COLDWELL BANKER ANCHOR REAL ESTATE HISTORY
Ginny McClennan became a real estate agent in 1975 with Lombard Real Estate at 218 Washington Street in Hart. In 1978, McClennan and Lloyd Failing bought Lombard out and changed the name to Westshore Real Estate. A few years later Failing sold his shares to McClennan.
McClennan wanted another office in Pentwater so she opened one in 1983 as Anchor Real Estate in the back room of Gales Insurance Company at 144 Hancock. Lila Free joined the company as an owner that year and was the best real estate agent in the area. It took them two years to move to the remodeled old theater, now the Hancock Building, at 215 Hancock. As the staff and business grew, they bought additional office space and opened a front office. In 2022, the Pentwater office moved to the Mckee Building located at 279 Hancock.
With the growth of the Hart and Pentwater offices, Free and McClennan took Steve Bruce into the company as an equal partner and in 1988, changed the name to “Coldwell Banker Anchor Real Estate”. Lila Free sold her shares in 1995. McClennan sold her shares in 1998. The Hart office moved to the remodeled “Buildings Plus” building in 2002. Bruce continued with full ownership until he sold 1/4 of the company to Dodie Stark in 2006. Stark joined the company as office manager in 1992.
In 2008, Bruce sold the remainder of his shares to Dodie Stark, Paul Anderson and Gary Dunham. Dunham joined the company in 2001 and Anderson in 2003. Also in 2008, a Silver Lake office opened in a retired “ATM” at the Dunes Mall located at 8281 W Hazel Rd. That building was torn down in 2018 in order to make room for the ever-expanding Chicken Shack and the Silver Lake office then moved to 8587 Silver Lake Rd. next to Parkside Store.
In 2010, Dunham sold his shares and in 2019, Anderson sold his shares making Stark the sole owner of Coldwell Banker Anchor Real Estate.
Dodie’s husband Randy Stark joined the company in 2014 as a Realtor and to help manage the daily operations of the business.
As a woman-owned business, nurturing relationships with clients and agents is top priority. A family atmosphere is the key to our success.
LOCATION HISTORY
HART OFFICES
218 Washington
907 S State
PENTWATER OFFICES
215 Hancock
279 Hancock
SILVER LAKE OFFICES
8281 W Hazel Rd.
8587 Silver Lake Rd.
