{"id":3485,"date":"2022-09-12T17:33:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T17:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/12\/coldwell-banker-plaza-real-estate-merges-with-coldwell-banker-select\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:46:48","slug":"coldwell-banker-plaza-real-estate-merges-with-coldwell-banker-select","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/12\/coldwell-banker-plaza-real-estate-merges-with-coldwell-banker-select\/","title":{"rendered":"Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate merges with Coldwell Banker Select"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>John McKenzie, owner of <strong>Coldwell Banker Plaza Real Estate<\/strong>, in Wichita, Kansas, announced their company has joined <strong>Coldwell Banker Select<\/strong>, a Tulsa-based brokerage with 17 offices and 850-plus agents across the state of Oklahoma.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company will continue to operate under the <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.realtrends.com\/broker-details\/coldwell+banker+plaza+real+estate\/r\/reczY0eQfm4zsaLM0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coldwell Banker Plaza<\/a> name and will have the resources of the No. 7 ranked Coldwell Banker affiliate, <a href=\"https:\/\/profiles.realtrends.com\/broker-details\/coldwell+banker+select\/r\/reczW446U55miNPMi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coldwell Banker Select<\/a>, to foster growth and expansion in the state. 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