Celebrating 100 Years

2006 marked an important milestone for Coldwell Banker; Coldwell Banker® has been a premier provider of full-service real estate, for 100 years. The company, an industry leader in residential real estate, continues to satisfy customers with a national brand of advertising, and local experts serving their communities.

In 1906, Colbert Coldwell, a young real estate agent, observed families trying to piece their lives together following the San Francisco earthquake. Disapproving of agents who acquired property from vulnerable sellers and resold it at huge profits, and seeing a tremendous need for honest, knowledgeable real estate people, Colbert Coldwell founded his company with a revolutionary philosophy: the customer's best interest above all. In 1914, Benjamin Arthur Banker joined Colbert Coldwell as a full partner. Together, Coldwell and Banker forged a tradition of integrity, exceptional service and customer satisfaction that became the company's hallmark.