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title: "Better Homes And Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group Strengthens Presence In North Dakota"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/b229ccde-99c9-4a8b-b129-a9b26efad052
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20221208_better_homes_and_gardens_real_estate_alliance_group_strengthens_presence_in.html
category: "Real estate"
industry: "Business Services"
segment: "Real estate"
published: 2022-12-08T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:04:48.944Z
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# Better Homes And Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group Strengthens Presence In North Dakota

**TL;DR:** Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group has joined forces with Watne, REALTORS in Minot, N.D., with the Minot brokerage now doing business as Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Watne Group. The partnership brings together two legacy brands with shared values, aiming to provide higher levels of service and expertise to clients in Minot.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-12-08. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20221208_better_homes_and_gardens_real_estate_alliance_group_strengthens_presence_in.html).*

## Story

With roots dating back to 1951, the Minot brokerage will now do business as Better Homes and Garden Real Estate Watne Group. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group’s Minot office will fold into the Watne Group’s office located at 408 N. Broadway.

Watne, REALTORS® co-owner Blake Krasbeth has assumed the role of managing broker for the Minot office, while co-owner Carrie Montoya will focus on her real estate sales profession. Matt Watne, son of the firm’s founder Clair Watne, is also a co-owner of the brokerage.

Rounding out the company’s leadership team is Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group associate broker/owner Jan Hoge, associate broker/owner Kamie Ensz, and managing broker Lane Huber in the Bismarck office.

“Since joining the Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate brand in February of this year, we have generated momentum, learning and business development programs for our affiliated agents,” said Jan Hoge, Associate Broker/Owner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Alliance Group. “Partnering with the Watne Group made sense based on our shared values. We bring together two legacy brands whose respective national and local brand cache resonate deeply with the people of Minot. We look forward to working together with higher levels of service and expertise to our clients in Minot.”

The newly affiliated agents in Minot will have access to many business-building resources in Be Better University®, the brand’s development and learning platform, as well as PinPointSM, a proprietary BHGRE® brand tool that taps into consumer behavior data from Better Homes & Gardens magazine and its publisher Dotdash Meredith’s customer database.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Business Services (sector)
- partnership (topic)
- real estate expansion (topic)
- brand affiliation (topic)
- Minot (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20221208_better_homes_and_gardens_real_estate_alliance_group_strengthens_presence_in.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/b229ccde-99c9-4a8b-b129-a9b26efad052).