Five Local Poconos Better Homes and Gardens Realtors Receive National Awards

Stroudsburg - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Corporate, located in Madison, NJ, announced that 4 Realtors and The Carl Maurer Team have been honored and received national recognition for their 2013 volume in listings and sales.

Receiving the coveted Silver Award based on 21 – 37 closed units with a gross commission of $88K – $175K were Nicole Murray, Sonia Kern, Jennifer Amantea and Caryn Centini.

The Carl Maurer Team won the Emerald Elite aware, highest award possible with over 115 closed units and $475K+ in gross commission income.

The Carl Maurer Team in 2012 not only received the Emerald Elite award for their category, but was the highest grossing team in the United States.  In 2013, their total units were 331.

Murray, who works from the Bushkill office, is also President of the Pocono Mountains Association of REALTORS; Kern is a full-time Realtor working from the Stroudsburg office; Amantea, waiting to receive her Assoc Broker’s license, works from the Mount Pocono office and Centini, a member of The Carl Maurer Team, is from the Bushkill office.

Carl Maurer, Assoc Broker, directing The Carl Maurer Team, is also the highest grossing Realtor in the Pocono Mountains Association of REALTORS.

The Sales Associate and Team recognition levels for individuals and teams are Silver, Gold, Platinum and the highest recognition, Emerald Elite.

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates was the first Broker to join the Realogy/Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand in 2007.  Said Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, “To be the first in the brand was an honor in itself; but now to be recognized nationally for our efforts is even more rewarding.”

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Wilkins & Associates have offices in Stroudsburg, Bushkill and Mt. Pocono.  In mid-March, they are scheduled to open their Milford office at The Upper Mill Complex, a highly regarded tourist destination in Milford, PA.  All offices are open 7 days a week.

Skillman and Kazimi Win National Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Awards




Kathie Kazimi, Senior Sales Associate

Parsippany, NJ - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, LLC, announced at the 2012 national convention—Fusion held at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas in February that Kathleen Kazimi, Senior Sales Assoc and Katherine Skillman, Assoc Broker, were presented with the Silver Certificate Award. Skillman was recognized for her Gross Commission Income as well as units’ volume. Kazimi was recognized based on her Gross Commission Income.

The Silver Certificate is the 4th level of recognition nationally. The top recognition is Emerald Elite, then Platinum, Gold and then Silver. This is the third time Skillman has won a Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Achievement Award and Kazimi has also received BHG Real Estate Achievement Awards in the past.

Kathy Skillman, Associate Broker



Said Thomas R. Wilkins, CEO, “These women are seasoned Sales Associates and are very well acquainted with customer service skills which is what makes them rising stars on a national level with the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchise brand.” Wilkins further said, “They also utilized the many tools available to them through the ‘Greenhouse’.”

The awards were accepted in Las Vegas by Joan E. Barton, Client Services Senior Manager. The Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate brand is licensed by Realogy and is owned by Meredith Publications, publisher of the Better Homes and Gardens Magazine.