Windermere Real Estate
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Windermere Real Estate is a real estate company founded in 1972 and based in Seattle, Washington.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite news</ref> It is a privately held company and is the largest regional real estate company in the Western U.S., with over 300 offices and 6,500 agents.<ref name="50th">Template:Cite news</ref>
HistoryEdit
Windermere Real Estate was founded by John W. Jacobi in 1972, when he purchased an eight-agent office in Seattle, Washington.<ref name=":0" /> It grew outside Seattle in 1984 with an office on Bainbridge Island.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Template:As of, Windermere had offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, Alaska, Mexico,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Colorado.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> All Windermere offices are locally owned and operated.
In 1989, the company created the Windermere Foundation to support low-income and homeless children and families throughout its footprint. A portion of every commission on a real estate transaction is donated directly to the Foundation in addition to other fundraisers held at office, regional, or company-wide events, including an annual Community Service Day.<ref name="50th" />
In 2010, Windermere created Windermere Solutions, a web platform for agents.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Windermere Solutions rebranded as MoxiWorks in 2014 and began operating independently of Windermere Real Estate.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2015, Windermere partnered with Porch.com to integrate their data with MoxiWorks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
On March 12, 2013, Windermere announced that it would add drive times to and from work as an attribute of new home buying.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> According to INRIX, Windermere is the first real estate company to offer this feature.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> On August 9, 2013 Windermere added Search by Drive Time as a new home buyer feature to its website.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
In 2016, Windermere Real Estate entered a three-year agreement to be the "Official Real Estate Company of the Seattle Seahawks".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In November 2016, Windermere launched the "W" Collection, a luxury residential real estate brand for houses priced over $3 million.<ref name=":2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The "W" Collection was an extension of the company's Premier Properties program.<ref name=":2" />
In 2006, D'Ambrosio & Associates Realtors joined Windermere as a subsidiary.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2018, Windermere Real Estate acquired a 50 percent stake in West Coast Commercial Realty, a Seattle-based commercial real estate firm.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Geoff P. Wood, the son-in-law of founder John Jacobi, became president of the Windermere Real Estate Company in 1999.<ref name=":0" /> He was promoted to CEO in 2003 and became co-president in 2007.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Jill Jacobi Wood, daughter of John Jacobi, was appointed President of Windermere Real Estate Company in 2003.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2009, OB Jacobi, John Jacobi's son, was appointed co-president.<ref name=":0" /> As of 2007, John Jacobi served as chairman of the board for Windermere Real Estate Company after ceasing participation in day-to-day operations.<ref name=":3" />
In 2017, Windermere appointed its first COO, Brooks Burton.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Philanthropy and awardsEdit
In 1987, Windermere Real Estate sponsored the first Windermere Cup, a crew race in the Montlake Cut of the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which became an annual event. In 2002 the company began sponsoring the Cascade Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1989, the company established The Windermere Foundation to support low-income and homeless families. The foundation won the Corporate Philanthropy Award in 2018 from the Portland Business Journal.<ref name=":4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2003, Windermere launched a program called Home For The Holidays, which pays one year's rent for seven families in the Puget Sound Region.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1999, Windermere Real Estate received the Washington Family Business of the Year Award (Large Business) from the Pacific Lutheran University Family Enterprise Institute.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2008, Windermere Real Estate was named the "Top Private Company" by Washington CEO magazine.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013, Windermere was awarded the Succession Award from Seattle Business Magazine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2015, Inman nominated Windermere for their Most Innovative Real Estate Company award.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>