Auction Fever was alive and well during the 2010 National FFA Alumni Benefit Auction held October 22nd during the 83rd National FFA Convention at the Indianapolis Convention Center. This year’s convention set an all-time event attendance record with a total crowd of 54,942 members, advisors, sponsors and guests.

The annual live auction was conducted by veteran

For the majority of buyers today, the search for real estate begins online, and with the growing number of highly mobile consumers, the ability to find the perfect property on the go, with both ease and speed is essential. With that in mind, United Country Real Estate has launched a free iPhone application, which allows

“No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.”
Charles Kendall Adams

What’s the formula for business success? What are the key ingredients? These questions usually result in answers such

As a landowner interested in conservation, you want to get the full potential from your land. But how?

Ducks Unlimited just might have the answer.

DU’s Conservation Easements Program ─ one of the most effective methods we use to protect North America’s valuable natural resources ─ is a partnership between DU and landowners that benefits conservation while

Good advice is timeless. Looking through the book, The United Way (also referred to as the Blue Book), written by United’s founder, Roscoe Chamberlain, it is quickly apparent that the real estate business has drastically evolved since the 1920s. However, much of his fundamental advice for real estate professionals continues to be relevant more than

As we celebrate United Country’s 85 years of heritage this month, we can’t help but take note of the other exciting things that happened in 1925, the year United was founded by Roscoe Chamberlain.

For example, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway, An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and

In 1925, Roscoe Chamberlain founded United Farm Agency with the mission of providing city dwellers a “roadmap to the country.” As a means of introducing country real estate for sale to potential city buyers in an age when travel was the only option for research, he created the nation’s first-ever real estate catalog to showcase

United Country Real Estate’s rich heritage began in Kansas City, Mo., 85 years ago this month when Roscoe L. Chamberlain founded United Farm Agency.

Since that time many things have changed for the company, including the name, but many have also stayed the same, including Chamberlain’s original 1925 mission of providing people in urban and suburban

Every week we share a story with you from someone who’s found their freedom with United Country. From buyers to sellers, from brokers to managers – everyone in the United Country family has a story. Today’s post comes from Rich Kruse, auctioneer and president of United Country – Gryphon Realty & Auction Group in Columbus,

During this month’s 61st International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Greensboro, N.C., the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and National Auctioneers Foundation (NAF) elected new members for the NAF Board of Trustees.

Among the new officers was Mike Jones, CAI, GPPA, president of United Country Auction Services.

In the past nine years, the Foundation has given more than