BATTLE CREEK, MI – On April 1st, Prudential Preferred, REALTORS® will complete its acquisition of Joy Brown Realty (119 E. Columbia Ave., Battle Creek). Joy Brown, broker/owner of Joy Brown Realty and long-time area resident, will be joining Prudential Preferred as a real estate sales agent at its 820 Capital Ave, S.W. location and will be joined by a number of experienced agents. According to Ms. Brown, “Prudential Preferred, REALTORS® was the right fit for my team and I look forward to being able to provide the services and tools that Prudential offers to all of my clients and customers.”

Prudential Preferred, REALTORS® leads the Metropolitan Battle Creek Area in sales and the addition of the Joy Brown team of agents will only enhance their position as the leader in Battle Creek area real estate. According to Steven Fase, President and CEO of Prudential Preferred, “Joy Brown represents a long time presence in Battle Creek that has been marked by community involvement and success in real estate sales. Her presence in the market has made all of us stronger and better as a result of her dedication to the industry. I am enormously proud to have Joy Brown as a member of our team of professionals.”

According to Paul Ressler, Prudential Preferred’s Battle Creek manager, “This is great news for the Battle Creek area. This merger will help us grow in a market that is facing many challenges. By adding Joy Brown’s team of first-class professionals, we will create an even stronger office poised to meet the needs of home buyers and sellers both today and as the market grows in the years to come.”

Prudential Preferred, REALTORS® is an area-owned and locally operated member of the Prudential Real Estate network. It was founded in 1953 and has become one of Michigan’s largest real estate firms. The company’s West Michigan Offices are located in Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Portage, Plainwell, Richland, Three Rivers, South Haven, Grand Rapids, Rockford and Howard City. Prudential Preferred recently extended its service area by acquiring offices in the Charlevoix, Beaver Island, Boyne City, Petoskey, Harbor Springs and Gaylord areas in Northern Michigan, which formed Prudential Preferred Properties Network. Prudential Preferred, REALTORS® and Prudential Preferred Properties Network, when combined, is the largest Prudential franchise in the Great Lakes region with a sales team of over 400 agents and 19 offices. Its website, www.pprmi.com, offers more than 25,000 Michigan listings as well as professional virtual tours.

Questions regarding the Joy Brown Realtors acquisition can be directed to Kathy King, regional manager for Prudential Preferred, REALTORS®, at (269) 488-0144 or kathyking@pprmi.com.