Monday, November 12, 2012

New Warren Buffett Residential Real Estate Franchise Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Wow, the real estate business is definitely picking up and Warren Buffett is acting on his repeated call that real estate is the investment arena in which to currently participate.  Of course, he is taking the position of owning the race track and not the horse by franchising brokerage services and not buying residential real estate, at least in this specific situation.  I'm wondering what his level of investment in residential distressed properties is outside of whatever Wells Fargo has on their books.

Following is the announcement of the new real estate franchise brand that Warren has graced with the Berkshire Hathaway name.  As usual, Mr. Buffet is making a pragmatic investment decision in light of the massive upturn in the residential real estate market.

HomeServices and Brookfield Announce a New Residential Real Estate Franchise Brand—Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices®


Posted on October 30, 2012 by admin


MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. (Oct. 30, 2012) — HomeServices of America, Inc.™, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and Brookfield Asset Management, announced today that they have partnered to introduce Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices®—a new franchise brand that joins the existing brands and affiliate networks of Prudential Real Estate and Real Living Real Estate

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices® combines the financial strength of both organizations, coupled with the operational excellence of HomeServices and superior real estate franchising experience of Brookfield.

The combined networks of more than 53,000 Prudential Real Estate and Real Living Real Estate agents generated in excess of $72 billion in residential real estate sales volume in 2011, and operate across more than 1,700 U.S. locations.

“Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices is a new franchise brand built upon the financial strength and leadership of Brookfield and HomeServices,” said Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. “I am confident that these partners will deliver value to the residential real estate industry, and I am pleased to have Berkshire Hathaway be a part of the new brand.”

“We are honored and proud to be entrusted with the use of the Berkshire Hathaway name as our new real estate franchise brand,” said Ron Peltier, chairman and CEO of HomeServices. “We will convey the strength of Berkshire Hathaway’s reputation and its associated principles of integrity and financial stability in everything we do.”



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