Bethesda-based team ranked 193rd in REAL Trends’ The Thousand list
The Wendy Banner Team of Long & Foster Real Estate has ranked 193rd nationwide based on closed sales volume in 2016 in REAL Trends’ The Thousand list. Based in Bethesda, Maryland, the team is led by Wendy Banner, a real estate veteran with more than 27 years of experience. The Banner Team specializes in luxury and upper-bracket properties throughout Bethesda, Potomac and the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region.
“Being recognized as a leader in the REAL Trends national rankings comes only with a steadfast dedication to providing ultimate professional service with a personal touch to our buyers and sellers,” Banner said. “We are proud of our national ranking and we will continue to bring our customers the unparalleled service, expertise and client-first philosophy they can expect from one of the top-ranking residential real estate teams in the country.”
In total, nine Long & Foster teams and two individual agents were named to the list. The Thousand list ranks the top 250 individual agents and the top 250 teams categorized by transaction sides and sales volume, and the top 50 individual agents and teams by average sale price.
“We congratulate the Wendy Banner Team on being named to this year’s REAL Trends’ The Thousand. This honor reflects the commitment to service, professionalism and expertise that Wendy and our entire team of real estate experts strive to provide,” said Larry “Boomer” Foster, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “It’s because of agents like these that Long & Foster is the top real estate company the Mid-Atlantic and we’re committed to providing our sales associates with the industry-leading tools, technology and resources they need to grow their business.”
“The fact that so many clients have put their trust in the Wendy Banner Team shows their commitment to helping homebuyers and sellers succeed in achieving their real estate needs,” said P. Wesley Foster, chief executive officer of The Long & Foster Companies. “I’d like to congratulate Wendy and her entire team on their sales success and top ranking in REAL Trends.”
REAL Trends compiles rankings for the Top Thousand based on applications submitted from hundreds of sales professionals and brokerages from throughout the United States. An independent third party verifies submissions for accuracy and verifies whether an applicant is an individual or on a team. Now in its 12th year, the Top Thousand features the six total lists, the top 250 individual sales agents by both sales volume and transaction sides, the top 250 teams by both sales volume and transaction sides, as well as the top 50 individuals and the top 50 teams by average sale price.
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About Long & Foster® Real Estate
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., is the No. 1 private residential real estate company in the United States by sales volume. The company is part of The Long & Foster Companies, which also includes Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Long & Foster Insurance and Long & Foster Settlement Services. Long & Foster Real Estate is the exclusive affiliate for Christie’s International Real Estate throughout select parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and it is a founding affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a prestigious global network of real estate professionals that includes the Luxury Portfolio International division.
Long & Foster Real Estate has over 220 offices, stretching from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Fair Haven, New Jersey, and from Charles Town, West Virginia, to the Atlantic Ocean, and it represents more than 11,000 agents in seven Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, plus the District of Columbia. The company, which has a productive commercial business in addition to its residential side, sold more than $31.2 billion worth of homes and helped people buy and sell homes nearly 88,000 times in 2016. Visit www.LongandFoster.com for more information.
