Working as an individual, broker associate Shirley Richards is the top sales associate for her Coldwell Banker office for 2007 closed sales.

Richards works for the Westlake Village Regional office which has approximately 200 full-time agents. Additionally, she placed in the Top 100 category for Coldwell Banker Southern California which has more than 124,000 agents according to branch manager Frances Lewis.

Every year Richards has been affiliated with Coldwell Banker, she has been the office's top agent for closed sales. When the office location was previously called Fred Sands and Brown Realtors she was frequently the year's top agent.

Richards believes the knowledge she has gained with the designations of CRB, CRS, and e-PRO has helped her be successful in closing escrows for her buyers and sellers.

Clients have expressed appreciation for her efficiency, integrity, enthusiasm and energy. Additionally, her audiovisual tours on the Internet are credited with selling many of her listings.

Richards holds a master's degree and an undergraduate degree, with magna cum laude honors from Midwestern universities. She, her husband, and their two sons moved to the Conejo Valley in 1976, and she has been a local realtor since 1979.

She can be reached at (805) 370-2851 or visit her web site at www.ShirleyRichards.com.