Long & Foster® Real Estate, Inc., the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, today announced that real estate veteran Nick Ottaggio is the new team leader of its Yardley, Pa., office, located at 69 S. Main St.

Ottaggio brings 24 years of experience with him to Long & Foster. He was licensed in 1990 and prior to his career in real estate worked as a quality control manager and human resource director for companies in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Before his appointment as team leader, Ottaggio was a Long & Foster sales agent for many years.

“I am excited to be part of a superior organization that possesses the same integrity and passion for servicing their clients that I do, and look forward to overseeing operations in Yardley,” Ottaggio said. “The agents in the Yardley office have the qualities that buyers and sellers demand when making decisions regarding real estate. They share the drive to always have a professional attitude and make customer service their number one priority.”

“We are pleased to welcome Nick Ottaggio into his new role as team leader of our Yardley, Pa., office,” said Gary Scott, president of real estate for Long & Foster. “Supporting today’s real estate professionals, who work in a fast-paced and constantly changing market, requires the support of a highly knowledgeable and experience leader – and Nick has more than proven himself over the years. As the number one brokerage in the Mid-Atlantic region, we are excited to welcome Nick to a leadership role with the Long & Foster family, and have confidence that he will help our agents and clients achieve success in real estate.”

Ottaggio is a member of the National Association of Realtors®, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® and the Bucks County Association of Realtors® and he holds the Senior Real Estate Specialist designation. He is a relocation specialist and has also been named as a Philadelphia Magazine Five Star Real Estate Agent for the past 4 years.

“I am honored and excited to be joining Long & Foster’s Yardley office as its team leader, and to have the opportunity to lead a team of exceptional sales associates there,” Ottaggio said. “I am eager to help our agents provide the very best home buying and selling experience as possible for their clients. With a wide variety of tools, technologies and resources, Long & Foster is leading the way in providing consumers with a real estate experience catered to today’s evolving market.”

Ottaggio resides in Yardley and spends his leisure time enjoying his family. He can be reached at the Yardley office at nick.ottagio@longandfoster.com. For information on Long & Foster, visit www.LongandFoster.com.