Century 21 Galloway Realty in Oswego is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Celebrating the occasion are, from left, Elaine Galloway, office manager; Thomas Galloway, founder; and William Galloway, broker/owner.
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Century 21 Galloway Realty celebrates 50-year milestone
o those who know Bill Galloway, they fully understand that he is a full-fledged, die-hard Miami Dolphins football fan. The owner-broker of Century 21 Galloway Realty in Oswego bleeds aqua, orange and marine blue and will no doubt be viewing games this year in the cozy confines of Cheap Seats in the Port City. Ironically, both his business and the Dolphins — affectionately referred to as “The Fins” — are celebrating their golden 50-year anniversaries. “My personal love is the Miami Dolphins and we are both celebrating 50 years in business,” he said. “I hope they view Century 21 Galloway as a quality organization like the Miami Dolphins.” What’s his preview on this year’s
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version of Miami? “We’re going all the way,” he said. It’s that level of confidence that has led to great success for Galloway Realty in Oswego through many years. Century 21 is the No. 1 real estate franchise in the country, Galloway noted. He said over the last 10 years, Century 21 Galloway Real Estate has been the No. 1 realty company in the county for both residential and commercial sales. In 2014, the local franchise generated about $38 million in sales volume. Over the past three years, the agency has been involved in more than 400 transactions. The business is celebrating its 50 years in a variety of ways with the focus being on its agents. The staff of 25 — including Elaine Galloway, Bill’s wife and office manager — participated in a community night at Oswego Speedway recently and also treated to an annual OSWEGO COUNTY BUSINESS
golf tourney. “Without our agents, we wouldn’t be here for 50 years,” Galloway said. “I always take care of my team.” His father Thomas Galloway started out by selling real estate and insurance back in the 1960s. He operated independently out of his home with the support of his late wife Bridget. The couple had several places of business before locating at 351 W. First St. That’s when Thomas became affiliated with his first franchise, Realty World Galloway. He would return to being independent, and asked his son Bill to take over the business in 1994 following his acquisition of Century 21 Wallace Realty. Bill retired from his job with Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. and came in and grew the business. He spent 10 years OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2015