FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE HERMAN GROUP NAMED ONE OF PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE’S TOP COMPANIES IN NORTH AMERICA

(March 24, 2006, Denver, Colorado) – The Herman Group, a real estate services company, has been named recipient of the Gibraltar Circle Award, which is awarded each year to the top 50 companies in the Prudential Real Estate Network. The award was presented to The Herman Group in a special awards ceremony at Prudential Real Estate’s Sales Convention held in San Antonio Texas, March 19-22, 2006. More than 7,000 real estate professionals from the United States and Canada attended the four-day event. Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., is a company of Prudential Financial, Inc. [NYSE:PRU].

The Herman Group family of real estate brokerages spans the rocky mountain region and includes Prudential Colorado Real Estate, Prudential Professional REALTORS, Prudential Cheyenne Real Estate Prudential Foothills Real Estate and Prudential Foothills Tucson.

The Herman Group competed against more than 700 companies that comprise Prudential Real Estate Network. The Network, which is one of the leading real estate brokerage networks in North America, had a sales volume of $185.0 billion in 2004. "We are delighted to be recognized with this prestigious award. I’m proud of each of our sales professionals, because it was their performance that earned this honor for us," said Roger A. Herman, President and CEO of The Herman Group. "It is evidence of the incredible service that our sales professionals provided to their clients during the past 12 months” said Herman.

Consiting of over 900 Associates and employees, The Herman Group companies service Denver, Colorado Springs and Monument Colorado; Tucson, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Sedona and Flagstaff Arizona and Cheyenne, Wyoming. The company’s associates are experts in all aspects of the business from residential to commercial real estate. The company’s corporate services include: a complete internet solution, state of the art technology, a full service relocation department, a marketing department which specializes in the luxury home market, advanced training, mortgage and title services and a corporate staff dedicated to supporting the needs of both the customer and associates

For more information on The Herman Group and to learn more about the company and their services visit www.hermangroup.net.