Increase in Online Searches for Real Estate Indicates Strong Buyer Interest

September 16, 2010

While national real estate statistics in recent months have indicated sluggish sales growth, buyer interest in lifestyle and rural properties is still strong based on the upward growth of real estate search traffic.
Traffic to United Country’s portfolio of nearly 1,100 websites has tripled in the last three years, reaching three million unique visitors per month. [...]

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Timeless Real Estate Advice: Excerpts from United’s Blue Book

September 3, 2010

Good advice is timeless. Looking through the book, The United Way (also referred to as the Blue Book), written by United’s founder, Roscoe Chamberlain, it is quickly apparent that the real estate business has drastically evolved since the 1920s. However, much of his fundamental advice for real estate professionals continues to be relevant more [...]

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Looking Back: The Year of 1925 Was a Big One!

August 30, 2010

As we celebrate United Country’s 85 years of heritage this month, we can’t help but take note of the other exciting things that happened in 1925, the year United was founded by Roscoe Chamberlain.

For example, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway, An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and [...]

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Celebrating milestone sales the United way

August 27, 2010

United’s founder, Roscoe Chamberlain, had a generous spirit that was recorded in many stories in the company’s record books. One story, however, was so monumental that it caused a national media frenzy.

Chamberlain was so proud of United Farm Agency’s accomplishments and so full of gratitude to the many loyal customers who contributed to the company [...]

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The nation’s first real estate catalog

August 25, 2010

In 1925, Roscoe Chamberlain founded United Farm Agency with the mission of providing city dwellers a “roadmap to the country.” As a means of introducing country real estate for sale to potential city buyers in an age when travel was the only option for research, he created the nation’s first-ever real estate catalog to showcase [...]

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Celebrating 85 Years of Real Estate Innovation

August 24, 2010

United Country Real Estate’s rich heritage began in Kansas City, Mo., 85 years ago this month when Roscoe L. Chamberlain founded United Farm Agency.
Since that time many things have changed for the company, including the name, but many have also stayed the same, including Chamberlain’s original 1925 mission of providing people in urban and suburban [...]

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Find Your Freedom Friday: Rich Kruse

August 20, 2010

Every week we share a story with you from someone who’s found their freedom with United Country. From buyers to sellers, from brokers to managers – everyone in the United Country family has a story. Today’s post comes from Rich Kruse, auctioneer and president of United Country – Gryphon Realty & Auction Group in Columbus, [...]

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United Country Auctioneers Honored at National Auctioneers Association Convention

August 4, 2010

During this month’s 61st International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Greensboro, N.C., the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and National Auctioneers Foundation (NAF) elected new members for the NAF Board of Trustees.
Among the new officers was Mike Jones, CAI, GPPA, president of United Country Auction Services.

In the past nine years, the Foundation has given more than [...]

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Find Your Freedom Friday: Peter Gehres

July 30, 2010

Every week we share a story with you from someone who’s found their freedom with United Country. From buyers to sellers, from brokers to managers – everyone in the United Country family has a story. Today’s post is about Peter Gehres, auctioneer with United Country – Gryphon Realty & Auction Group in Columbus, Ohio.
Earlier this [...]

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Find Your Freedom Friday: Myers Jackson

July 23, 2010

Every week we share a story with you from someone who’s found their freedom with United Country. From buyers to sellers, from brokers to managers – everyone in the United Country family has a story. Today’s post comes from Myers Jackson, auctioneer and owner of United Country – Certified Real Estate in Tifton, Ga.
Myers Jackson, [...]

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