Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan Joined Morris Habitat for Humanity to Build Homes for Those in Need in Morris County

Morristown, NJ—May 11, 2017— Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan Realtors® associates chose to “Give Where They Live” as part of RED Day, Keller Williams’ annual day of service on Thursday, May 11, dedicated to Renewing, Energizing and Donating to local communities.

New Jersey’s #1 office in the number of homes sold last year in the GSMLS (Garden State Multiple Listing Service) out of over 1,250 offices, Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan, hosted its annual day of service, RED Day event at the work site of its volunteer partner, Morris Habitat for Humanity at 27-45 Harding Avenue in Dover. Approximately 100 volunteer Realtors® came together on Thursday, May 11, to work on completing the four Morris Habitat for Humanity homes and celebrate the near completion of these homes being built for families in need.

About Morris Habitat for Humanity’s Harding Avenue Project

Four new single-family homes are being built on vacant lots on Harding Avenue in Dover, New Jersey. Using the same square footage, each home was built with a different layout to include 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms, depending on the number of people in the homeowner family. The houses will be accessible, handicapped-adaptable and ENERGY STAR certified. Green or reusable building materials are being used whenever feasible. Home price was based on low or moderate household income level and will not exceed $170,000. Zero-interest 30-year fixed mortgages will be held by Morris Habitat. The homes will have a 50-year deed restriction that allows modest equity upon resale, but mandates that they be sold at affordable price to other income-eligible families. Prospective homeowner families, selected in April 2015, will each contribute a minimum of 300 hours of sweat equity. The estimated cost of the project is approximately $700,000. Funding includes governmental grants from the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) and the Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP) and sponsorships from Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey Natural Gas, Home Depot, Travelers, Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, Prudential, Bank of America, Investors Bank and Investors Foundation. Many individuals supported this project by purchasing building materials through two Raise the Roof online drives and the annual Hammer for Heroes event held the first Saturday in June on the front lawn of their corporate offices.

About Keller Williams

Austin, Texas-based Keller Williams is the largest real estate franchise by agent count in the world with more than 800 offices and 157,000 associates across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. In 2017, Training magazine named Keller Williams the No. 1 training organization across all industries worldwide.

Since 1983, Keller Williams has grown exponentially and continues to cultivate an agent-centric, education-based, technology-driven culture that rewards agents as stakeholders. The company also provides specialized agents in luxury homes, commercial and farm and ranch properties.

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About Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan

Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan opened its doors on February 21, 2012 and in this short amount of time has become a force in the industry. According to BrokerMetrics, Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan was ranked as the number one office in the GSMLS in total homes sold last year. They also were the number one office in Morris County in total homes sold and in total sales volume in 2016.