Lambros Offices

1. Be competent, knowledgeable, and professional in our industry.
2. Treat all associates fairly; be open to their ideas and suggestions.
3. Never speak badly about our competitors.
4. Participate in the REALTOR association.
5. Take time to contribute back to our community.
6. Never abandon a buyer or seller after the sale.
7. Build your business on honesty and integrity.
8. A good reputation is a company /person's greatest asset.
9. Family takes precedent over business.
10. Have FUN.

Lambros is a team of highly motivated individuals dedicated to the sale, development, and management of diversified real estate. Our strength is generated from our commitment to our clients, customers, our industry, our community, and our associates. We are committed to the recruitment and development of the best individuals in our industry.

We maintain an open door policy at all levels, encouraging the flow of information and exchange of ideas. We recognize the importance of each individual and his or her active role in the success of the entire company. We expect that Lambros associates will be known for their character, commitment, and competence.

We are committed to leading the real estate industry by our integrity, innovation, client/customer satisfaction, and financial strength. We are committed to the enhancement of our community of which we are a part, by our leadership and active participation in community affairs.

This is the Lambros way.

• Member of the fastest growing International real estate network, ERA, which gives us worldwide marketing and networking, including all of the leading real estate websites and marketing tools.
• Most sales offices in western Montana with eight (over 135 associates)
• Maximum exposure to other real estate offices and Realtors, and member of four MLS services
• Largest print advertising program for real estate in Montana
• Lambros Real Estate Magazine -- monthly distribution of 10,000 copies
• Missoula Area Home Buyer's Guide
• Home Zone, a Complete Real Estate Marketing Campaign
• Eight offices to serve you
• Southgate Mall office, with mall traffic of over 20,000 people per day
• Open seven days a week
• Salespersons' support base exceeds any competitor in Montana: four owners; eight office managers; two general sales managers
• Administrative support staff of 30
• Continuous sales associate training program

Our marketing services include:

• Preparation of Comparative Market Analysis for your home
• Determination of best selling price for your home
• Strategies for getting your home to its optimum salable condition, including recommendation of repairs & maintenance
• Development of strategies for showing your home
• Advice regarding market trends
• The marketing of your property through the biggest print media and internet exposure in Montana.
• Member of four Multiple Listing Services providing maximum exposure to all Realtors
• Presentation and evaluation of all offers
• Monitoring of progress, from contract acceptance through loan approval and escrow settlement
• State-of-the-art technology systems
• ERA Mortgage

Backed with a family involvement in real estate, and with the philosophy that "service is the heart of our business," Dan and George first opened the doors of Lambros Real Estate in the late summer of 1961. With their lone staff member, Ruth Appleberry, in a small office on West Broadway, Dan and George provided services in real estate, insurance, and rentals. As the company grew beyond the family that first decade, so did its commitment to be Missoula's most professional provider of real estate services. Lambros' exclusive commitment to real estate professionalism was marked in 1968 by a move to its office at 1001 S. Higgins. The twelve agents at Lambros believed that with specialization, the company could best serve its clientele. The resulting specialty departments - residential, commercial, ranch & land, development, and later property management - have since remained fundamental to the Lambros service ethic as we have moved in to our newest offices at 3011 American Way.

Lambros Real Estate merged with Friia and Company in 1991. Friia and Company is owned and operated by Bruno and Marsha Friia. With them, they bring their expertise in real estate as well as property management. Marsha is a native of Missoula with over 19 years of real estate management experience. She is a certified instructor in real estate management for Montana and is an accredited Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA). Bruno has over 25 years of real estate experience including companies in four states. He chaired the National Association of REALTORS Property Management Forum, is a past director of the National Association of Residential Property Managers, and former Commissioner for the Department of Realty Regulation. Bruno also teaches the Property Management Pre-Licensing Course for the state of Montana and is a national speaker. Bruno has served as the Chief Financial Officer of a family real estate company, Friia & Company, in San Francisco, Hawaii, and his native city, Philadelphia. Currently, Bruno is the Chief Executive Officer with overall management responsibilities covering all areas of the company. He is very active in the community and continues to keep Lambros on the leading edge with the latest innovative technology.

In 2002, after becoming a partner, Dan Worrell became the Company President, in addition to being the General Sales Manager for the real estate division. Dan had a very successful career in football, playing for the Montana Grizzlies in 1968, 1968, and 1970. He earned a BA Degree in Psychology from the University of Montana. Dan originally joined Lambros in 1973 and was a part of that team until 1979; he left to open his own businesses before returning to Lambros in 1988. He was President of the local board of realtors in 1981. In 1990, he was promoted to General Sales Manager for Lambros. Dan brings to his presidency over 36 years of real estate experience. He was salesperson of the year in 1978 and has served as state director of Montana Association of Realtors and local director of Missoula County Association of REALTORS from 1976 to1981. Dan has owned and operated businesses as well as multi-family projects.

Tom Round joined Lambros Real Estate in 1988 and became Vice President of Sales and a Partner in January 2007 after managing the Hamilton office from 2000 through 2006. Tom has over 30 years of real estate experience, prior to joining Lambros, including ownership and management of offices in Missoula, Florence, and Hamilton. He was past president and REALTOR of the year in 1985 for the Bitterroot Valley Board of Realtors. Before entering real estate, Tom was a manager for UPS in Rochester Minnesota. Tom earned a BS in business from the University of Minnesota. Of all accomplishments, Tom is most proud of successfully raising five children and of his fourteen grandchildren.

George and Dan Lambros continue to be part of the business, involved on an advisor basis at all times, and hold dear the principles of integrity of the real estate business.

The company's commitment to providing real estate service throughout Western Montana has also increased with the additions of branch offices in the Southgate Mall in 1978, Hamilton in 1994, Polson in 2001, Philipsburg/ Drummond in 2006, Frenchtown in 2006, Kalispell in 2007, Helena in 2009 and Libby in 2010.

Lambros Real Estate ERA joined the worldwide ERA network in August of 2007. By doing so, they increased their reach exponentially and brought Lambros into the fold of the fastest growing international real estate association in the world. ERA is committed to building a network of the best-trained and best-equipped real estate professionals in the industry, so naturally it became a perfect fit for our Lambros agents.

What does this all add up to? For years, Lambros Real Estate ERA has been #1 in combined listings and sales. While a lot has changed at Lambros over the past 49 years, a few things have not. With our 135 associates, it is still the Lambros Real Estate ERA mission to be Western Montana's most professional provider of real estate services - based on the belief that service is the heart of our business! Lambros Real Estate ERA means the success you're looking for.