Agent Brings Lifetime of Service to ek Real Estate Group

'Loyalty-Based' Company Welcomes Nellie Fujii Anderson

ek Real Estate Group is pleased to announce that Associate Broker Nellie Fujii Anderson has joined its company. Anderson, a well-known and respected member of various communities throughout the Puget Sound area, brings a lifelong record of dedicated service to local causes, ranging from disadvantaged youth and the elderly, to the environment, to Seattle's Asian-American community.

"Nellie's lifetime of community service has earned her a reputation of trust," says Edward Krigsman, President and CEO of the residential real estate firm. "Nellie generates customer loyalty through service. Bringing her onto our team expresses our mandate of building a loyalty-based company like those described by Fred Reichheld in The Ultimate Question. We garner loyalty by focusing resources on improving each customer's experience. Nellie has a history of learning what is most valuable to her clients and then devoting herself to helping them achieve their goals."

Anderson launched her real estate career two-and-a-half years ago when she joined Windermere's Mercer Island office after running her own marketing consulting firm for 20 years. Her interest in real estate stems from the significant role that property ownership has played in her family history. "The 1920 Alien Land Act prohibited Japanese nationals from owning or leasing land in America," she explains. "My father was the first in our family to own property and he became a successful real estate investor. Through him, I gained a special appreciation for the right of all citizens to be able to own property."

What drew her to ek Real Estate Group, Anderson says, was "their vision for doing things differently. People work together as a team to create a wonderful experience for each client. They also incorporate new technologies to build strong support systems so that I'm free to spend more time helping my clients directly."

Anderson helped grow Chinatown's International District Summer Fair from its early years to the successful part it plays today in Seattle's annual Seafair celebration. A recipient of the "Unsung Hero" award from the Japanese American Citizens League, the nation's largest and oldest Asian-American civil rights organization, Anderson has also been recognized by the Northwest Asian Weekly newspaper for her community service. She has worked with YWCA's Help Homeless Children, Campfire Boys and Girls, and the National Association of Community Leadership, among numerous other causes.

Anderson graduated magna cum laude from the University of Washington, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in communications. A TV news writer for a local CBS affiliate early in her career, she was one of only four in the country at the time to receive the National Association of Broadcasters Graduate Fellowship.