Craig Kanis Named Sales Manager of Edina Realty's Lakeville Office

Edina, Minn. – April 13, 2011 – Craig Kanis, an agent with Edina Realty's Lakeville sales office, has been named the sales office manager of this office.

The Lakeville office, located at 17271 Kenyon Avenue, Lakeville, houses 81 agents who help home buyers and sellers in the south metro area, including Lakeville, Burnsville and surrounding areas. The office was previously managed by Sharry Schmid, who has been named manager of Edina Realty's sales office at 6800 France Avenue in Edina.

Kanis has been selling real estate in the Twin Cities since 1997 and has sold more than 350 homes in his career. He has been with Edina Realty since 2009, specializing in new construction, relocation, lakeshore, single family, townhomes and investment property. He is listed as a "Super Real Estate Agent" by Twin Cities Business/Minneapolis St. Paul Magazine. He lives in Prior Lake with his wife, Kara, and two children.

"Kanis has been a consistent top producer and embodies experience, integrity and a passion to help customers with their home buying and selling needs," said Bob Peltier, president and CEO of Edina Realty Home Services. "Making a transition to a management role makes sense because he's a natural leader."

For more information, or to find a real estate agent in the Lakeville office, visit http://edinarealty.com/office/lakeville.

Edina Realty, a subsidiary of HomeServices of America, is one of the nation's largest real estate companies with approximately 60 real estate offices throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and western Wisconsin and nearly 2,300 REALTORS®. Edina Realty's family of companies includes Edina Realty, Edina Realty Title, and Edina Realty Mortgage. Edina Realty handled more than 25,000 transactions and $5.3 billion in sales volume in 2010. For more information, visit www.edinarealty.com.