Prudential LRES Realty of Fargo, ND today announced that for the second year in a row they have received the Business Development Award from The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. The award represents continuous improvements in a number of key business and operational areas, including business practices, quality standards, expense control, revenue and profit objectives, sales management and productivity. Prudential LRES Realty became a Prudential Real Estates Affiliate franchise in 2004. It is an incredible achievement for them to receive the Business Development Award for two years running so early in their franchise history.

Daryl Braham, broker and CEO of Prudential LRES Realty, says, "We have a solid commitment to excellence in how we achieve our business goals, how we work together as a team and how we meet our profit and revenue projections. We are proud to have received this award because it signifies we set a plan and met it, we have a productive, quality driven team of real estate professionals and ultimately, that these efforts are passed onto both our sales associates and the homebuyer or seller."

"We are excited to be able to send out this new award this year," said Earl Lee, president of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. "This award is indicative of companies that are seeking to deliver the most effective home ownership experience possible. The best way to do that is to work towards best practices and building a healthy business."

Prudential LRES Realty is an independently owned and operated franchisee of The Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. The company was founded in 1998 and specializes in residential and commercial sales. Prudential LRES Realty has 20 sales associates, 2 offices and achieved over $22M in closed sales volume in 2005.