| ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Dec 12th, 2005 – The Real Estate Apprentice Foundation
today proudly announced that eNeighborhoods Inc. of Boca Raton, Florida is the
newest member of the Real Estate Apprentice Grant’s elite group of Sponsors.
eNeighborhhoods’ CEO Stu Siegel expressed his endorsement of the grant
program by saying "eNeighborhoods is pleased to be a Real Estate Apprentice
Grant Sponsor. Starting a career in real estate is not an easy endeavor, and
we are honored to do be able to do our part in helping new real estate agents
succeed through this process." eNeighborhhoods’ highly accurate home
and neighborhood information products are tailor-made for home buyers who are
not satisfied with anything less than comprehensive information of local property,
neighborhood, and school facts. “Real estate apprentice agents will enormously
benefit because of eNeighborhoods’ generous endowment and be able to provide
better real estate services than regular agents,” said The Foundation’s
Deputy Executive Director, Dr. Martin Oliver.
eNeighborhoods will be providing the 2006 rookie grant awardees the eNeighborhoods
Power Suites which gives real estate professionals quick and easy access to
detailed information about any neighborhood in the country, including facts
about schools, home values, crime rates, cost-of-living and other demographics.
Senior Vice President of National Sales, Denise Whitty proudly responded by
saying: “The Real Estate Apprentice Foundation is a very worthwhile Foundation
and is a great opportunity for eNeighborhoods to contribute in building a better
future real estate industry by helping the best and brightest people entering
the real estate industry with the tools they need to be successful”.
Founded in 1997, eNeighborhoods, Inc., the nation's premier compiler of home
and neighborhood information, providing real estate professionals with a comprehensive
set of personalized tools they use everyday to present buyers and sellers with
the most up-to-date, localized information about property, neighborhoods, and
schools. In 2001 eNeighborhoods achieved the REALTOR Benefits®, status
with endorsement from The National Association of REALTORS®. The company
already serves most major real estate companies including Century 21, Coldwell
Banker, ERA Real Estate, Prudential Real Estate, GMAC, Keller Williams Realty,
EXIT Realty, Realty Executives and RE/MAX International, as well as many of
the major independent brokerages.
In 2005 eNeighborhoods was selected for inclusion on two prestigious business
lists - The Inc. 500 and the Deloitte Technology Fast 500. The Inc. 500 is
an annual ranking of privately held companies, measuring growth rate over a
four-year period. eNeighborhoods was ranked as the 84th fastest growing private
company in the nation. The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is an annual ranking
of North American technology companies, both publicly and privately held, measuring
growth rate over a five-year period. This year, eNeighborhoods is ranked as
the 205th fastest growing technology company in North America. To crown off
these honors, eNeighborhoods CEO Stu Siegel was also selected as the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year.
eNeighborhoods is the 14th company to join the following leading Real Estate
Apprentice Grant Sponsoring companies that have already pleaded their support
in building a better real estate industry for future generations. The other
companies include:
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First American Residential Group
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Hobbs/Herder – Real Estate Advertising & Design
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RealtyU® – Real Estate Schools
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iSucceed – Real Estate Mentoring
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SSI – Real Estate Coaching
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McLean International – Real Estate Business Management
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Thomson –Real Estate Books and Publishing
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Calculated Industries – Real Estate Calculators
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Create-A-Plan – Real Estate Business Plans
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Upward Motion – Real Estate Career Simulator
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The Real Estate CyberSpace Society
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RIS Media – Real Estate News
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Broker Agent News – Real Estate News
The 3rd season for Real Estate Apprentice Grant Program opened July 1st, 2005
and agents can still apply online at www.RealEstateApprentice.com through December
31st, 2005. A new six month season begins January 1st, 2006. Companies interested
in becoming sponsors for season IV should contact Dr. Oliver at Dr.Oliver@ReApprentice.com or by phone at 949-600-7188 as soon as possible.
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