Owner and President of Champions School of Real Estate Named One of the Top 25 Most Influential Women in Real Estate Leadership

Houston, TX, October 17, 2008 --(PR.com)-- What started out as a blog post on ActiveRain, by Stefan Swanepoel, asking readers to nominate women they thought were influential in the real estate industry quickly turned into a hot topic that attracted over 11,000 views and spilled over into other real estate networks such as RealTown and Inman Community.

3,460 respondents cast over 6,000 votes for women they felt were most deserving of the 100 Most Influential Women in Real Estate Leadership. After all of the votes were tallied, the category was further broken down into the Top 25 Most Influential, the Top 50 and then finally the Top 100. This list is comprised of many leaders from varying segments of the real estate industry. From real estate brokers to real estate educators it is a virtual Who’s Who in the industry.

“I was surprised and honored to be named one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Real Estate. There are so many dynamic and deserving women that were named to this list and I am truly proud to be listed among them. Our industry has always been an industry where women can excel to the highest tiers and with the right mindset and dedication we have shown the heights that can be reached. One look at the names on this list and one can see that there is no limit to the level of success that can be achieved,” stated Rita Santamaria owner and president of Champions School of Real Estate.

About ChampionsSchool.com:
Champions School of Real Estate® is owned by Rita Santamaria and has been providing the highest quality education for Texas real estate agents since 1983 with online courses and campuses in Dallas, Forth Worth, Houston, San Antonio and satellite campuses across the state – including Austin. Champions also provides Loan Officer/Mortgage Broker, Inspector and Appraiser Licensing and Continuing Education courses.

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