Weichert Realtors Press Release
Weichert and Verizon Make Moving and Maintaining Services Easier for Homebuyers
2/20/2008
MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. – At
Weichert, Realtors® “It Pays to Ask,” even when it applies to phone, television
or high-speed Internet options for your new home.
Weichert
Financial Services, an affiliate of Weichert, Realtors®, recently announced
that Verizon, a national leader in broadband, entertainment and
telecommunications technologies, was added to Weichert Home Connections, the
company’s one-stop shopping program. The program is part of Weichert Gold®
Services which offers customers a unique platform of financial and homeowner
services that encompasses nearly all facets of the moving process, and at no
extra charge beyond the actual cost of the product or service.
Through
Weichert Gold Services, Weichert customers, buyers, sellers and homeowners will
now be able to select Verizon as their complete hook-up and disconnect service
for local and long distance telephone, television and broadband Internet
services, including FiOS, Verizon’s industry-leading fiber-optic service (where
available). Verizon is the only company delivering fiber-optic technology
directly to customers’ homes on a mass scale. Currently, over 9 million
households in parts of 17 states can order FiOS. For a limited time, customers
are eligible for up to a $100 Visa gift card when they order a Verizon bundle
with phone, television and Internet.
Bill
McMahon, vice president for Weichert Gold Services, said, “The addition of
Verizon to our expanding list of services brings further convenience to
homebuyers. We are proud to be the first real estate company to offer this
Verizon program and strengthen our commitment to make buying, moving and owning
a home as seamless and hassle free as possible. What’s more, according to a
recent independent study, homeowners estimate that the value of their house
increases by more than 1 percent when its telecommunications are provided over
a fiber-optic connection such as FiOS.”
Orders for
service can be placed online by clicking on the Verizon link at
www.weichertgold.com. On the Web site, customers can view all available options
and make side-by-side comparisons of packages offered in their area. Customers
preferring personalized service can call the Weichert-Verizon toll free number
at (866) 211-8388, where a dedicated staff is available to provide counsel on
the best options to meet their needs.
Weichert
Financial Services believes so strongly in the value and importance of
providing a full-service experience to its customers, that it offers a
guaranteed closing date to qualified homebuyers who take advantage of all three
“core” services of the Weichert Gold Services program – mortgage financing,
homeowner’s insurance, and title insurance. The company backs its commitment to
close on time through a $5,000 Performance Guarantee which gives homebuyers the
ultimate peace of mind.
Verizon
Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), headquartered in New York, is a leader in
delivering broadband and other wireline and wireless communication innovations
to mass market, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless
operates America’s
most reliable wireless network, serving nearly 66 million customers nationwide.
Verizon’s Wireline operations include Verizon Business, which delivers
innovative and seamless business solutions to customers around the world, and
Verizon Telecom, which brings customers the benefits of converged
communications, information and entertainment services over the nation’s most
advanced fiber-optic network. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse
workforce of nearly 235,000 and last year generated consolidated operating
revenues of $93.5 billion. For more information, visit www.verizon.com.
Weichert
has nearly 18,000 sales associates in more than 500 company-owned and
franchised sales offices in key markets throughout the U.S. A family
of full-service real estate and financial services companies, Weichert helps
customers buy and sell both residential and commercial real estate, and streamlines
the delivery of mortgages and home and title insurance. For more information,
Weichert’s customer service center can be reached at 1-800-USA-SOLD or at
Weichert’s Web site, www.weichert.com. Each Weichert franchised office is
independently owned and operated.
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