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Hutzler earns GRI designation,At Home Diversity certification
Patti Hutzler of Re/Max Preferred Associates has earned the professional designation Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) and the At Home Diversity certification from the National Association of REALTORS®. 

The GRI program requires completion of more than 90 hours of course work and 12 examinations. Nationally, only 19 percent of REALTORS® hold this prestigious designation. Hutzler also joins thousands of other real estate professionals in North America who have earned the At Home Diversity certification after completing a course which addresses issues of diversity, fair housing and cultural differences.

Agency’s silent auction benefits Habitat
In December, the Chapel Hill team of Fonville Morisey Realty held their annual Holiday Lunch and Silent Auction, and gave Habitat for Humanity of Orange County all proceeds generated.

More than 45 donations from individuals and local businesses were auctioned off during the event. Total proceeds were $4,500 and included checks, cash, and a direct donation to Habitat of $1,900 in tools.

Hodge earns marketing specialist designation
Grayson Hodge with RE/MAX Preferred Associates has earned the prestigious Certified Luxury Home Marketing Specialist designation in recognition of his experience, knowledge and expertise in the luxury home market.

“Grayson Hodge is an example of a real estate professional who has worked to develop market knowledge and the special skills and competencies necessary to provide exceptional service in the fine homes and estates marketplace,” says Institute President Laurie Moore-Moore.

Koenigsberg earns GRI designation
Suzanne Koenigsberg of Fonville Morisey Realty has earned the professional designation Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI), signifying mastery of an intense training program of classroom instruction.

Graduation from GRI requires completion of more than 90 hours of course work and 12 examinations on various aspects of the courses taken. On a national level, only 19 percent of REALTORS® hold this prestigious designation.

REALTORS® earn TRC certification
Grayson Hodge, Bill Edwards, Camellia Bejster, Patti Hutzler, Darcy Hamm, John Gauquie, Gloria Faulk, Angie Bagley, Kristina Ellis-Godoy and Jennifer Perkins of RE/ MAX Preferred Associates recently earned the Transnational Referral Certification ( TRC) Award. 

The certification course prepares real estate professionals to make and receive referrals using the transnational referral system developed by the International Consortium of Real Estate Associations. The agents holding the TRC designation have learned how to integrate international referrals into their business plans.

John Gauquie	Gloria Faulk	Angie Bagley	Kristina Ellis-Godoy	Jennifer Perkins

Thomas earns service award
Joan Harpootlian Thomas, SCRP, vice-president of business development for Allen Tate Relocation Services, has been named a recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Service Award from Worldwide Employee Relocation Council®. Thomas’ primary responsibility is business development for the Carolinas .

Awards of excellence given
York Simpson Underwood Realty announces the recipients of the York Simpson Underwood Award of Excellence for the 4th quarter of 2007. They are: from the Cameron Village office Mary Biathrow, Bo Bromhal, Sally Harris, Charlene Jones, Bob McKeel, Christopher Newton, Jewell Parker, Melissa Simpson, Montie Smith and Ed Willer; from the Cary office Terri Aves, Michael Bodino, Susan Ciccarelli, Dani Devinney, Barbara Sannes, Barbara Dzamba, Connie Floyd, Lenda Goulding, Keith Gunter, Nancy Briggs, Amanda Lane and Jon Peterson; from the Chapel Hill/Durham office Martha Bick, Phyllis Brown, Lynne Feiss, Virginia Ferguson, Jayne Gregory, Mary Kemp, Carol Lowndes, Jean Mage and John Turner; from the Downtown Raleigh office Eddie Abernathy, Deb Brown and Cindy Poole; from the North Hills office Laura Bromhal, Stewart Corchiani, Lucinda Davis, Stuart Deibel, Frank DeRonja, Jill Flink, Dana Jones, David Lewis, Wes Minton, Anne Murnick, Alan Murray, Shields Pittman, Kathy Ridick, Alden Schnaidt and Tiddly Whitehead; from the North Raleigh office Jennifer Andrews and Kathy Kidd; and from the Pinehurst office Maureen Clark.

Barlow earns QSC
JoAnn Barlow of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry & Walston Falls of Neuse Road office has earned a Quality Service Certification (QSC).

QSC measures customer service performance and satisfaction by surveying home sellers and buyers following closings. Holding a QSC requires a sales agent to follow a well-defined and prescribed process of service, to present that process in writing to every customer and client, and to guarantee its delivery.

Briggs awarded CRS designation
Nancy Briggs, a REALTOR® in the York Simpson Underwood Realty Cary office, has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists.

REALTORS® who receive the CRS designation have completed advanced courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate. Fewer than 38,000 REALTORS® nationwide have earned the credential.

YSU million dollar agents
York Simpson Underwood Realty has named its agents who had a Million-Dollar Month in December. They are: from the Cameron Village office Jewell Parker, Mary Biathrow and Sally Harris; from the Cary office Lenda Goulding & Associates, Tim and Dani Devinney, Keith Gunter, Nancy Briggs and Jon Peterson; from the Chapel Hill/Durham office Martha Bick; from the North Hills office Laura Bromhal, Anne Arbes Murnick, Jill Flink and Stewart Corchiani; from the Downtown Raleigh office Eddie Abernathy; from the North Raleigh office Kathy Kidd.

Members of Century 21 Becky Medlin Realty donate food in December to the Fuquay-Varina Emergency Food Pantry and fill this trolley with their items.

Two groups relocate
The Triangle Commercial Association of REALTORS®, along with The Triangle Community Coalition, has relocated to Duke Realty’s Perimeter Park office complex at 1800 Perimeter Park Drive in Morrisville. If you have any questions or are interested in TCAR, which now has more than 630 members, call Kim Brennan at (919) 228-2588 or visit www.tcar.com.

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