Long & Foster Real Estate is proud to announce that Denise Ramey, team leader with the Charlottesville West office, has received the Realtor of the Year award from Virginia Realtors.

The Realtor of the Year award is Virginia Realtors’ most prestigious honor given to real estate professionals who have made significant contributions to the industry. The award is selected by a committee of peers from the association’s more than 38,000 members.  Ramey was chosen for this award for her service to the REALTOR organization and her commitment to community service.

“Long & Foster is proud that Virginia Realtors has recognized Denise’s many accomplishments and her commitment to the industry,’ said Tom Pace, manager of the Charlottesville West office. “Denise is a true professional and her dedication to buyers and sellers is a testament to her passion for the real estate industry.”

Ramey has been a real estate professional for nearly 20 years and joined Long & Foster in 2014. In 2015, Ramey formed the Denise Ramey Team which is ranked as the No. 1 team in the Charlottesville area and ranked as a top five team in Virginia. Year to date, the successful team has sold nearly 115 units with more than $65M in volume.

A member of the Virginia REALTORS Board of Directors since 2016, Ramey served as president of the board in 2022.  Before her service on the board, she served on the board of directors for the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS (CAAR), from 2008 to 2014 including serving as its president in 2013. Ramey was inducted into the Virginia REALTORS Honor Society in 2010 and has continuously been involved. In 2013, she was honored as CAAR’s Sales Associate of the Year and voted REALTOR of the YEAR in 2015 by CAAR.

Plus, in the community, Ramey supports local school parent-teacher organizations, the police and fire departments, and local soccer, lacrosse, football and baseball teams and clubs. She’s also a supporter of the Lions Club, several area food banks, UVA Children’s, the Boys and Girls Club, and many more charitable organizations. 

A graduate of the University of Florida, Ramey has a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in criminal justice and a minor in speech communications. She and her husband Ricky live in Charlottesville, and they have four children. They enjoy spending time with family and their dogs Buster, Teddy and Ringo when they are not assisting clients.

“It’s the commitment of agents like Denise that has enabled her to earn an honor such as this one, and we’re proud to have her as part of the Long & Foster family,” said Dawn Bradley, senior vice president and regional manager of Long & Foster Real Estate’s Richmond and Charlottesville/Staunton regions. “Our company has a reputation of honesty, integrity and best-in-class customer service that spans more than 50 years, and the talent of professionals like Denise is why we remain the top real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic.”

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