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272 273 COLDWELL BANKER D’ANN HARPER REALTORS A STANDUP COMPANY COLDWELL BANKER D’ANNHARPERREALTORS AT A GLANCE COLDWELL BANKER D’ANN HARPER REALTORS WHAT: An iconic realty company WHERE: San Antonio, Texas WEBSITE: www.cbharper.com C oldwell Banker D’Ann Harper Realtors is the leading residen- tial real estate brokerage in the South Texas/San Antonio area with nine offices, 430 sales agents, and more than $1 billion in annual sales. “We encompass downtown San Antonio, all the way north, through the hill country of Texas; from San Antonio to the south Austin area on I-35; all the way over to I-10 going west toward El Paso; and all the way into the Bandera area, as well,” says Leesa Harper Rispoli, President of the iconic real estate company that her mother first founded in 1986. “My mom started the company in 1986 at the dining room table,” Rispoli continues. “In 1989, she purchased all of the Coldwell Banker franchises in San Antonio, Texas. She has always been the sole broker and sole owner of the company until about 15 years ago, when I came into the company. She gave me a portion of the company and we continue to own it, together. And we have grown it to what it is today, with a lot of sweat and tears.” Rispoli reports that she had worked for 16 years in the public school