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Kush Guest Speaker at NP Dodge General Sales Meeting May 05th, 2010 by NP Dodge Marketing Team Kevin Kush joined the NP Dodge Real Estate team for their General Sales Meeting on Wednesday, May 5th. He spoke to the crowd of agents at Regency Marriott about having a good attitude and always giving your all. In his presentation, Kush shared techniques he uses on developing social skills as well as other skills, such as listening, following instructions, respecting opponents, setting goals, accepting feedback and getting along with others?and how that relates to being a great real estate agent.

Mr. Kush is the head football coach at Boys Town High School. In addition to his coaching and teaching duties, Coach Kush speaks to a variety of corporations (Yahoo, UNMC, Union Pacific), educational providers and youth organizations. He played football and... View Full Article

NP Dodge Reports Best Real Estate Sales in 48 Months April 13th, 2010 by NP Dodge Marketing Team NP Dodge Real Estate continues to march upward bucking the national trend. Comparing March 2010 to previous years, the Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa markets saw the most pending sales since March 2006. There were over $95,000,000 in pending sales reported for March 2010. Listing volume was over $93,000,000, the last time volume was that high was January 2007.

?The extraordinary sales and listing figures are due to the quality of our agents and the service they provide...and in part due to the Homeowner Tax Credits. I believe we have turned a corner in the market and should be able to carry the momentum into the following months,? said Mike Reidmann, President of Residential Sales.

According to RISMedia?s 22nd Annual Power Broker Survey in the... View Full Article

NP Dodge Appoints Robert Wiebusch as Vice President of Operations March 18th, 2010 by NP Dodge Marketing Team NP Dodge announced today the appointment of Robert Wiebusch as Vice President of Operations for NP Dodge Real Estate Sales, Inc. division. Over the past 3 years, Robert has served as Operations Director. In his new role, Wiebusch will manage all day-to-day operational aspects of the company with an emphasis on operational excellence and be responsible for both execution and strategy of new operational initiatives.

?We?re very fortunate to have Robert in this leadership role,? said Mike Riedmann, President of Residential Sales. ?In this position, he will lead the development of operational processes and standards for the real estate division, provide leadership and support to the corporate staff, and work closely with the technology team and client services.?

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NP Dodge Celebrates 2009?Rosenthal Receives Phil Dodge Award February 25th, 2010 by NP Dodge Marketing Team At the annual NP Dodge Awards Ceremony held on Wednesday, February 24, Embassy Suites-La Vista, Mary Rosenthal was honored with the Phil Dodge Award. Each year one special agent is chosen for this coveted award for his/her commitment to customer service, professional ethics, community involvement, and as Phil Dodge himself once said ?...Service over self?. This is the sixth year that the Phil Dodge Award has been given to a worthy recipient.

Nate Dodge was on hand to speak about Mary?s accomplishments and to personally present to her an engraved plaque featuring a bronze likeness of his late grandfather, Phil Dodge. In his speech, Nate said ?...Not many people know she was a finalist for the National Association Realtor Good Neighbor Award. Starting... View Full Article

NP Dodge Unveils Live Chat October 26th, 2009 by NP Dodge Marketing Team NP Dodge Real Estate is proud to unveil Live Chat?a communication option directly from their website, npdodge.com. With this informal conversation platform, consumers will be able to converse online with licensed real estate professionals about whatever questions or concerns they have regarding home ownership, the housing market and more.

?NP Dodge continues to evolve and adapt each day to reach our clients who have questions and need guidance when navigating the real estate market in uncertain times. With that said, we are pleased to announce that we are now offering 'Live Chat' directly from our website,? said Mike Riedmann, President of Residential Sales. ?With the looming deadline of the first time homebuyer tax-credit we felt it necessary to give... View Full Article

NP Dodge Company and Rebuilding Together Once Again Join Forces to Help Homeowners in Need October 06th, 2009 by NP Dodge Marketing Team Over 65 NP Dodge volunteers joined together on Saturday, October 3, to renovate a home in north Omaha. Not only did NP Dodge employees and sales associates donate their time to the project, but they along with several business partners, were also generous in providing household items, books, toys and pantry donations for the needy homeowners.

The selected home, with a family of six, required various repairs and clean-up: including fixing and painting the deck, new paint inside and out, new floor coverings, new flat screen TV, added furniture, remodeled basement to include another bedroom and extensive interior and exterior clean-up. By completing these modifications, the hard working volunteers were able to provide this family with a safer and more... View Full Article

NP Dodge Company at the Big O Show October 06th, 2009 by NP Dodge Marketing Team Joining more than 400 exhibitors at the Big O Show this year, NP Dodge Company will be represented by five divisions of the company. NP Dodge is proud to be a part of this premier business-to-business trade show with a spectacular big screen giveaway!

The Big O Show is Wednesday, October 14, at the Qwest Center Omaha from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm. The NP Dodge Company booth is #419 and #421. The NP Dodge Company divisions of Residential Sales, Insurance, Title Services, Management Company, NAI Commercial and Land Development will be represented with informational flyers, at-the-show representatives and of course the big screen giveaway! At the Big O Show you will be able to network with thousands of people and attend education seminars. For more information... View Full Article

NP Dodge Sets a New Pending Sales Record October 02nd, 2009 by NP Dodge Marketing Team

The numbers are in! NP Dodge achieved a new record in pending sales for the month of September 2009. They broke the monthly record with over 82 million in written sales.

?The extraordinary sales figures are due in part to the quality of our agents and the service they provide to our buyers and sellers. The figures would have been impressive any time, but what made it truly extraordinary is that it was done while we are still in the midst of a recession,? said Mike Riedmann, President of Residential Sales.

As noted in an October 1, 2009 article, pending home sales have increased for seven straight months, the longest in the series of the index which began in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors?.

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NP Dodge Award Recipients October 01st, 2009 by NP Dodge Marketing Team NP Dodge Real Estate is pleased to make the following announcements about our agent and staff awards that were received at the Omaha Area Board of Realtors (OABR) 124th Annual Installation Ceremony in September.

Kathy Miller, a Pacific Hills Sales Associate, received the OABR Outstanding Service Award.

Mark Wehner, Senior Vice President for Agent Development, received a plaque for his service as Director of the OABR for 2008-2009. Mark was also installed as a new Director of the OABR, with his term ending in 2012.

NP Dodge is the oldest family owned real estate company in the United States. The company currently maintains 14 offices in Nebraska and Iowa and have over 500 sales associates. For instant access to homes available in your area... View Full Article

NP Dodge Unveils New Mobile Website for its Sales Associates August 26th, 2009 by NP Dodge Marketing Team Today NP Dodge Real Estate introduced the mobile version of their back office website npdoffice.com. This new site, m.npdoffice.com, is packed with features that NP Dodge Sales Associates can use to streamline their daily activities like listing hit reports, market reports, the latest interest rates from First National Bank and more.

?We understand the need for our agents to be mobile and want them to have the tools and technology that allows them to thrive in this ever changing environment,? said Mike Riedmann, President of Residential Sales. ?Timely information is imperative to the success of our sales associates and providing them a website that can be accessed from their phone is a natural step for us.?

Brian Marasco, an agent with NP Dodge,... View Full Article