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United Country Real Estate Named among Nation’s Top Military Friendly Franchises

June 4, 2010 (Kansas City, Mo.) – United Country Real Estate has been named one of the top military friendly franchises by G.I. Jobs in their 2010 Military Friendly Franchise list, released this week. The list was compiled through extensive research including polls of thousands of franchises nationwide and precisely developed methodology and criteria, which revealed the top franchises offering the most incentive to America’s veterans. United Country is among the top 10 percent of all franchise systems nationwide to receive this honor, one of only two national real estate franchise brands featured on the list and the only real estate franchise offering discounts and incentives for veterans. “United Country was founded in 1925 with the mission of helping people achieve the American dream of owning a piece of this nation’s land,” said Mike Duffy, president of United Country Real Estate. “Our veterans have ensured our freedom to live our dreams, and they fully deserve the freedom to transition into the best business opportunity to help them achieve theirs.” According to Duffy, previous real estate experience is not a requirement for success in the field. Whether a veteran is looking for a franchise opportunity or a career in real estate sales, United Country has developed extensive training programs and a market-leading value proposition including enhanced marketing, cutting-edge technology, auction services and proprietary lead lists, to ensure agents and brokers have the skills and tools necessary to become leaders in their markets. “The foundation of a successful real estate business hinges on honesty, discipline and a strong work ethic; the very same qualities that come to mind when you think of our military professionals. The real estate profession has so much to offer veterans, including self-employment, flexible hours, work variety, unlimited income potential and the ability to be of service to others,” Duffy said. United Country’s military veteran franchise program provides discounted franchise fees, start-up assistance and training programs. The program is available to veterans who are qualified real estate brokers, or those who have a spouse who is a qualified broker. Sales agent opportunities are available within the company’s franchise offices across the nation. Veterans interested in opening a franchise office or information on sales agent positions can learn more by calling 800-444-5044. The full list of Military Friendly Franchises will be published in the May issue of both G.I. Jobs and Vetrepreneur magazines, at www.militaryfranchising.com, and in the 2010 Franchising Guide for Military Veterans. “The (Military Friendly Franchises) list was created out of demand from military veterans who kept asking us for a way to sort through the barrage of marketing from franchise recruiters,” said Dan Fazio, managing editor for GI Jobs magazine. “Veterans sought a trusted friend to help them decide which franchise to open. The Military Friendly Franchise list is that trusted friend.” About GI Jobs G.I. Jobs (www.gijobs.com) is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business with a monthly print circulation of more than 75,000 each year. Since its first issue nine years ago, the magazine has published and distributed more 7 million magazines, resulting in an estimated readership of 35 million. It has helped millions of military troops leaving the service find gainful civilian employment and education, by offering sage advice and tools on making that transition. The company also publishes 2010 Franchising Guide for Military Veterans and The Guide to Military Friendly Schools.

United Country Named America's No. 1 Auction House by The Land Report!

In The Land Report article, America's Top 25 Auction Houses, which appears in the new Spring 2010 issue, United Country Auction Services is named the No. 1 Auction House in America.

United Country outranked companies including Schrader Auctions(#3), Westchester Auctions(#8), J.P. King(#9), Williams & Williams(#10), and Hudson & Marshall(#14). The report ranked auctions companies by land sales.

Here's what they said about United Country:
United Country Auction Services
www.ucauctionservices.com
$172 million

Who
In 2009, United and its affiliates conducted a staggering 1,100 auctions. Is it any wonder these guys are king of the hill? United Country is the nation's largest integrated real estate and auction company and the only franchise system specializing in rural towns and cities. The organization has some 675 offices nationwide, and its affiliate program includes auction houses large and small. Thanks to this depth, the staff of United Country Auction Services includes multiple international and state auctioneer champions and Auctioneers Hall of Fame inductees.

"We currently have $18 billion of listed inventory nationally, much of which is land, and about 450 scheduled auctions in the next 90 days," CEO Dan Duffy says. "We run and operate 1,000-plus web sites that generate 173 million hits, over 50 million page views, and 2.9 million visitors last month alone (December 2009)."

Where
Corporate headquarters are in Kansas City, Missouri. Affiliated offices are located nationwide.
Why
"We have 18 specialty property groups that focus on various types of properties on a national level including timberland, farm and agricultural, and recreational," Duffy explains. "Our go-to-market strategy and scope of resources provides us with a unique strategic advantage in the market and an ability to serve national companies and hedge funds in a manner that results in a high volume of deal flow." Over 4,000 representatives spread over 45 states translates into an enviable network. Also, the company's proprietary national buyer database has over 300,000 profiled names.

Wow
United Country was named No. 95 on Entrepreneur's 2009 Top 100 Franchises. It was also named the top real estate franchise in the country by Dun and Bradstreet's AllBusiness.com.

Video Feature Now Available on the Online Catalogs!

July 22nd, 2010 (Nampa, ID) - United Country-Musick & Sons always offers inspection times to its customers during open business hours for its online auction merchandise. However, we recognized that it was still difficult for bidders who work during these hours, are traveling, or who live out of state to participate in this. In an effort to better serve these bidders, we have recently added a video feature to our online auction catalogs.

The video is a short clip that will be used for select merchandise to better demonstrate the operational condition. For example, if the customer wants to see or hear how the pickup runs they can now experience that from the comfort of their office or home. The types of merchandise that will initially have video feed include vehicles, recreational vehicles, and motorized equipment. In the future the video feeds may even be used for demonstrating assembling of a product or 360 views of high dollar items.

We are excited by this new feature and want to hear your feedback. Let us know what type of products you would like to see us use this new video service with!

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