Long & Foster Real Estate welcomes Holly Ayala to its Shore Drive Coastal sales office in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ayala will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

“We are very excited and fortunate to have Holly join our team of highly trained professionals,” said Tina Holt, manager of the Shore Drive Coastal sales office. “The combination of Long & Foster and Holly’s unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers.”

Ayala is participating in Long & Foster’s Success Path program, which offers extensive training and resources for agents at any stage of their career. The program’s curriculum includes tools for agents to build their business, mentor-style programs, techniques for prospecting and working with buyers and sellers, skills for negotiating and more. Ayala holds membership in the Hampton Roads Realtors Association.

“Joining Long & Foster was an easy and natural decision for me. I am gaining more than the benefits of provided training and support. I am gaining a family. I am very excited to grow my real estate career with Long & Foster,” Ayala said.

“The dynamics of today’s residential real estate market are constantly changing. Participating in our Success Path program has provided Holly with the right tools to meet those changing dynamics,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “We welcome Holly  to Long & Foster, a company that has helped local buyers and sellers reach their homeownership goals for more than 50 years.”

Born in Norfolk,  Ayala currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virgina with her husband and two sons. In her leisure time, Ayala enjoys spending time with family and her three dogs, and watching her son play baseball. Ayala has been around real estate in different avenues over the last 15 years as an executive assistant to a top producing agent and executive assistant at a title company.  Ayala recently activated her real estate license to become a full-time Realtor.

Long & Foster Real Estate is the nation’s No. 1 independent real estate company as part of HomeServices of America. For more information, visit LongandFoster.com.