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Watson Realty Corp. is an independent real estate company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, with 43 offices and more than 1,400 employees in North and Central Florida, and South Georgia.〔http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2013/08/09/bill-watson-built-one-of-nations-best.html〕 Founded on December 16, 1965 by William A. Watson, Jr., Watson Realty Corp. is the largest real estate company in Florida. Watson Realty earned its third Diamond Award from the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and earned its third Diamond Award from the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, and is ranked 19th in the 2013 Power Broker Report of the nation’s Top 500 real estate companies.〔 Watson Realty Corp. is a founding member of Real Estate Companies of the World, a network of more than 120,000 affiliated agents in 40 countries. In 2013, this network accounted for 686,947 home sales units (26.7% of all home sales units in the United States).〔http://www.leadingre.com/aboutus/networkcredentials〕 ==History== Watson Realty Corp. was formed in 1965 by William A. Watson, Jr. The company's first office was located in Jacksonville, as a single office real estate company in a shared storefront with Bill Watson and one part-time sales agent. William A. Watson Jr., was born in Jacksonville, the son and grandson of railroad conductors for what today is CSX Corp. The professor, Roger G. Giles, would become one of Watson’s early mentors.〔https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=543688〕 After graduation in 1959, Watson joined Gifford Grange Realty in 1960. When Grange left the business to enter politics, Watson opened his own brokerage on the Southside. He offered property management and fire and casualty insurance in addition to real estate services. Watson opened his first branch office in 1970.〔 In 2013, Mr. Watson was awarded the lifetime achievement award for Ultimate CEO by the Jacksonville Business Journal. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Watson Realty Corp.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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