20 Reasons to Choose Us

20 Reasons Buyers and Sellers Should Choose Coldwell Banker, San Juan Islands to Serve Them.

1. LONGEVITY OF SUCCESS. Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands, Inc is celebrating 47 years as the Largest, Most Productive Real Estate Brokerage in the San Juan Islands.

2. SERVICE TEAM. We have 25 top-notch people serving our customers, including 18 sales associates and associate brokers, a support staff of 5, a broker/sales manager that doesn't compete with our sales associates and an owner/general manager.

3. LOCATION. Our attractive, historic office building is at the best, most visible location in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island, the business, government and shopping core of San Juan County.

4. PROMPTNESS. We immediately put our listings into our exclusive and extensive marketing program including submitting them to the San Juan/Northwest Multiple Listing Service and placement on sanjuanislands.com and coldwellbanker.com.

5. ADVERTISING. Two points in particular:
1. We have the most extensive advertising and marketing program in San Juan County. We collectively spend more than $200,000 annually in advertising.
2. Much of our business is now directly and indirectly derived through the internet. Just as we market the Coldwell Banker name and coldwellbanker.com, so do our other 3,332 Coldwell Banker Affiliates and our 118,000 sales associates. This brings vastly greater exposure of our listings to potential buyers.
There are many other marketing advantages we offer. Please ask us for more details.

6. BROCHURES. We produce our own full color brochures, in house, on every listing and distribute them to every other real estate brokerage on San Juan Island.

7. COLDWELL BANKER STANDARDS. In 1984 we chose to affiliate with Coldwell Banker primarily because of its long-standing reputation of being the first in the nation for the highest standard of professionalism and productivity per agent. They chose us for the same reason on a local basis.

8. RECOGNIZABLE NAME. Coldwell Banker symbolizes the highest level of trust and professionalism in the real estate industry nation-wide. In Friday Harbor, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands is the predominate locally, regionally and nationally known real estate brokerage.

9. THE COLDWELL BANKER REFERRAL SYSTEM. There are over 3,332 Coldwell Banker Residential Affiliates in North America with 118,000 sales associates. In addition, we have brokerage firms in 32 other countries. Coldwell Banker sales associates refer customers to each other because we all work by the same high standards, therefore we know that our customers will receive top level service. Coldwell Banker is the largest nationwide real estate organization in the Pacific Northwest and all along the West Coast, where most of our customers are referred from. Coldwell Banker sells more $1,000,000+ homes in the United States than any other real estate brokerage in the world.

10. FULL TIME PROFESSIONALS. Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands only retains full time real estate professionals that meet our ethical, educational and work standards.

11. REPUTATION. Our 47 year old widely known reputation is that we make sure our customers are well taken care of, consistently providing the best, most trustworthy customer service.

12. EXPERIENCE. Our sales associates and managing broker have been with us for over 14 years on average, extremely unusual in the real estate industry and indicative of our solid working relationships.

13. KNOWLEDGE. Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands sales associates and management combined have the most knowledge about the local real estate market and related matters, providing our customers with another competitive edge.

14. MANAGEMENT. Our management thoroughly oversees all transactions so our customers can trust that everything is being done right and that they will receive the best support and service possible.

15. CUSTOMER BASE. We have the largest customer base of both purchasers and sellers due to what is listed here and through many years of repeat business and customer referrals. Therefore, we can quickly inform our purchasers and sellers of new things and changes in the market, giving them both a distinct advantage.

16. LEADERSHIP. Regardless of market conditions, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands has always remained the leader in marketing and service in San Juan County.

17. CONTRIBUTORS. For many years we have been giving back to our community in many ways including annual donations to over 30 local organizations and other needs. In addition, many within our company serve through important local organizations, committees, and other good causes.

18. FOLLOW UP. We follow up after the sale, taking care of every detail, so our customers are more than satisfied with our service.

19. MARKET SHARE. Year after year, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands sells far more property than any other real estate brokerage in San Juan County. Due to all of our efforts, we also sell the majority of our own listings so properties listed with us have a better chance of selling, and at their optimum price.

20. AWARD WINNER. In 2007 Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands won Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporations "PRESIDENT'S AWARD OF HONOR" for the 13th year in a row. This is one of the highest awards a Coldwell Banker Affiliate Company can achieve. Out of over 3,332 Coldwell Banker offices throughout the United States and Canada, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands was one of a small percentage selected to receive this award. It is based upon exceptional productivity per agent and overall performance. Further, Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands is one the most productive brokerages in North America in the mid-size category.