March 6, 2009 (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – United Country Real Estate, headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., announced at its national convention in February that United Country – Missouri Land & Home, located in Columbia, Mo., is the company’s No. 2 office in the nation.

“We are highly impressed by Missouri Land & Home’s success in today’s market,” said Dan Duffy, chief executive officer of United Country Real Estate. “Even though the economy has been rough, our Columbia affiliate hasn’t let that slow them down. By focusing on the things they can control – customer service and marketing – they’ve managed to not just survive but thrive.”

The Columbia franchise is the No. 1 office in United Country’s central division and earned the company’s Summit Elite Award for closed sales volume in 2008.

“I’m so proud of our team,” said Kurt Hollenberg, owner/broker. “Our results are directly related to their positive outlook and dedication to hard work, as well as the many tools our home office provides, and we’re looking forward to helping even more customers in 2009.”

The United Country – Missouri Land & Home team can be contacted by phone at 573-474-8205 or by e-mail at info@missourilandandhome.com, and their full listings can be viewed online at www.missourilandandhome.com.

United Country Real Estate is the only national real estate franchise system specializing in properties in and around the small cities and towns of America. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an innovator in real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports nearly 675 offices nationwide with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes one of the leading web sites in the real estate market (www.unitedcountry.com), proprietary real estate catalogs, an extensive buyer database and national advertising of properties to over 90 million homes a week. United Country has been named as a Top 25 Franchise by the Wall Street Journal and among Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500®. In January 2007, the company introduced United Country Auction Services, becoming the nation's largest integrated network of traditional real estate agents and real estate auctioneers.