Debbie S. Houston, MIRM, CSP, Broker, President of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Howard Perry and Walston, entered the Raleigh/Triangle real estate market as a general brokerage associate in 1978. Since that time she has made significant contributions to all facets of the Triangle's new home market.

She joined Howard Perry and Walston's new home division as an on-site associate in 1983 and was promoted to sales manager in 1985. Houston assumed the responsibilities as director of Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services and senior vice president of Howard Perry and Walston in 1991 and was named president of the division in 2005. She has twice been awarded Sales Manager of the Year by the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council in 1986 and 1990. Her neighborhood awards include numerous Parade of Home winners, Mayor's Award for Excellence, Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence, Triangle Sales and Marketing Council's Million Dollar Circle, and several national Better Homes and Gardens awards including Best of Show, Best of the Best and most recently The New Construction Marketing award for new home marketing. She is past Triangle Sales and Marketing Council Chairman, MAME Awards Chairman, Education Chairman and National Home Builders Association National Membership Chairman.

She holds the CSP designation, is a Member of the Institute of Residential Marketing (MIRM) and is a licensed real estate Broker. Houston has been a national speaker for Better Homes and Gardens and the National Home Builders Association. In 1997 she created the New Home Marketing System new construction manual for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Services in Des Moines, Iowa, to be used by over 800 Better Homes and Gardens/GMAC national franchises throughout the country. Houston is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and serves on the Residential Neighborhood Development Council.

Under the direction of Houston, the Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services Division has grown from $43 million in sales volume in 1991 to sales volume of $695 million in more than 50 new home communities. Presently Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Builder Services is one of the top ten new home companies in the country in sales volume and unit production and received the Coldwell Banker Premier Office Award in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. Additionally, the division consistently ranks as one of the Top 100 offices for Coldwell Banker.

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Sharon is extensively involved in the local industry. She is currently on the Board of Directors and the Vice President of Associates for Raleigh/Wake Home Builders Association and a National Director for the National Association of Home Builders. She is also an active member of the Triangle Sales and Marketing Council where she has earned several Million-Dollar Circle awards. Sharon's twelve years of previous legal experience as a paralegal is also an asset to her business. She is on the Board of Directors for a local non-profit organization.

Sharon is a licensed broker, holds the CSP and CMP designation and is currently working toward her MIRM designation.

Petra is a member of the Home Builder Association of Raleigh/Wake County, Triangle Sales and Marketing Council of North Carolina and the Raleigh Board of Realtors. Petra also serves on the 2005 Parade of Homes committee. She is a licensed broker and holds her CSP designation an is currently working towards her MIRM designation.