Innovative Real Estate Franchise Which Taps Into "Green" Movement Opens New Office in Sonoma

Online, April 24, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Pedal to Properties has announced that it will open a franchise Bin Sonoma, California in May 2010. "We're thrilled that Jeanne and Nella see the beauty behind our approach to real estate, and we think it's going to work fabulously in Sonoma," said Tim Majors, President of U.S. Operations for Pedal to Properties. The new franchisees, Jeanne Wailes and Managing Broker Nella Papadin, will operate the real estate franchises and bring Pedal to Properties' unique model to the wine country.

Wailes and Papadin have been colleagues for years, selling homes in Sonoma, Glen Ellen, Boyes Hot Springs and other wine country locales. "As part of Pedal to Properties, I feel like we're making real estate more fun and eco-friendly. As an avid cyclist, it will be great to get more people noticing the neighborhoods and town on a bike instead of in a car," Wailes said.

The Pedal to Properties real estate franchises has developed a unique approach to buying and selling homes which blends innovative technology with the simple pleasures of a bike ride through suburban streets and which enhances the experience of finding the right home to buy.

"Our goal is to drive less and ride more," said Matt Kolb, a Realtor who started Pedal to Properties. "As our buyers are focusing more and more on their health and the environment, so are we. Each time our clients finish a tour by bike they have one constant response: 'I would not have seen that neighborhood the same way from the backseat of your car.".

Cycling through a neighborhood is one of the best ways to get to know it. A cyclist will end up with a much better feel of how features such schools, shops, bike trails, parks and recreational areas combine to give a neighborhood its uniqueness and "usability".

There are signs everywhere that cycling is making a huge comeback in the United States. Cities and towns are dedicating more and more public finances to create cycle paths and to make safer roads for cyclists and pedestrians. The real estate franchise also taps into the growing trend of wanting to live a greener way of life. Pedal to Properties has established "green" practices and relationships with vendors such as Eco Green Office. Agents are supported and encouraged to earn EcoBroker or NAR Green designations to further connect with like-minded prospects.

Pedal to Properties franchisees receive full support from the Boulder office, which includes operational know-how, supportive administrative services, training, marketing strategies and tools, financial systems, organizational systems as well as being able to take full advantage of the sophisticated web-based lead management system.- everything you will need to succeed in the community.

Realtors interested in learning more about a Pedal to Properties franchise and exploring if it would be a good fit for their business should visit Pedal to Properties' website or the Pedal to Properties feature page hosted on Every Franchise in the real estate franchises Real Estate franchise section.