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MetroBrokersTV: Hi. I am Scott Shields and I am here with Metro Brokers TV down at the CAR state convention and I am joined with Dick Crook. Dick, thanks for coming and talking with us today.

Dick Crook: Well, it's, I am glad to be here.

MetroBrokersTV: Oh, we are glad to have you here Dick. Tell us about your Metro Brokers experience? How did you get started with Metro Brokers?

Dick Crook: It has been a lot of years, but I have always liked the Metro Broker model. I think that they are for an announcement of this is what you want to do when you grow up and be a real estate broker. So, it is owning your own business that appealed to me a lot and Metro Brokers is a lot of entrepreneurs that resist organization sometimes and they want to do their own thing. They are long term into the business and thats partly how I got involved. I have been with Metro Brokers about 16 years and I have been in real estate about 35 years.

MetroBrokersTV: And you are also an office owner right now. So, can you tell us a little about your office, where it is located and what goes on at your office, what you offer?

Dick Crook: You know, ours is Metro Brokers Centennial office is off Revere Parkway and Centennial and we have a class A, real nice facility, a lot of energy in there. We have got about 26 companies and 68 agents under our roof. Its a good group of people and we just have a lot of energy going on in there.

MetroBrokersTV: That's great. Where do you see the real estate industry going and where do you see Metro Brokers being positioned in the real estate industry?

Dick Crook: Well, this is as good a time as anybody could ever get into owning their own business in real estate like Metro Brokers. It really brings the cost down and gets you a brand exposure. So, statewide, you really get a good value with Metro Brokers. Where I see it going is that I see that more and more people will want to cut their expenses and own their own business and be more Metro Brokers. Where I see the industry going in general is that in the first quarter of 2009, we are going to have probably the most amount of adjustments on adjustable rate mortgages that has happened in history from the option ARMs that were done three to five years ago. So, we are not... we are not done with the foreclosure wave, but we are going to come out of it in '09 and it is going to be a better year; this time next year, if we are down at the convention next year, we would be talking about how well it has recovered. So, I do believe that long term, we have seen a lot of ups and downs, but there have always been an upward plane. They have always helped the market move along.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, you heard it right here, right now, it's a great time to be a Metro Broker. For information, check out the other videos on this site.

MetroBrokersTV: I am Amy Chase with Metro Brokers TV and I am here today with Laura Champe out of the Summit office. Laura, welcome.

Laura Champe: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: So, tell me a little bit about business in Summit County, Colorado. How are things going for you?

Laura Champe: Pretty well actually. Our business, our market is stronger than in a lot of places in the country. So, we are pretty happy to be where we are.

MetroBrokersTV: So, tell me a little bit about who your client base is. Where are you generating your leads? Who are your buyers? Who are your sellers? Tell me more about that.

Laura Champe: A lot of what we do is second home sales, about 70% of Summit County real estate is owned by somebody who does not live in it. There are a lot of vacationers, weekenders, retirees living there part time and the majority of those folks are Colorado residents. We do get people from other states obviously, but a good percentage of our second home owners are people from the Front Range.

MetroBrokersTV: Terrific. So, if I had to guess, I am guessing that Metro Brokers brand and name recognition really is significant for you in capturing that business up in Summit County.

Laura Champe: That is true. Denver people, Boulder people, they recognize the sign, the logos, so, I think they are more willing to just stop into our office and come in and chat because they feel they already know us.

MetroBrokersTV: Well, Laura, thanks so much for coming in today. It's great to have you here.

Laura Champe: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: I am Amy Chase with Metro Brokers TV and I am here today with Bruce Mitchell out of the Breckenridge office. Bruce, welcome.

Bruce Mitchell: Thank you.

MetroBrokersTV: So, tell me a little bit about what you enjoy so much about being a Metro Broker?

Bruce Mitchell: In our market, Metro Brokers has a huge recognition, 60% or so of our business comes from the Front Range, Colorado, where people are very familiar with Metro Brokers.

MetroBrokersTV: So, that brand and name recognition really carries over from the Front Range up into the mountain communities.<watch video>

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MetroBrokersTV: I am Amy Chase with Metro Brokers TV and we are here today with Dianne Haynes out of the Rifle office. Dianne, welcome

Dianne Haynes: Thank you. It's great to be here today

MetroBrokersTV: Great. Tell us a little bit about your office, where you are located, how many people are working underneath you and how things are going in Rifle, Colorado?  <watch video>

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MetroBrokersTV: I am Amy Chase with Metro Brokers TV. I am here with Laura Champe today out of the Summit office. Laura, welcome.

Laura Champe: Thank you Amy.

MetroBrokersTV: So, tell me a little bit, where is your office physically located?

Laura Champe: We are in Silverthorne, very easy to find, corner of Highway 9 and Fifth Street; just a mile or so from Lake Dillon, close to the Factory Stores, the Raven at Three Peaks golf course, in the center of all the activity.

MetroBrokersTV: So, someone can pop in, play a game or play a round of golf, do a little shopping in the outlet stores, and easily pop in to your Metro Brokers office.

Laura Champe: Yeah. Come visit us when you are passing through.

MetroBrokersTV: Terrific. Tell me how long have you been in business Laura?

Laura Champe: We opened this office eight years ago in Silverthorne, but I have been in real estate since '94.

MetroBrokersTV: And how many brokers are currently in your office?

Laura Champe: There are now five of us. We are all our own brokers.

MetroBrokersTV: Laura, thanks for stopping in today.

Laura Champe: Thank you.