property Management, Watson Maintenance Services and Watson Relocation Services.  Watson Relocation Services has offices in both Jacksonville and Orlando.

Contact: Ashley McEvers | 877.515.7443 | amcevers@willisallen.com

            

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