50 Days of Leaders – Defining Professionalism

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RISMEDIA, August 22, 2008-Do you underestimate the value of service? When it comes to best practices in the real estate industry, long-term relationships outweigh short term goals, especially for Realtor Helen Edwards from Coldwell Banker United, Realtors, today’s featured Realtor on the Rise. Here, learn how Edwards is succeeding in the Austin, Texas market after 20 years in the industry.

Helen Edwards
Coldwell Banker United, Realtors
Austin, Texas

In real estate: 20 years

After the storm: After Hurricane Katrina, Edwards opened her own home to numerous evacuees.

Edwards believes that when you listen, treat people kindly and honestly and never allow short-term gains to overshadow long-term relationships, trust is nourished and success will follow. According to her colleagues, Edwards defines what it means to be a professional, capable and successful Realtor, and what is possible to achieve through service.

Each day RISMedia will introduce you to one of our 50 Realtors on the Rise for 2008, chosen by the editors of Real Estate magazine and selected from hundreds of entries. We congratulate this year’s winners for stepping out of the box, bringing a new outlook and charging ahead through the changed real estate space.

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To read about more of this year’s Realtors on the Rise winners, see:

• Providing Quality Service  
  Believing in Honesty and Trust  
  Rising to Higher Levels

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