Engel & Völkers has opened four new brokerages in Victoria, Calgary, Toronto and York Region in Ontario, extending the global firm’s reach to 39 countries worldwide.
Engel & Völkers says it has granted licenses to “two of Sotheby’s International Realty’s best Canadian agents”. Mark Evernden is the owner of the firm’s brokerage in Calgary and Scott Piercy has teamed up with Shelby Donald and James LeBlanc to be owners of Engel & Völkers in Victoria.
Jorg Hermanns is the owner of Engel & Völkers in York Region. And after owning a brokerage for 24 years, both as a franchise and as an independent operator, Ron Amendola in Toronto brought his brokerage, Realty Specialists, to Engel & Völkers.
“We are very selective of those we approach to join our brand,” says Anthony Hitt, CEO of Engel & Völkers North America. “Richard Brinkley, our senior vice-president, market development for Engel & Völkers Canada, has been doing a great job in identifying the right markets and the partners who share our commitment to premium service and quality.”
Brinkley says, “There is an incredible amount of buzz right now about Engel & Völkers, especially about its international reach and premium market positioning. We are currently developing additional markets in Canada and looking forward to even more brokerages in 2015.”
