Precedent-Setting Accord Between Coldwell Banker Costa
Rica and Costa Rica Global Association of REALTORS® Unites Both Organizations
for Professionalism and Global Marketing
January 10, 2012 - Playas del Coco, Costa Rica: An
agreement between the Coldwell Banker Costa Rica Master Franchisor (CBCR),
Coldwell Banker Costa Rica Master Franchise, and the Costa Rica GlobalAssociation of REALTORS® (CRGAR) will offer all Coldwell Banker professionals
and offices in Costa Rica special incentives for participation as CRGAR members
and Costa Rica MLS (CRMLS) users. In addition, all Costa Rica
listings from the
CBCR property listing database will soon be syndicated to the Costa Rica MLS.
Currently, there are dozens of professionals working in the CBCR network of 10
offices across Costa Rica. This far-reaching agreement was the result of the
efforts of Linda Gray, CBCR Master Franchise President, Jose Daniel
Rodriguez, CBCR Manager, Alberto Triquell,
CRGAR Vice-President, and Allen Lungo, CRGAR President.
Linda Gray, CBCR Master Franchisor and Playas del Coco
Coldwell Banker Broker, commented, “we are pleased to align our network’s
business goals with those of CRGAR. Both organizations are emphasizing
professionalism in the practice of real estate in Costa Rica, and global
networking to offer Costa Rica’s properties to investors around the world.”
CRGAR members automatically get membership in the National Association of Realtors
(NAR) in the United States, and a user account on the Costa Rica MLS.
“Our agreement includes the automatic syndication of CBCR
listings to the Costa Rica MLS”, added Jose Daniel Rodriguez, CBCR Manager,
“which will connect CBCR listings and professionals to the CRMLS network of
over 400,000 worldwide realtors and websites such as World Properties”.
Linda Gray, Jose Daniel
Rodriguez
and Allen Lungo (R-L)
The dream of Costa Rica property ownership is shared around the world
The Costa Rica MLS is built on the Proxio Global Platform. Janet Case, Proxio CEO, offered, “We are pleased to see the continued evolution of the Costa Rica MLS into the most professional national system in the country. Partnerships, like this one with Coldwell Banker Costa Rica, are exactly what our platform is designed to support with ease and convenience.”
Costa Rica’s real estate professionals and franchise
networks, interested in CRGAR’s programs and incentive plans, can get more
information by contacting info@crgar.com.
About CBCR
Coldwell Banker Costa Rica has 10 offices covering Costa
Rica from the beautiful north Pacific beaches of Guanacaste, through the Nicoya
Peninsula, the Central Pacific Coast, San Jose, and down to the intriguing Osa
Peninsula.
For a detailed online look at the CBCXR network:
• Coldwell Banker Costa Rica -
www.coldwellbankercostarica.com
• Coldwell Banker Coast To Coast Properties, Playas del
Coco - www.coldwellbankercr.com
• Coldwell Banker Beach Properties, Brasilito -
www.coldwellbankerbeachproperties.com
• Coldwell Banker Tamarindo Realty -
www.coldwellbankertamarindo.com
• Coldwell Banker Del Mar Realty, Nosara -
www.coldwellbankernosara.com
• Coldwell Banker Samara Dreamland Properties -
www.coldwellbankersamara.com
• Coldwell Banker Vesta Group Manuel Antonio (Quepos)
& Coldwell Banker Vesta Group Manuel Antonio (Manuel Antonio) -
www.cb-manuelantonio.com
• Coldwell Banker Vesta Group Dominical -
www.dominicalrealty.com
• Coldwell Banker Curridabat Realty -
www.curridabatrealty.com
• Coldwell Banker Occidental -
www.coldwellbankeroccidental.com
About CRGAR
The Costa Rica Global Association of REALTORS® (CRGAR),
is affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) in the United
States, and is the only such association in Central America to require its
members to become individual members of NAR, as well. CRGAR offers REALTOR®
training classes, ethical enforcement, peer-licensing, international
affiliations, special events, and access to the Costa Rica MLS.
