Real Estate Specialist

Arvida Realty Services is a company with a history of unparalleled service to its clients; our track record speaks for itself. Our 70 years of experience in Florida real estate is just one measure of our value to buyers and sellers. Our results are proven; we have earned the trust of consumers who look to us first for efficient, high quality services.	Arvida is owned by The St. Joe Company, founded in the 1930s by prominent financier Alfred I. duPont, who settled in Jacksonville, Florida in 1926. Today, our company has expanded on his early predictions of a successful future in real estate and plays a major role in Florida's residential and commercial growth.
Headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, Arvida Realty Services is the state's largest independent brokerage and the fifth largest in the nation. The company has 103 offices throughout the state, more than 3,100 licensed sales professionals, and generated $6.5 billion in sales in 1999.	One of the advantages that sets Arvida Realty Services apart from other firms is its full service approach to real estate. In addition to sales expertise, it offers mortgage, title/closing and inspection services to its clients. The company is prepared to assist its home buyers and sellers and commercial investors through every step in a property transaction, a virtual one-stop shopping structure that meets the demands of today's marketplace.
At the helm of Arvida Realty Services is CEO Richard W. Cope, a career real estate broker with a long and distinguished background in Florida real estate. E. Coley Tooke, a longtime partner, serves as Chief Operating Officer. Each bring solid talents and management skills to the enterprise.	The company's expansion since affiliating with The St. Joe Company, which has committed substantial resources to Arvida, includes a massive investment in technology and the construction of a new generation of real estate options for its clients. It is positioned to make a lasting impact on the real estate industry.
Peter S. Rummell, President and Chairman of The St. Joe Company, has also had an illustrious career in real estate. Formerly President of Walt Disney Imagineering, he has been involved for many years in building master-planned communities that are among the most renowned in the United States.	In the past nine years, Arvida Realty Services has acquired over 30 Florida real estate firms - large companies as well as niche Realtor operations. The company now has plans for an even more vigorous acquisition program throughout the Southeast.