Long & Foster Real Estate welcomes Tom Foley to its Chesapeake office, in Chesapeake, Virginia. Foley will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

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

Foley will be taking Long & Foster’s STEP training course, 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. Foley holds membership in Hampton Roads Realtors Association.

“The office has a friendly and supportive environment and I believe that, along with the training offered by Long & Foster, will lead me to a successful career,” Foley said.

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

Foley holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, and a master’s degree in education from Regent University, in Virginia Beach. He resides in Chesapeake along with his spouse, Teresa, and they have three grown sons.

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