Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, welcomes Carol Castillo to its Kempsville office, in Virginia Beach, Va. Castillo will specialize in working with homebuyers and sellers.

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

Castillo successfully completed Long & Foster’s Star Builders program, an extensive training course for newly licensed sales associates. The program’s curriculum covers contracts, agency, prospecting, business planning, finance and working with buyers and sellers. Castillo holds membership in the Hampton Roads Realtors Association.

“Long & Foster Real Estate has a great reputation and it was that reputation, along with their great training programs, that drew me to launch my career with them,” Castillo said.

“The dynamics of today’s residential real estate market are constantly changing. Completing our Star Builders program has provided Carol with the right tools to meet those changing dynamics,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “We welcome Carol 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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