Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, will hold its 2014 Gold Team Conference at the Hotel Arts Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Set for Oct. 10 to 14, this year’s event features a mix of networking opportunities and other sessions focused on business development for the company’s top-producing agents.

The Gold Team comprises the leading real estate agents at Long & Foster, and the conference is open only to members of this exclusive team. P. Wesley (Wes) Foster, Jr., founder and CEO of The Long & Foster Companies, Jeffrey S. Detwiler, president and COO of The Long & Foster Companies, and Tim Wilson, CEO of Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, and president of Long & Foster’s Affiliated Businesses, are among the Long & Foster executives scheduled to speak at the five-day conference. In addition to hearing the latest news on The Long & Foster Companies and the industry as a whole, attendees will have the opportunity to tour the city of Barcelona and learn about its real estate market.

“Our Gold Team Conference brings together some of the highest producing, professional agents in the nation for an energetic and engaging event, designed to help all of us take our business to the next level,” said Kelly Cobb, president of the Long & Foster Gold Team Board of Directors and an agent with Fonville Morisey’s Lochmere office in Cary, N.C. Fonville Morisey is a Long & Foster Company. “I’m confident the conference will not only support the long-term success of the Gold Team, but also present a fun, enjoyable and memorable time.”

Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate, explained the Gold Team Conference offers the family-owned company a chance to celebrate and recognize its top-producing agents, while also providing them with the knowledge and tools to continue to succeed in the ever-changing real estate market.

“Our Gold Team is second to none in the real estate industry, and it’s a credit to their exceptional customer service and support to buyers and sellers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast that Long & Foster remains the No. 1 independent residential real estate company in the country,” said Scott. “The Gold Team Conference is just one of the many ways we’re able to express our gratitude to our agents and help them to grow and strengthen their careers in real estate.”