All Florida GMAC Real Estate

Rosa Vargas, GRI and Jackie Cross, GRI, have been named Top Agents of the month of March by All Florida GMAC Real Estate for their excellence in both dollars earned and total sales volume.

Rosa Vargas specializes in REO properties. REO's are bank owned foreclosures that must be handled through a totally different process than most real estate listings. She has been honored with the "Hat's Off - People's Choice Award" in 2009 from the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie, Inc. and in 2005 was recognized as the "Rookie of the Year" by All Florida Realty Services, Inc. (now All Florida GMAC Real Estate). She is the current Chairman of the Grievance Committee for the Association and has served on numerous committees in the past. Vargas is also a member of the Florida Association of Realtors® and National Association of Realtors®

Rosa has earned the GRI designation (Graduate Realtor® Institute) and is currently working on achieving the CRS designation (Council of Residential Specialists).

Jackie Cross specializes in residential properties. "I work extensively with sellers, guiding them through the process of selling their home, and with relocating buyers, helping them find just the right fit to their particular housing wants and needs. You will find I am a careful listener, an understanding advisor, a sensitive negotiator, and I am familiar with current market conditions. I approach each transaction with dedication, integrity and a sense of caring, working in partnership with each client to ensure their success" stated Cross.

Jackie has achieved Top Producer status in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008. She earned her GRI designation in 2004 (Graduate Realtor Institute). She is a member of the Realtor Association of St. Lucie, Inc., Florida Association of Realtors® and National Association of Realtors® and has participated in several committees on the local level including Professional Development, Special Events, and Grievance.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a Premier Service Diamond office and these fine Realtors® exemplify what that means in every step of the Real Estate process. Vargas and Cross can both be found at their office at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd in Port St. Lucie or 772-335-1995. Rosa Vargas' direct line is 772-342-8188 and Jackie Cross' is 772-971-8543. Please visit www.AllFloridaRealty.com to see their listings or request a free foreclosure list.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is proud to recognize Chris Young, a sales partner in the Vero Beach branch office, as the statewide Top Producer for 2008 with $4,216,900 in sales. Young has also started 2009 off right with over $1.5 million in sales in January and February.

His hard work and dedication to his customers have proven to be a winning formula since he began his Real Estate career in 2004. As a GMAC certified Premier Service Professional, Chris prides himself on providing the highest level of customer service possible while always keeping his customers' best interests in mind. His philosophy is simple: "hard work and dedication equals results".

Young specializes in Residential sales including short sales, foreclosures, resales, and new construction in Indian River and St. Lucie counties and works with both buyers and sellers. He is a member of the Realtors® Association of Indian River County, the Florida Association of Realtors®, and the National Association of Realtors®.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a GMAC Premier Service Diamond Award winner and maintains a 97% Customer Service Satisfaction Rating. They provide real estate services including residential sales and rentals, commercial sales and leasing, and full service property management with offices in Vero Beach, Port St. Lucie, Melbourne, Daytona Beach, West Palm Beach, Ocala and Port Charlotte.

Chris Young can be found at All Florida GMAC Real Estate in Vero located at 3675 20th Street. His direct phone number is 772-201-2554 and his email address is Chris@AllFloridaRealty.com.

Matt Harrington, CRS, GRI and Charles Bunten, GRI, e-Pro, have been named Top Agents of the month of February by All Florida GMAC Real Estate for their excellence in both dollars earned and total sales volume.

Matt Harrington who has been in Real Estate since 2001 was named the All Florida statewide Top Producing Realtor of the Year in 2005. He holds a Broker/Associate license and is a member of the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie, Inc. where he served on the Board of Directors in 2006 and was Vice Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee in the same year.

Taking charge of the changed market, Harrington and his partner, Craig Wallengren, CRS, GRI, have tackled the REO foreclosure market head on and now work with more than a dozen lenders listing and maintaining foreclosed properties in St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties.

Matt's success comes not only from these listings but his professionalism, courtesy and work ethics with buyers.

Charlie Bunten has been selling Real Estate in St. Lucie County since 2002 and has been with All Florida since 2006. He has been very active with the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie over the years serving as a volunteer proctor for designation classes and on many committees. For 2009 he is serving as the Vice Chair for the Communications Committee and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee.

Bunten was presented with a "Hats Off" for Exemplary Service Certificate in 2008 for his continual willingness to help his fellow associates with websites (like www.CharlieBunten.com), CMA's, flyers and much more. He gives his all to his customers as well, servicing both buyers and sellers with the utmost consideration, courtesy and professionalism.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a Premier Service Diamond office and these fine Realtors® exemplify what that means in every step of the Real Estate process. Harrington and Bunten can both be found at their office at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd in Port St. Lucie or 772-335-1995. Matt Harrington's direct line is 772-519-1330 and Charlie Bunten's is 772-284-2717. Please visit www.AllFloridaRealty.com to see their listings or request a free foreclosure list.

ALL FLORIDA GMAC Real Estate announced in February that it has received the prestigious Premier Service^® Diamond national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in Florida. With offices in Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Melbourne, Daytona Beach, Ocala and Port Charlotte, All Florida GMAC reaches many customers throughout the state.

The Premier Service Diamond award was presented to ELIZABETH RUVO, State Sales Division Manager of All Florida GMAC Real Estate by GMAC Real Estate President, John Bearden and recognized at the company's national business conference held in the Caribbean on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas during the second week of February.

"Each and every one of the real estate professionals at All Florida GMAC Real Estate should be extremely proud of what they have achieved as a team," Bearden said. "Reaching the Premier Service Diamond level is an incredible accomplishment and underscores the office's commitment to providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in Florida."

Through the Premier Service program, buyers and sellers are asked to complete a survey evaluating the service they received. Once completed, the surveys are tabulated by an independent research firm and the results provide an overall ranking for the office.

To qualify to become a Premier Service Diamond office winner, All Florida GMAC Real Estate had to receive a minimum 95% customer satisfaction rating and maintain a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent. All Florida GMAC Real Estate's customer satisfaction rating is currently 97.27 percent state wide.

"We are thrilled to receive this award," said DAVID BESSETTE, Broker/Owner of All Florida GMAC Real Estate. "This award is quite significant because it is an independent rating based upon evaluations from our customers and clearly validates we are providing the highest level of service to buyers and sellers," said Bessette.

Premier Service is one of the most comprehensive and effective customer-service programs in the real estate industry. Through the program, GMAC Real Estate's sales associates put in writing, up front, the services they will perform. Following the transaction, GMAC Real Estate agents ask their customers to honestly rate their performance through a written survey.

In the Daytona Beach area, JESSICA MORFORD and RHONDA BELCHER received the Premier Service^® Diamond national award for associates. Both Jessica and Rhonda have 100 percent satisfaction ratings and have received a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate specializes in providing buying and selling real estate services as well as property management and rentals through its six offices around the state. All Florida GMAC Real Estate is located at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd. in Port St. Lucie and can be reached at 772-335-1995. For additional information, go to www.AllFloridaRealty.com.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate agent earns Corporate Mobility Specialist Designation

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is pleased to announce that Joann De Rosa has earned the Corporate Mobility Specialist, CMS, designation from GMAC Home Services.

Joann De Rosa, CMS

This designation provides the credentials to serve today's corporate mobility business. Through the required training program the candidate learns:

•· The Broker Marketing Analysis (BMA) valuation and marketing process

•· How today's relocation policy Marketing Assistance Program is designed to manage transferee behavior

•· What the internal decision making process is with regard to completing property repairs and improvements

•· How relocation companies make decisions during the negotiation, Broker Marketing Analysis, and valuation and marketing process

•· The internal tools used to design counter-offers and methods to help communicate and support the sale recommendation

GMAC Global Relocation Services is a Premier Service provider end-to-end global relocation, assignment management and consulting service to multinational organizations worldwide. Whether moving across town or across continents, GMAC GRS' philosophy guarantees that an intimate focus will be placed on relocating professionals through a single point of coordination. Their relocation referrals are given only to those GMAC Sales Partners who have earned the CMS designation.

"We would like to congratulate Joann on this designation as it gives her another avenue to grow her real estate practice" said Elizabeth Ruvo, State Sales Division Manager of All Florida GMAC Real Estate. Though De Rosa is not new to real estate, she was recently named "Rookie of the Year" by All Florida for her achievements in her first year with the company.

Joann De Rosa can be reached at her office located at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd. in Port St. Lucie, by phone at 772-335-1995 or on her cell at 772-971-9438, or via email - joannderosa@allfloridarealty.com.