Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest family-owned residential real estate company in the United States, has announced that its Staunton-Waynesboro office has become the highest selling real estate office, as well as the fastest growing office, in the Greater Augusta area.

The Staunton-Waynesboro office initially opened in a temporary Fishersville location in 2014 and the office completed 40 transactions totaling $8.01 million that year. Between December 2014 and November 2015 the office became the largest in the area, completing 419 transactions within that time frame that totaled more than $86.575 million in real estate volume.

“I’m thrilled with the progress and growth our office has seen in the last year, and I’m so proud of and thankful for all of the fantastic Long & Foster agents at our office who work hard on behalf of their clients,” said Max Hirtriter, manager of the Staunton-Waynesboro office.

The office has become the market share leader in the area with a 14.86 share, which is five points ahead of the No. 2 firm in the region, based on units. The Staunton-Waynesboro office also sits at No. 1 in market share volume with 16.2 percent of the market share, nearly double the closest competitor.

“We are very proud of the success of our Staunton-Waynesboro office has worked so hard for within the last year,” said Larry “Boomer” Foster, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Additionally, we couldn’t be more proud of our highly trained real estate professionals who provide excellent service to area clients. With the best-trained, best-equipped agents, Long & Foster will continue to help Greater Augusta area buyers and sellers reach their homeownership goals.”

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