Renowned San Francisco Realtor® Malin Giddings
Honored As Coldwell Banker Northern California’s No. 1 Agent

Press Release
March 3, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. –March 3, 2004 – Malin Giddings, the highly regarded San Francisco Realtor®, has been honored as the No. 1 agent in Northern California and the No. 2 agent worldwide for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the nation’s largest real estate company.

Giddings, who works in Coldwell Banker’s San Francisco Van Ness office, outpaced some 4,000 Northern California real estate professionals from Monterey to Tahoe and 113,000 worldwide.

“ I am very pleased to represent our wonderful city by the Bay by representing both Buyers and Sellers when it comes to the finest San Francisco can offer. I am part of an unbelievable office and a most excellent group of Agents and thanks to this high-end focus and synergy we excel as a team year after year. Worldwide the market looks to San Francisco for that special allure of beauty, life style and views. It is at our TRI/Coldwell Banker Previews International office that the Best of the Best changes hands. It is certainly an honor and a privilege to be at the top of this distinguished group.”

Avram Goldman, president and chief operating officer of Coldwell Banker in the Bay Area, said Giddings recognition is well deserved. “Malin is one of the most diligent, professional people in real estate,” he said. “Her innovative approach to marketing, her dedication to perfection and uncompromising service have earned her a reputation which is in a class by itself. We’re very proud of her and pleased that she is a part of the Coldwell Banker team.”

Recording an astounding $107 million in area home sales, Gidding’s remarkable feat positions her among the top producing real estate professionals in the world. This honor also earns Giddings the coveted Coldwell Banker Top 1% designation, the highest recognized honor within the 98-year-old real estate firm.

“Malin is a phenomenal agent,” said John McInerney, managing broker of Coldwell Banker’s San Francisco Van Ness office. “She sells more real estate in one month than most agents do in an entire year. But she never loses sight of the fact that it’s all about the customer. The fact that most of her business is through referrals speaks volumes about how much she cares for her clients.”

To celebrate her designation, Giddings has been extended an invitation to Coldwell Banker’s Top One Percent Retreat September 26-30 at the Princeville Resort on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

A 25-year industry veteran, Giddings is one of San Francisco’s best-known and most respected real estate professionals. She has sold well over a billion in San Francisco’s most luxurious properties and has consistently been one of the top agents in San Francisco and the nation. Her focus is high-end and in the best locations only which sets her service and style & clients’ satisfaction and success apart from others in the business. She does only that which she believes in and does that well -- to the continued satisfaction of her clients.

In addition to residential sales, Giddings has also been active as a developer and investor during her career, successfully completing numerous projects. She pioneered, with her partner Suzanne Brangham, developing one of the City's first bed and breakfast hotels (The Jackson Court) gaining her considerable recognition as a trendsetter. It was this early career experience that taught her that her style as a real estate professional would be appreciated and the rest is history.

The native of Stockholm, Sweden and daughter of the former President of the Nobel Foundation, Giddings attributes part of her success to her many international contacts. Because of her international experience, she has attracted many relocating executives and expatriates. She speaks many languages fluently and with the mantra “location, location, location,” which is that of real estate even many more…

Giddings can be reached directly at 415-229-1211 or via her website at www.sfproperties.com or malin@sfproperties.com. She was one of the first to develop a website for properties in San Francisco and her site is marked as a “favorite” by both professionals and clients.

Coldwell Banker San Francisco Van Ness is located at 1699 Van Ness Ave. and can be reached at 415-474-1750. The office incorporates a team of over 100 real estate professionals.

About Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the leading provider of real estate services in Northern California, serves the markets of Sacramento/Tahoe, San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. The company has 63 office locations and more than 4,300 sales associates throughout Northern California. Through its internationally renowned Coldwell Banker Previews® program, the company is widely recognized for its expertise in the luxury housing market. In 2003, Coldwell Banker participated in the sale of two out of every three luxury homes in California. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage is a member of the NRT family of companies. NRT Incorporated, the nation's leading residential brokerage company, is a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation (NYSE: Cendant), one of the world's foremost providers of travel and residential real estate services. For more information please visit www.CaliforniaMoves.com or call 925.275.3068.