Long & Foster Real Estate received a number of Member Achievement Awards from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World^® (LeadingRE), a global network of more than 500 top real estate firms. The awards were presented at the network’s Annual Performance Awards Gala, held during the LeadingRE Conference Week in late February, an event that drew a record audience of 2,500 top real estate professionals from nearly 20 countries.

Long & Foster received second place in the category of Outgoing Closed Referrals. The company was recognized as one of the top five companies in the LeadingRE network in 2013 for outgoing closed referrals resulting from the most client introductions made to other affiliates throughout the network.

The company received first place for the Pinnacle Award, and was recognized as one of the top five companies in the LeadingRE network in 2013 for the highest outgoing broker-to-broker closed referrals throughout the network.

Long & Foster was also named to the Momentum Club, which acknowledges members that have drastically improved their company’s outgoing referral performance from 2012 to 2013 based on a certain increase in closed transactions resulting from client introductions made to other affiliates throughout the network.

Additionally, Long & Foster Companies’ Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer Mike Koval received the Technology Advisory Council Outgoing Service Award, and Relocation and REO Director Vicki Hamp received the LeadingRE Advisory Council Outgoing Service Award.

Other honors Long & Foster received at the event were several LeadingRE Marketing Contest Awards which include second place for internal promotions (companies with 501+ associates), third place for Luxury Portfolio marketing (companies with 501+ associates), and honorable mention for referral promotions (companies with 501+ associates).

“To earn a Member Achievement Award is a real distinction, indicating an exceptional level of professionalism and expertise in the real estate industry,” said LeadingRE President and CEO Pam O’Connor. “To be recognized among this prestigious group of market-leading companies is a noteworthy accomplishment, and we are so pleased to honor the winners for their significant accomplishments.”

“We’re proud to have received these honors from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World^®,” said Pandra Richie, president of Corporate Real Estate Services at Long & Foster. “Long & Foster is continually working to make sure our employees, agents and clients have the best possible services and technologies available to them, and these awards are a testament to all the great work that our employees and agents have achieved.”

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