"I am committed to maintaining and expanding Prudential Georgia Realty's presence in the Southern Crescent," said Murphy. "We have a terrific group of agents down here and I am honored to be directing and assisting them."

Prudential Georgia Realty has steadily been expanding its agent team in metro Atlanta over the last several years. In just over five years, the firm has gone from 800 to more than 1,300 full-time real estate professionals. The company has also steadily moved up in the ranks of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, becoming the 10th largest affiliate in North America for its 2004 sales of $2.3 billion. With the creation of Kathy Murphy's position, Prudential Georgia Realty now has three senior vice presidents, each responsible for overseeing a different geographic area within metro Atlanta.

To contact Kathy Murphy, please call 770-487-8300, e-mail her at [email protected]� or visit www.PrudentialGeorgia.com.

Prudential Georgia Realty is an independently owned and operated member of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, a full-service residential and commercial real estate network with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. Ranked by National Relocation & Real Estate as one of the top 100 real estate companies in the U.S., the company placed 52nd for most 2004 transactions in the real estate trade magazine's 2005 Power Broker Report.

In 2004 , the company exceeded the $2 billion gross sales mark for the first time in its 41-year history, ending the year with $2.3 billion in sales. Prudential Georgia Realty has been honored with a Consumers' Choice Award as Best in Class for Executive Home Sales in metro Atlanta for the last two consecutive years. The company has 21 locations and more than 1,300 Realtors serving metro Atlanta and North Georgia families with their real estate needs.