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Sherry Chris

Sherry Chris is president and CEO of Expansion Brands Portfolio at Realogy Holdings Corporation, which includes Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, and ERA, divisions of Realogy Corporation.[1][2][3]

Sherry Chris
Seated portrait of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate CEO Sherry Chris in front of an abstract painting.
Sherry Chris
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Ivey Business School
Occupation(s)President and CEO of Realogy Expansion Brands Portfolio[1]

Education

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Chris is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario and earned an MBA from the Ivey School of Business.[4] She became interested in real estate and started as a real estate agent with her first home sale in 1982.[5]

Career

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Chris started her career in the banking industry and moved into real estate in 1982 in the province of Ontario, Canada. She began working with Royal LePage in 1987 as a branch and area manager. In 1997, she was promoted to regional manager and held a vice-president position in Toronto.[6][7] Chris was eventually promoted to Executive Vice President of Network Services.[8] In 2003 Chris became the President of Real Living Network Services,[4] where she worked until 2005, when she joined Prudential California Realty as Chief Operations Officer (COO).[6][9] In December 2006, Chris joined Realogy Corporation (“Realogy”) as the Chief Operating Officer of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. In the position Chris would “direct the company's operations, education, mortgage and field services programs [and] ... focus on communication between Coldwell Banker corporate headquarters, regional offices and its nearly 4,000-office affiliate network."[10] In October 2007, Realogy Corporation entered into a 100-year agreement to license the Better Homes and Gardens brand from Meredith Corporation. In 2008, Realogy launched a franchise network for the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC brand, of which Chris was named CEO and president.[11][12] Since the franchise's launch, Chris has grown the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network to represent the fifth largest residential brand for Realogy, expanding it to hundreds of offices and thousands of affiliated sales associates in the United States and Canada.[13]

In September 2019 Chris was named president and chief executive officer of Realogy Expansion Brands Portfolio which includes Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate and ERA Real Estate.[1][14]

Recognition

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Chris was named the 2010 and 2015 Inman Innovator of the Year in the real estate industry and has also been included in Inman's “100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders” for seven consecutive years.[15][16] She was included on the Most Influential Real Estate Executives list by Real Estate Executive Magazine and Profiles in Diversity Journal's annual Women Worth Watching list.[17] In 2010 Chris won the Stevie Award for Best Executive in the Stevie Awards for Women in Business.[18] In October 2015, Chris won the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (NAGLREP) Pinnacle Award created for leaders who have advanced a climate of acceptance that benefits LGBT home buyers & sellers.[19][20] Chris was included in the Swanepoel Power 200 list from 2013 to present.[21][22][23] Chris was also named to the 2021 RISMedia Hall of Fame.[24]

Other work

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Chris has been a guest author on Huffington Post,[25] and has been featured on national media outlets such as the FOX Business Channel,[26] CNBC,[27] The New York Times,[5] The Wall Street Journal,[28] and USA Today.[29]

In 2016, Pantone made a custom color for Chris, SC2011 which is a shade of bright pink.[30]

In 2017, Chris was on a Feng Shui Lifestyle panel of The Milken Institute's Global Conference.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Leadership Biography: Sherry Chris". Realogy. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Sherry A. Chris". www.realogy.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. ^ "Realogy Announces Strategic Organizational Changes". Realogy. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  4. ^ a b Ball, Brian R. (September 12, 2003). "Real Living taps executive to lead expansion drive". Business First; Columbus. Vol. 19, no. 55. pp. A5 – via ProQuest.
  5. ^ a b Marino, Vivian (December 9, 2014). "The 30-Minute Interview Sherry Chris". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ^ a b Gitlin, Naomi. "Sherry Chris Builds Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate from the Ground Up". Women's Council of Realtors. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ^ Harney, Kenneth (December 19, 1998). "Marketing Technology Changing The Face Of Home Selling, Buying". Daily Press. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Bizbits: Cottage-selling market hot". The London Free Press. May 17, 2003. Archived from the original on August 15, 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Prudential CA/NV/TX Realty Appoints Sherry Chris as Chief Operations Officer". PR Newswire. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Sherry Chris named CO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation". December 5, 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  11. ^ "Sherry Chris to Lead Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Brand". RIS Media. October 11, 2007. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  12. ^ Wong, Tony (1 June 2009). "A better idea; Sherry Chris is the new face of a venerable brand taking fresh approach to real estate". Toronto Star; Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. pp. B.1 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ Patterson, Maria (February 28, 2011). "The Evolution of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate". RIS Media. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  14. ^ "Sherry Chris, President and CEO". The Org.
  15. ^ "2010 Inman News Innovator Awards winners". Inman News. Inman. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  16. ^ "Sherry A. Chris". Realogy. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  17. ^ "100 Most Influential Real Estates Agents" (PDF). Real Estates Executive Magazine site.
  18. ^ "Stevie Awards for Women in Business Announce 2010 Winners". Stevie Awards.
  19. ^ "NAGLREP Honors Jim Obergefell, Sherry Chris with Pinnacle Award". Business Wire. National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals. October 14, 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  20. ^ "LGBTI real estate professionals honor lead plaintiff in Supreme Court gay marriage case". Gay Star Homes.
  21. ^ "Swanepoel Power 200". Real Estate Almanac. 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  22. ^ "Who are the 200 most powerful people in real estate?". Inman. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  23. ^ "Swanepoel announces 2017's most powerful people in real estate".
  24. ^ "2021 Real Estate Newsmakers". RisMedia. 7 February 2021.
  25. ^ "Author Page: Sherry Chris". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  26. ^ "The newest home buying trends to come in 2015". Fox Business. December 31, 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  27. ^ "Optimistic About US Housing Market: CEO". CNBC. May 22, 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  28. ^ Tanaka, Sanette (September 10, 2013). "Tech Features Top Wish List for Luxury Buyers". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  29. ^ Schmit, Julie (October 18, 2013). "Home price gains slowing as market recovers". USA Today. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  30. ^ Italie, Leanne (2016-06-12). "On the color wheel, Jay Z has an odd bedfellow". Herald and Review. pp. D4. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
  31. ^ "Global Conference 2017 Speakers Line Up". Milken Institute. 2017.
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