SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jul 30, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Steve De La Pena has been named Zephyr Real Estates’ new Vice
President of Strategic Services. De La Pena brings extensive career
coaching and training expertise to the firm, and his focus will be
business development and growth, both for agents in expanding their
own business as well as for the company as a whole.

“After an extensive search process, we are extremely pleased to make
this announcement,” commented Randall Kostick, Chief Operating
Officer for Zephyr. “The search was over and the decision was
unanimous once we met with Steve. His strong relationships in the
industry, vision, integrity and professional acumen make for a
perfect fit.”

After selling real estate for six years, De La Pena elected to make
home buying and selling a safe and enjoyable place for all
participants, including the agents. He entered real estate management
in 1987 and immediately set to creating an environment where agents
can realize their full potential, and clients can depend on the
professionalism and honesty of their agent. For 11 years, Steve
managed the Berkeley office of Coldwell Banker, taking it into the
top three offices in Northern California. In 2001 he joined Pacific
Union Real Estate Group as a Vice President and Branch Executive,
managing the Civic Center/Opera Plaza office and later, the Orinda
office. He helped shepherd that company through one of the most
challenging markets San Francisco has ever seen.

For almost five years he was the Vice President of Oahu Operations
and Broker in Charge for one of the top companies in the state of
Hawaii.

Family, friends and a love of the Bay Area drew him back to San
Francisco and ultimately to Zephyr. De La Pena also dedicated
considerable research in finding the right fit. “The move to Zephyr
was a natural evolution of my commitment to seek out the best and
most professional real estate atmosphere,” he remarked. “The support
that Zephyr gives its agents and their clients is second to none in
the industry.”

In addition to his substantial professional background, De La Pena
has many broad and colorful interests. He has been a musician, a
martial arts practitioner and instructor, and a writer of novels and
screenplays. He also has a degree in English Lit and Poetry from the
University of California at Berkeley. He is an avid open water
swimmer, and has successfully conquered the trip to and from
Alcatraz, the Golden Gate and circumnavigating Angel Island. He and
his wife are delighted to return to the Bay Area.

Those wishing to discuss real estate or becoming an agent with Zephyr
are invited to contact him at sdelapena@zephyrsf.com.

About Zephyr Real Estate
Founded in 1978, Zephyr Real Estate is San
Francisco’s largest independent real estate firm with $1 billion in
gross sales in 2011 and a current roster of more than 200 full-time
agents. In 2010, Zephyr launched its new website, which has earned
three web design awards, including the prestigious WebAward for
Outstanding Website from the Web Marketing Association. Zephyr Real
Estate is a member of the international relocation network, Leading
Real Estate Companies of the World; the luxury real estate network,
Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate; and the local luxury marketing
association, the Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco. Zephyr
has six strategically located offices in San Francisco, a business
center in Marin County, and serves a large customer base throughout
the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit

www.zephyrsf.com .

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SAN MATEO, Calif., July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –
The newly designed Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc. website (prometheusreg.com) goes live today. The site aims, consistent with the Prometheus brand, to provide an online experience that makes renting and living in an apartment fun, creative and effortless. Using the most current search technologies, the new web site is a mobile friendly experience with increased user flow, geo-location functionality and, of course, a beautiful, updated aesthetic.

Prometheus Real Estate Group is the largest private owner of multi-family properties and apartments in the San Francisco Bay Area with a growing portfolio of more than 18,000 metropolitan-area apartments in the Seattle, Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles communities. Cindy Park, Vice President of Marketing at Prometheus, summarizes: “Many of the people who live at our properties enjoy luxuries of working in some of the most admired, most creative, campuses in America. We wanted our online experience to feel as easy as possible and take the chore out of finding an apartment. We tried to have some fun with it and at the same time keep it elegantly simple.” The website makes the apartment search process quick and easy by typing in a City or property name. If more specificity is desired, a search can also be done by amenity, price, bedroom type, etc. And if a user is not sure exactly where to look for specific information on Prometheusreg.com, the newly developed site-wide search engine will help.

The online leasing function allows renting an apartment to be done 24/7 in the convenience of your home. And the online services functions provides access to most every online need for apartments from signing up for utilities, paying rent, to service requests. The website also includes a constantly updated blog providing entertaining and useful information spanning everything from interior design, community, to fashion. For future employees (“Prometheans”), the site also provides real time job opportunities and the ability to apply online.

Challenging the very typical and traditional approach to apartments is not new for Prometheus. Its brand won the Rosey Award in the Portland Advertising Federation and the firm has been recognized two years in a row as the best apartment management firm in the nation – in 2011 by the National Association of Home Builders and in 2010 by Multi-Housing News.

The website team of the Prometheus creative resources division and Owen Jones and Partners collaborated in creating this latest version of prometheusreg.com.

About PrometheusPrometheus Real Estate Group is the largest private owner of multi-family properties in the San Francisco Bay Area with a growing portfolio of more than 18,000 metropolitan-area apartments in the Seattle, Portland, Ore., and Los Angeles communities. Since its inception in 1965, Prometheus has specialized in the acquisition, development and management of high quality residential and commercial properties throughout the Western United States. Prometheus has a long history of award-winning approaches to development, management and general excellence. The firm was the recognized as the best property management firm in the nation in both 2010 (by Multi-Housing News) and 2011 (by NAHB).

For more information visit:
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