BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS WILKINS & ASSOC AWARDS REALTOR OF THE MONTH TO JAMES "JIMMY" MARTIN

BUSHKILL: James Martin has received the Realtor of the Month award from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins and Associates for the month of January, 2011.

Martin primarily works out of the firms’ Bushkill location and has worked with the company since July of 2006. Due to his production in 2010, James will not only finish in the “Presidents Top Ten” of the organization, but will also be acknowledged with a franchise award from the corporate office in Parsippany, NJ. The firms’ President, Dominick J. Sacci says, “Jimmy truly sets the bar for unit production and how to use time efficiently. Last year, he closed the most rental units in our firm, and now that he has joined the Carl Maurer Team, he will realize an increase in production via our bank foreclosure account(s). I don’t know if Jimmy even has any idea what his sales production will be like when all of the tenants that he is providing services to, purchase homes in the coming years. He is setting himself up for some very rewarding years in our industry”.

The Realtor of the Month acknowledgment is awarded to Realtors® based on their commitment to the Real Estate Industry as a career and the firm as a whole. Along with sales production, the Realtor® of the Month is primarily measured by their approach and mind set of on the industry, their attitude and dealings with clients/customers, and their TEAMWORK ethic.

They are also considered based on opportunity time, sales meeting attendance, onsite and on-line training participation, lead generation involvement, overall adherence to the policy and guidelines of the firm, and usage of the tools supplied by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Corporate.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates services the entire Pocono Mountains, North Pocono/Moscow area, historic Milford and all towns in between. Better Homes and Gardens Realtors handle listing, rentals and sales of primary, vacation and starter homes, as well as estate and farm properties. Buyer services include first and second home buyers, relocation buyers and transferees. Visit Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates on line at http://wilkins1.com/blog/

4 from Better Homes and Gardens Wilkins & Assocs Recieve ABR Designation

Stroudsburg, Pa. Sonia Kern, John W. Martin, David Wells & James J. Martin successfully completed the Accredited Buyers Representative Course at the Pocono Real Estate Academy to earn their ABR Designation.

All 4 have successfully met the Pennsylvania state requirements for the Accredited Buyers Representation designation. The requirements are a 2 day ABR course, one elective course, passing grade on a written examination of legal and practical aspects of agency representation. In addition they each have 5 documented & verifiable buyer representative transactions and are members of good standing with REBAC and the National Association of Realtors.

According to Realtor.org, The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR®) designation is the benchmark of excellence in buyer representation. This coveted designation is awarded to real estate practitioners by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (”REBAC”) of the National Association of REALTORS® who meet the specified educational and practical experience criteria. “Obtaining the ABR designation is quite an achievement. We are very proud of Sonia, John, David & James and fortunate to have them as part of our successful team” says Heather M. D’Adamo, Executive Vice President/Partner of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates.

Kern, Martin, Wells & Martin are dedicated professionals & work full time hours servicing Buyers, Sellers, Landlords & Tenants alike. Sonia Kern & John W. Martin work out of the Stroudsburg Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates office. David Wells works out of the West End and James J. Martin out of the Bushkill Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates office.