Kim Durbin receives the 'TNT' Client Development Award

Edward Jones Financial Adviser Kim Durbin of Post Falls recently received the "TNT" Client Development Award for her outstanding service efforts over the past year. Only 548 of the firm's more than 14,000 financial advisers received the award.

Edward Jones, a Fortune 500 company, provides financial services for individual investors in the United States and, through its affiliate, in Canada. The Edward Jones website is located at www.edwardjones.com, and its recruiting website is www.careers.edwardjones.com.

Keller Williams included in annual Power Broker report

Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene, headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, recently announced its inclusion in the Top 1,000 national ranking of real estate brokerage firms in RISMedia's 27th annual Power Broker Report.

"The firms represented are the nation's most elite brokerage firms serving literally millions of consumers with their real estate needs," said John Featherston, RISMedia president and CEO, according to a press release. "2014 was a growth year for many real estate firms across the country, as low inventory created a ripe environment for home sellers and move-up buyers, and continued low interest rates and rising rents enticed more new buyers to take action. As market dynamics continue to fluctuate, today's more knowledgeable, more tech-savvy real estate consumers will look to proven real estate firms and their agents to help guide them toward the best real estate decision."

Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene CEO Ben Fairfield congratulated the family of more than 160 real estate agents at Keller Williams Realty Coeur d'Alene and Sandpoint for being recognized by RISMedia.

"We are privileged to be in business with and support some of the best real estate sales people in the business," Fairfield said, in the press release.

RISMedia's 27th annual Power Broker Report & Survey is based on results garnered from a survey distributed via email and available online at rismedia.com. The survey ranks residential real estate brokerage firms according to closed transaction numbers and closed sales volume for the year 2014. All sales and transaction data is submitted directly by brokerage firms and verified by the firm's financial executives, outside accounting firms and/or corporate franchise headquarters.

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