Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties Named 14th Largest Female-Owned Business in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Business Journal has named Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties the 14th largest women-owned company in St. Louis.

Select Properties, a provider of residential real estate services to the greater St. Louis area, is owned by Maryann Vitale Alles, Deb Colburn and Angie Ignatowski and has climbed on the Business Journal’s annual list of Largest Women-Owned Businesses for the last two years. In 2012, Select Properties was ranked 18th before coming in 16th in 2013.

“Once again we are honored to be named to this list,” said Vitale Alles, Select Properties’ President and CEO. “We have a leadership team committed to helping this company continue to grow and be successful.”

The list is based on revenue in 2013. Select Properties posted a total revenue of $22,223,495.

In July, Select Properties was named a Top Workplace by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, finishing third on the list of large employers and placing first in the leadership category.

“Our company has always been willing to do whatever it takes to help our agents reach their personal goals,” Ignatowski said. “That’s always been our top priority and it’s why the company has grown as much as it has.”

Formed in 2002, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties – formerly Prudential Select Properties -- has nine offices in the St. Louis Metropolitan area, representing over 520 agents. They specialize in St. Louis, St. Louis County, St. Charles, Jefferson County and Lincoln County real estate, and they strive to find their customers the best homes for sale in the Greater St. Louis area.

Select Properties ranks as the No. 1 locally-owned real estate firm in St. Louis. The company also ranked No. 26 in the national network, No. 2 in real estate transactions recorded by the St. Louis Association of Realtors, and is in the top 20 percent of real estate firms nationwide.

Select Properties also ranks 6th nationwide in donations to the Sunshine Kids Foundation among participating Prudential and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices real estate affiliates.

For more information, please call Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Select Properties at (314) 835-6000 or visit them online at http://BHHSSelectSTL.com.