William Raveis Acquires Falmouth-Based Kinchla Real Estate

May 1, 2012 - PRLog -- William Raveis Acquires Falmouth-Based Kinchla Real Estate
William Raveis Falmouth has Relocate to Premiere Storefront in Center of Town

William Raveis recently announced the acquisition of widely respected Kinchla Real Estate in downtown Falmouth and Raveis has relocated its existing Falmouth office to the premiere downtown address, 222 Main Street, located in the heart of downtown Falmouth Massachusetts.

“Our continuous growth in the Cape has been a huge contribution to the success we’ve achieved in Massachusetts over the past year,” said Chris Raveis, Executive Vice President and Managing Partner of William Raveis Massachusetts.  “Location is always key to the growth of a real estate office.  Our new storefront in the heart of town shows our commitment to continued success here, and gives us maximum visibility to the Falmouth community.”  

A cornerstone real estate firm in Connecticut, William Raveis began expansion in Massachusetts 10 years ago and is now the 2nd largest brokerage in the state with 28 offices and over 600 agents.  The Cape has had a banner year, opening new offices in Provincetown and Nantucket.  

Kinchla Real Estate has been in business in Falmouth for over 45 years, handling both sales and summer rentals.  As a family-owned business, their mission parallels William Raveis Real Estate’s commitment to remaining privately-owned and operated.  Jim Kinchla, one of the co-owners of the firm, has joined William Raveis to help oversee the office’s expansion.  In addition, Susan Ellman, a broker with Kinchla and 37 years of sales experience, has joined the team as well.  

William Raveis welcomes the Kinchla team to the company and looks forward to working with them to continue offering exceptional real estate services to the Falmouth community.

William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance is one of the top companies in the nation. It was recently ranked in 2010 by sales volume in RisMedia’s Real Estate® Magazine as the #1 family-owned real estate company in the Northeast and the 9th largest real estate company in the USA.  The innovative firm is known as an “Award-Winning Team,” being nationally recognized as an industry leader in technology, marketing and REALTOR®education.  Such recognition includes winning the coveted “Most Innovative Brokerage or Franchise” distinction and placing as a finalist for “Most Innovative Website or Web Service” at Inman News’ 2011 Innovator Awards, held in San Francisco, California. William Raveis’ award-winning website, raveis.com, draws more than 10 million visits annually and includes more than 300,000+ MLS listings in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
For four consecutive years, William Raveis has also been named as “The Best Real Estate Company” in 2 states* and as a “Best Place to Work” in 2010 and 2011 by the prestigious Boston Business Journal.  
William Raveis Real Estate is a household name in its founding state, CT and is the #1 real estate company in world-renowned Fairfield County.  The company entered the Massachusetts marketplace in 2003 and, according to the 2010 closed sales volume in the Multiple Listing Service Pin, is now the largest independent brokerage in that state with 27 offices.  William Raveis recently expanded into New York and presently has offices in Rye, Harrison, Katonah, Chappaqua, Tarrytown and Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County. In addition, the company has an office in Nyack, Rockland County. The firm has 2,700 highly trained sales professionals and 80 company-owned and affiliate offices in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.  For more information, visit raveis.com or blog.raveis.com.

*Commercial Record, 2009, 2010, 2011; Banker & Tradesman, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011