HouseValues, the Fourth Fastest-Growing Technology Company in North America, Names Ian Morris CEO.Business & Real Estate Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2003 Thousands of Real Estate Agents Find Success with HouseValues as Company Continues Record Growth HouseValues, Inc., the nation's premier provider of marketing and technology services for residential real estate agents, today announced the promotion of Ian Morris to Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Morris will continue the company's focus on customer success and growth, a trend recently highlighted by Deloitte & Touche who named HouseValues the fourth fastest-growing technology company in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. in the Rising Star category. Mark Powell People named Mark Powell include:
tr.v. ded·i·cat·ed, ded·i·cat·ing, ded·i·cates 1. To set apart for a deity or for religious purposes; consecrate. 2. even more time to the company's real estate agent customers and to creating new services designed for real estate professionals. Morris joined HouseValues in 2002 as its Executive Vice President of Marketing and has served as the company's Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the past nine months. Before joining HouseValues, Morris, a graduate of the Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. , spent seven years at Microsoft where he was most recently general manager of the company's real estate business, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). HomeAdvisor. Morris was also named one of the 25 most influential people in real estate by Realtor Magazine in 2000. "I am incredibly proud of our success, and more importantly the tremendous success of our customers," said Powell, a second-generation real estate agent. "Ian's leadership has been a key element in our emergence as a market leader, and his general management skills and industry experience will assure continued success for HouseValues and our customers for years to come." HouseValues has experienced record revenue growth since its inception in 1999, and has established itself as one of the nation's most successful and fastest growing technology companies. HouseValues executives and customers alike attribute the company's growth to its dedication to customer success. Thousands of loyal real estate agent customers use HouseValues to close more business and make more money in less time than ever before possible. A testament to this success is the fact that HouseValues Certified See certification. Professionals earn on average 83% more income than the average real estate agent. "HouseValues enables me to develop relationships with hundreds of homeowners at once, creating a pipeline of future business that has helped me become a top producer in my market," said Ben deAnda, a real estate agent and HouseValues Certified Professional from Lewisville, Texas Lewisville is a city in Denton County and Dallas County, Texas (USA). As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 77,737. With strong population growth continuing into the new millennium, the U.S. Census Bureau gives a 2006 population estimate of 94,589. . "HouseValues understands the needs of both real estate agents and Internet-enabled consumers better than anyone. Their expertise, professionalism professionalism the upholding by individuals of the principles, laws, ethics and conventions of their profession. and dedication to my success as a real estate agent are evident in everything they do." HouseValues was named one of Washington State's 'Best Places to Work' by Washington CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. magazine in 2002. Powell was named Northwest Entrepreneur of the Year in 2002 by Ernst & Young. About HouseValues, Inc. HouseValues, Inc. is a marketing services company providing residential real estate agents with technology and marketing solutions to grow their business by servicing today's Internet-enabled homebuyers and sellers. Based in Bellevue, Wash., the company is dedicated to helping its agent customers make more money in less time by introducing them to new prospective customers and providing agents with an integrated suite of tools, training and expertise to grow their business. More information about HouseValues can be found at http://www.housevalues.com. |
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