FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO: Pat Newell and Associates, Inc. voted a Top Real Estate Company in Colorado Springs 11/26/2007

Pat Newell and Associates, Inc., a small independent real estate company associated with Metro Broker's, Inc., is up there with 2 of the largest real estate franchises in the country according to the readers of the Colorado Springs Independent News. After the votes were tallied in the Indy's recent "2007 Best Of" poll, Pat Newell and Associates took the silver in the "Best Realty Company" category, behind the Re/Max franchises and ahead of the Keller Williams Companies, a very profound statement for a small, local, independent realty company with only 5 brokers.

When asked about how a small local company placed in the top 3 between two huge nationwide franchises, Broker Associate Brian L. A. Wess, winner of the Indy's 2006 "Best Realtor In Colorado Springs" said, "Because we are a small company that is affiliated with the Metro Brokers Association of Independent Companies, we have the ability to provide our clientele with the experience, innovation and personalization indicative of an independent company along with the cutting edge technology and support of a large franchise…the best of both worlds! After all…what's more important to someone selling a home, how much real estate our company sells or how fast and for how much their real estate sells for? What's more important for a buyer, how many buyers we deal with or how we leverage our superior education, experience and expertise to negotiate the best deal for them and navigate all the challenges and pitfalls to get their deal through the closing?"

Broker Owner Pat Newell said of the award, "We are greatly humbled and honored to receive this recognition from those who are most important to us and our business, our friends and clients in our community. It has been and continues to be our goal to be Your Friend in Real Estate™."

In 2006, Brian L. A. Wess, Broker Associate with Pat Newell and Associates, was voted as the "Best Realtor In Colorado Springs" by the readers of the Colorado Springs Independent News, the "Best Up-and -Coming Business Person Under 40 in Colorado Springs" by the readers of the Colorado Springs Business Journal, as well as being selected as one of the "Top 50 Realtors on the Rise in the United States" by the national publication Real Estate Magazine.

Metro Brokers, Inc. was founded in 1976 by six brokers who believed they could benefit from running independent real estate companies under an association that would link them together rather than under a traditional franchise model. That concept has proven very successful as Metro Brokers, Inc. has gown into Colorado's largest association of independent companies with over 847 Broker Owner Shareholders and over 947 Agents. Unlike a franchise where one Broker Owner owns the entire franchise, Metro Brokers Broker Owner Shareholders are real estate brokers who own and operate their own companies using the MBI trademark and logo. Most Metro Broker Offices have many independent companies working out of the same office in order to pool their resources for staff and support. While Metro Brokers, Inc. has certain procedures that must be followed for both membership and new-office approval, the Association has virtually no rules or regulations that govern the internal operation of an office or company. Those decisions are made by the office owners and/or the Shareholders, which is why the most experienced brokers from other franchises and companies in Colorado usually end up becoming Metro Brokers.