Setting the Standard

Nes, Kevin, and senior leadership continue to build on the legacy of the Weigand family while embracing innovation in the ever-evolving real estate landscape. Under their guidance, the firm is committed to fostering lasting relationships in the Wichita community.

The spirit of J.P. Weigand lives on, inspiring each generation to believe in the potential of Wichita and to serve its people with integrity and dedication. As the company looks to the future, it remains rooted in its history, honoring over a century of service and growth, and paving the way for the next chapter in the Weigand story.

On November 1, 2023, surrounded by family and his three sons, Nestor Weigand Jr., CEO & Chairman of the Board, passed away.

The Weigand succession plan names Nestor “Nes” Weigand III the new CEO and Chairman of the Board.

In September, the Weigand family hired Kevin Dreiling, CCIM, as President and Commercial General Manager.

On March 7, 2014, Michael C. Weigand, Senior Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of the company, passed away.

In September, Nestor Weigand III joined the Board of Directors.

Nestor Jr. served as World President of the International Real Estate Federation (FIABCI).

On March 8, 2000, Jean Paul Weigand passed away.

On February 25, 1994, Nestor R. Weigand Sr. passed away.

Continuing his involvement in local, national, and international real estate, Nestor Weigand Jr. served as President of the National Association of REALTORS®.

Nestor, Jr. assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, and Nestor Sr. was named Chairman of the Board.

Nestor Jr. became President of the Kansas Association of REALTORS®.

1977 marked the 75th anniversary of the firm!

Nestor Jr. was elected President of the Wichita Metropolitan Area Board of REALTORS®, and Jean Paul moved the headquarters of the Residential Division, doubling the size of the office.

Michael was elected the President of the Wichita Board of REALTORS®.

After graduating from Notre Dame and completing his active duty military obligations, Nestor R. Weigand Jr. joined the firm.

Michael C. Weigand returned from service in the army and became associated with the firm.

Jean Paul was installed as President of the Wichita Board of REALTORS®. Within the company, he served the dual role of residential sales manager and salesman.

J.P. Weigand passed away in the comfort of his home. Although he had never driven an automobile, he had nevertheless made hundreds of real estate deals by walking the streets of Wichita. The editorial page of the Wichita paper featured the following editorial:

“J.P. WEIGAND – 1873 TO 1950 – Wichita Eagle & Beacon Editorial, June 1950.
The necessary qualification for any successful salesman is faith in what he is selling. For 48 years the late J. P. Weigand sold Wichita real estate on the basis of an unabiding faith in the future of the City, a faith which was founded upon a thorough knowledge of what constitutes real values, present and future. For the nearly 50 years of his activity, he saw property values advance surely and steadily, based upon the growth of the city and its importance as a business center. Recently the concern of which he was the head sold Douglas Avenue frontage at $10,000 per ft. Surely, a vindication of the faith he had in the future of Wichita.

No man had a more complete knowledge of Wichita real estate. It could almost be said that he carried a plat of the city in his head, so thoroughly was he informed upon the subject. He was of that remarkable generation which, casting their lot with the City at the beginning of its growth, lived to see the fulfillment of his predictions. He will be greatly missed from the scene he knew so well.”

During the war, Nestor Sr. was elected as President of the board once more, becoming the only two-time President in the history of the Wichita Board of REALTORS®.

Nestor Sr. was elected President of the Kansas Association of REALTORS®.

Jean Paul Weigand entered the real estate business, increasing once again the total size of the firm to three. The following year, Nestor Sr. became President of the Wichita Board of REALTORS®, and the firm hired its first part-time secretary who also served as the part-time secretary for the Board of REALTORS®.

Nestor R. Weigand Sr. returned from Notre Dame and joined his father, doubling the J. P. Weigand firm to two. In the following year, the name of the firm was changed to J. P. Weigand & Son. To an increasing number of Wichitans, the name Weigand came to define real estate. On his business card, sometime in the late 1920’s, he had printed the following:

“I am for Wichita. Wichita is the Indianapolis of the Southwest. The greatest commercial and financial center of its size in the world. 15 lines of railroad radiate into a territory with 700,000 people within 100 miles of Wichita; wherein the future will live 1,000,000 people, with Wichita as their metro point. Population now 45,000; will soon have 100,000. Watch us grow.”

—J.P. Weigand

J.P. Weigand expanded his business and leased a one-room office in the new four-story Bitting Building located at 105 N. Market in downtown Wichita. During this period, J.P.—who had never learned to drive a car—used public transportation, a carriage, walked, or had someone drive him to show properties. He had no office staff and kept track of all of his transactions on a multitude of scrap pieces of paper in his suit pockets.

A young gentleman named J.P. Weigand traveled by covered wagon from Mt. Sterling, Illinois, to Wichita, Kansas to sell maps for Rand McNally. When J.P. arrived in Wichita and viewed his surroundings, he knew that Wichita was a town of endless opportunities.

He quickly subleased desk space in a retail storeroom at 114 N. Market, and his lifelong love affair with Wichita began. J.P.’s faith in the future and steadfast loyalty to Wichita became a standard and tradition that has linked the Weigand family with this city for over a century.

Wichita was newly established in 1902, just 32 years after its rough and wild beginning. The population had grown to 25,000, and it was the largest city within 150 miles, covering seven square miles.

Many neighborhood streets in Wichita had yet to be paved, and most citizens still used horse-drawn transportation or walked. This made the distance between home and workplace a prime consideration when purchasing a home. At the beginning of the 1900s and Weigand’s career in real estate, the local newspaper’s real estate section covered only one-third of a column. By 1910, the population had reached 55,000, and the Wichita real estate market was booming!