Long & Foster^® Real Estate, Inc., the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, is pleased to announce that top-producing real estate agents Vince and Christopher Antonelli of The Antonelli Team have returned to the Long & Foster family. The Antonellis will work from Long & Foster’s Reston, Va., office, located at 1831 Wiehle Avenue.

“As a family team, we were drawn back to this family-owned and operated company for its superior financial strength and stability,” they said. “Our team made the change so that we can better provide the extraordinary service our clients expect from us through an organization committed to integrity, honesty, and skill. We’re proud to once again be part of a company with the best-trained and best-equipped real estate professionals in the business today.”

Vince Antonelli, founder of The Antonelli Team, has worked in the real estate industry since 1988 after a successful career as a training consultant in the oil industry. His son, Christopher Antonelli, joined the team in 2005. Christopher Antonelli had previously worked in the stock and financial market in New York City.

Vince Antonelli belongs to the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors (NVAR) and was inducted into the NVAR Pioneer Club in 2013. He currently holds the real estate designations of Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) and Accredited Buyer’s Representative (ABR). He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in modern foreign languages from Manhattan College in Riverdale, N.Y., as well as a Master’s degree from the School for International Training in Brattleboro, Vt. Vince Antonelli lives in Gainesville, Va., with his wife, Sheila.

Christopher Antonelli attended the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., where he graduated in 1996 and received a degree in biology. Christopher Antonelli lives in Leesburg Va., with his wife, Michelle, and two children.

“We are excited to welcome Christopher and Vince Antonelli of the Antonelli Team to our team of highly trained professionals,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “As the No. 1 brokerage in the Mid-Atlantic region, we operate with an agent-first mentality. We look forward to the energetic partnership that Christopher and Vince have created by deciding to join the industry-leading Reston office and our company.”

For more information, visit www.LongandFoster.com or www.theantonelliteam.com.