May 15, 2008 (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) – Ed Ely, Carol Bigott and Janice Fox, managing partners, have recently opened a United Country Real Estate franchise in Johnson City, Texas. Located at 205 Highway 281 North, the office will be called United Country – J Myane Realty. The franchise is owned by Jerry Myane, broker and licensed REALTOR®, who also owns and operates a United Country office in Blanco, Texas.

United Country – J Myane Realty offers United’s real estate marketing services that cover the country with a reach unmatched by any other real estate organization, including an award-winning web site, national catalogs with thousands of listings, national advertising in hundreds of newspapers and magazines, direct mail programs for individual listings and illustrated brochures showcasing selected communities and properties.

To kick start their affiliation with United Country, Bigott and Fox attended UNITEDPOWER!®, an advanced training course designed to help participants achieve maximum expertise and professionalism in all aspects of operating a United Country Real Estate office. The weeklong training was held at the United Country corporate headquarters in Kansas City, Mo.

“UNITEDPOWER has shown us the benefit of using all the tools United Country has to offer,” said Fox. “National advertising, continued training and advanced, useful technology give us an incredible advantage over the competition. As part of the United Country family, we’re able to help both buyers and sellers find their freedom.”

United Country – J Myane Realty can be contacted by phone at 830-868-7342 or 210-288-5833, by e-mail at foxdestinyinc@gmail.com, and online at www.ucjohnsoncitytx.com.

United Country Real Estate is the only national real estate franchise system specializing in properties in and around the small cities and towns of America. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an innovator in rural real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports more than 700 offices nationwide with a unique, comprehensive marketing program that includes the leading web site in the rural real estate market (www.unitedcountry.com), proprietary real estate catalogs, an extensive buyer database and national advertising of properties to over 90 million homes a week. United Country has been named as a Top 25 Franchise by the Wall Street Journal and among Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500®. In January 2007, the company introduced United Country Auction Services, becoming the nation's largest integrated network of traditional real estate agents and real estate auctioneers.