Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, welcomes Karina Gutierrez Lopez to its Annandale office, in Annandale, Va. Gutierrez Lopez will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

“We are very excited and fortunate to have Karina join our team of highly trained professionals,” said Fatima Pereira-Shepherd, manager of the Annandale office. “The combination of Long & Foster and Karina’s unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers.”

Gutierrez Lopez successfully completed Long & Foster’s Star Builders program, an extensive training course for newly licensed sales associates, as well as associates returning to the field of real estate. The program’s curriculum covers contracts, agency, prospecting, business planning, finance and working with buyers and sellers. Gutierrez Lopez holds membership in the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors.

“I enjoy working with clients and using the skills I’ve gained through training and education programs. Long & Foster is the leading brand in the real estate market in the Mid-Atlantic, and I’m very proud to be working representing them,” Gutierrez Lopez said.

“The dynamics of today’s residential real estate market are constantly changing. Completing our Star Builders program has provided Karina with the right tools to meet those changing dynamics,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “We welcome Karina to Long & Foster, a company that has helped local buyers and sellers reach their homeownership goals for more than 45 years.”

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