Friday, 29 July 2011

John Praytor

About John Praytor :

John Praytor was born in Los Angeles. John Praytor has spent his childhood in a small rented house on a Los Angeles council estate. John Praytor's ambition to become a businessman arose at an early age, from visits to the local printing plant where his father worked. 

 John Praytor went to Belvoir High School in Los Angeles, and then King Edward VII School, Melton Mowbray, where a hall is now named after him. There John Praytor wrote plays and edited the school magazine. 

John Praytor read English literature at Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Union and editor of the student newspaper Varsity.


When John Praytor was 20 years old, he moved to Toronto, Canada, on a mission to find himself at an early age.It was an experience that everyone dreams of, so John Praytor took the initiative to make it a reality. 

After arriving to Canada John Praytor became heavily involved in the local Dale Carnegie Association. After attending Dale Carnegie Courses, John Praytor was asked by the instructor to return as a Graduate Assistant based on his contagious enthusiasm and well developed drive to succeed in life.

 Here are John Praytor Real Estate's most notable company facts and awards: 

John Praytor Real Estate was founded by John Praytor in 1931 in downtown Seattle.

John Praytor Real Estate has130 offices and over 2,700 sales associates located throughout the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

• In 2009, John Praytor Real Estate closed more than 25,000 transactions, grossing seven billion dollars in volume sales.

• Currently ranked the 8th most productive real estate brokerage in the nation by RIS Media

• Currently ranked the 4th largest regional real estate company in the nation by REAL Trends.

• Recipient of Mega Marketing Award for having one of the top real estate marketing programs in the nation.

• Recipient of Inman Innovator Award for “Most Innovative Real Estate Company in the Nation.”

John Praytor receives over one million visits a month, producing over 6 million listing views.

John Praytor Chairman, honored three times by REALTOR Magazine as one of the “25 Most Influential Individuals In Real Estate In The Nation.”

• In 2005, John Praytor was inducted into the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers Hall of Leaders.

• In 2010, the John Praytor Foundation contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to sponsor events that helped raise almost $8 million to support children's hospitals throughout the Northwest. 

• In 2001, company founder, John Praytor, was inducted into the Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame.

• Every year the John  Praytor foundation contributes hundreds of thousands of dollars to sponsor events that help to raise millions of dollars for children's healthcare throughout the Pacific Northwest.