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Chandler Ocotillo Group of Berkshire Hathaway makes its debut Real estate agents Rebecca Hidalgo Rains and Janet Rogers have joined forces to create Chandler Ocotillo Group of Berkshire Hathaway. The office is located at 4921 S. Alma School Rd., in Chandler. Combined, their teams sold $30 million in Arizona real estate in 2014 with the help of their husbands, James Rains and Michael Rogers. Collectively, they have 45 years of real estate experience behind them. The couples have known each other since 2009, when they were both focused on short sales. Rains was ranked by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) as the state’s top female Latina real estate agent, and No. 25 in the country in NAHREP’s Top 250 ranking of Latino real estate agents in 2013. She has ranked in the Top 250 for the last three years. Rains has worked in Arizona real estate for more than 20 years and has extensive experience in new home sales and short sales. Rains said Berkshire Hathaway’s brand presence and marketing capabilities will mean success for her group. “Berkshire Hathaway’s marketing and technological capabilities will bring a new level of sophistication to our group, which will be passed on to benefit clients,” Rains says. “Our office is a very collaborative office of like-minded producers and we
James Rains, Rebecca Hidalgo Rains, Janet Rogers and Michael Rogers have formed the Chandler Ocotillo Group of Berkshire Hathaway. Submitted photo
are all thrilled to grow our businesses through Berkshire Hathaway.” Rogers, comes from another large local real estate brokerage, where she was ranked in the top 2 percent of her office. Rogers realizes the importance of brand recognition, and it made perfect sense to align with Berkshire Hathaway. “Branding is a critical element to a successful real estate business,” says Gordon Miles, president of Berkshire
Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties. “Having one of the world’s most respected brands behind you gives your real estate business a distinct advantage. It also gives your clients the peace of mind that their homes are being represented by the very best of the best. We are thrilled to welcome them to the Berkshire Hathaway family.” Rogers is the chairwoman of the board
and director of the Arizona chapter of House of Heroes, a nonprofit that honors veterans of the military, first responders and surviving spouses with repairs and renovations to their home at no cost to the homeowner. It is Rogers’ and Rains’ vision to build and donate a home to a local veteran. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Arizona Properties is a part of Americana Holdings, which also includes Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties. The firms are leaders in their respective markets with 21 offices and nearly 2,000 agents, comprising the third largest Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchise in the world. Combined, the companies sold $2.7 billion in real estate in 2013. Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet announced in late 2012 his plans to purchase Prudential Realty and since last year the cabernet and crème-colored signs have been popping up all over the country. In 2014, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices was named Real Estate Agency Brand of the Year by consumers in the 26th annual Harris Poll EquiTrend study of the largest real estate networks. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices has 54,000 agents in 1,600 offices nationwide and an international network of 80,000 real estate agents and 2,800 real estate brokerage locations around the world.
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