Once again, we are so pleased at how our agents continually learn new things, take new classes and earn designations to help their clients and customers. Recently, four of our Broker Associates completed the Certified Buyer Representative Program and now have the initials CBR® after their name. Beth Horan, Joy Moore, Mary O'Toole, and Susan Jones were recently certified by RealNet Learning Services of McLean, Virginia, as CBR®-Certified Buyer Representatives. They are now trained in the professional representation of home purchasers....
We are so pleased with our Peabody & Smith agents continually taking new classes in order to better help their customers and clients. We are pleased to announce that three of our agents, Beth Horan, Terry Penner and Michele Penner have been awarded the National Association of REALTOR®'s (NAR's) Green Designation, the only green real estate professional designation recognized by NAR.
Beth... It has been quite a ride in 2009, rising foreclosures, lower housing prices, and at the beginning of the year it all was looking so bleak. However, it would appear we have hit bottom and are rebounding, both nationally and locally. Fed Chairman Ben Bernacke was recently quoted as saying,
"Housing in the coming year is going to be a relative bright spot - a helpful driver of national economic growth, rather than the wet blanket it's been for the past couple of years."The headlines are everywhere: "Pending home sales have risen for nine months in a row, a first for the series of the index since its inception in 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors. "
After a few weeks of renovations, our St. Johnsbury office is up and running at our new location, 683 Railroad Street, St. Johnsbury. We installed the sign on a chilly Friday afternoon, Andy Smith and our Renovation Specialist Lon Ashton handled the installation. This year, we have doubled our staffing in St. Johnsbury to 4 agents and added an administrative assistant. At the office, you'll find: Robin Jacobs, Toni Morris, Kris Still, Sam Vance and Stacey Brisson. Stop by sometime and say hello! We...