Long & Foster Real Estate welcomes Amy Lingyi Sun to its Old Ivy Office in Charlottesville, Virginia.   Sun  will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

“We are very excited and fortunate to have Amy join our team of highly trained professionals,” said Rachel Foster, manager of the Old Ivy Office office. “Amy is bright, motivated and very well-prepared for a career in real estate. The combination of Long & Foster and Amy’s  unique skills and knowledge will no doubt provide the highest level of service to local buyers and sellers.”

Sun 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, a mentor program, techniques for prospecting and working with buyers and sellers, skills for negotiating and more. Sun holds membership in the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.

“I am excited to act as a trusted advisor and help customers find their best move,” Sun said.

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

Sun graduated from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvannia with a bachelor’s Economics degree in economics. She has had many years of financial services experience, including investment banking with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Real estate has been Sun’s passion as she invested and renovated multiple properties in North Carolina, Virginia and Arizona in the past five years. Sun is currently pursuing an MBA at the Darden School of Business. She is fluent in Mandarin and enjoys wine tasting during weekends. Sun holds a Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 certificate (England’s equivalent of wine sommelier) designation with distinction in blind tasting.

Long & Foster Real Estate is the nation’s No. 1 independent real estate brand by sales volume. For more information, visit LongandFoster.com.