Veneta Ford Group of Fonville Morisey Realty, a Long & Foster company, was named one of America’s top real estate professional teams by REAL Trends, as advertised in The Wall Street Journal. The Veneta Ford Group is now a member of the “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals,” a prestigious national awards ranking sponsored annually by the two respected publications. Ford is now ranked in the top one half of 1 percent of the more than 1,100,000 Realtors nationwide.

“The best individual agents and teams ”“ including Ford’s award-winning efforts ”“ were nothing short of phenomenal considering the recovering real estate market,” said Steve Murray, founder of Denver-based publishing and communications company REAL Trends, which compiled the list.

“Becoming a member of such an elite group as ”˜The Thousand’ is an incredible accomplishment in any market, buy what Ford did during these challenging times is impressive on so many levels,” said Marti Gallardo, vice president of classified advertising for The Wall Street Journal. “Her efforts topped 99.99 percent of the more than 1,100,000 Realtors nationwide.”

The ranking of “The Thousand” can be found at: www.thethousandrealestateprofessionals.com.

A real estate professional with Fonville Morisey for over 12 years, Ford is an active member of the Raleigh Regional Association of Realtors and the North Carolina Association of Realtors.

For more information about Veneta Ford Group and Fonville Morisey, visit www.fmrealty.com.