Les Rudman of ERA Key Realty Services Receives CRS Designation

Milford, MA 4/10/08- ERA Key Realty Services of Whitinsville is proud to announce that Uxbridge resident Les Rudman of the firm’s Milford Branch has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) Designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.

Realtors who receive the CRS Designation have completed advanced courses and have demonstrated professional expertise in the field of residential real estate. Fewer than 38,000 Realtors nationwide have earned the credential.

Home buyers and sellers can be assured that CRS Designees subscribe to the strict Realtor code of ethics, have access to the latest technology and are specialists in helping clients maximize profits and minimize costs when buying or selling a home.

Rudman has been a sales associate with ERA Key Realty Services for 8 years and is licensed in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. He has previously been President of the Milford Lions and is a member of the Greater Boston Board of Realtors. Additionally, Rudman has his MBA from Boston University, is Relocation Certified for buyers & sellers and is an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR).

ERA Key Realty Services has offices in Framingham, Franklin, Milford, Oxford, Spencer, Westboro, Whitinsville and Worcester. With sales of $400 million and over 1,350 transactions in 2007, it is among the top 10 residential real estate brokerage firms in Massachusetts and among the top 10 of all ERA Companies Nationwide, as well as being the top ERA Company in Massachusetts.

ERA Key Realty Services Adds Cousineau to Milford Office

Milford, MA – ERA Key Realty Services of Whitinsville recently added Lori L. Cousineau to the firm’s Milford office. A resident of Bellingham, Cousineau attended Blackstone-Millville High School and later attended Framingham State College.
Cousineau’s business experience includes working at her father’s mortgage company in Blackstone beginning in 1997. Since 2003 she has been the president and owner of Unison Financial Services, Inc. in Bellingham.
Cousineau explained that she chose ERA Key Realty Services because she liked the team concept and the extensive training programs offered. “The full time managerial and administrative support is also important to me”, said Cousineau.
Milford Office Manager Lynne Castiglioni welcomed Cousineau saying that “her knowledge of the mortgage business will enhance her real estate services to our clients. I believe she will be an asset to our team”.
ERA Key Realty Services is a locally owned franchisee of ERA. With 9 offices in Central Massachusetts and Metro West and 290 licensed agents is among the top 10 companies in ERA nationwide and one of the top 5 real estate companies in Massachusetts.

Milford Relay For Life Raises $238,391, ERA Key Is Top Contributor

MILFORD, Mass., Oct. 23, 2006 – Newly compiled results show the 2006 Greater Milford Relay For Life, which took place in May, raised $238,391 for the American Cancer Society, well ahead of its goal of $225,000, according to Co-Chair Linda Abrams.Abrams is a real estate agent at ERA Key Realty Services.  The ERA Key Team was the top fundraiser for the Milford Relay For Life, raising $15,255.Based on the funds raised, the Greater Milford Relay has been named one of the Top 25 Relays For Life in New England.“It’s a real tribute to the people who participated in the event and to those who pledged money that we were able to exceed the previous year’s total by more than $65,000, in spite of a driving rain,” Abrams said.  “It was worth getting soaked for a good cause.”The Relay For Life, which is the American Cancer Society’s largest fundraising event, attracted 1,203 walkers, along with 130 cancer survivors, organized in 78 teams. 

ERA Key’s Milford team was joined by ERA Key Team Too from the Whitinsville office, while the Franklin office organized a silent auction for the event.Besides Abrams, other members of the ERA Key Team from the Milford office include co-captains Susan Gallagher and Joan Rudman, Donna Arthur, Office Manager Lynne Castiglioni, Barbara Diniz, Nicole Doucette, Dennis Dunphy, Johanna Ferrucci, Paula Gagnon, Becky Goyer, Tina Lavery, Marilyn Maguire, Meg McElroy, Michelle Moore, Sharon O’Reilly, Sue Pagnini, Maggie Ray, Les Rudman, Suzanne Taylor, Donna Thomas, Jacki Vieira, Mauri Wheeler, and Oxford agent Rob Farley.

Members of ERA Key Team Too, which raised more than $4,000, include Captain Patty Dobson, Co-Captain Michele Bethel, Office Manager Maureen Benoit, Kimberly Burgess, Gail Carter, Brian Dicks, Susan Dicks, Lea Gonyor, Lori Martin Hughes, Lori Kelleher, Donna Majowicz, Robert Moore, Cheryl Poulin, John Sauer and Vice President Cheryl Taylor. 

Julie Tonkonogy of the Franklin office organized a silent auction and agents from the Franklin office contributed a gift basket. 

The silent auction raised nearly $4,000.The money raised from the Relay For Life goes back to the participating communities.  Funds raised from the Milford Relay For Life will benefit Milford, Hopedale, Mendon, Upton, Northbridge, Uxbridge, Blackstone and Millville.Anyone who wants to make a donation can contact Abrams at 508-735-7744 or lindaabrams@erakey.com.*     *     *     *     *

ERA Key Realty Services has offices in Milford, Framingham, Franklin, Hopkinton, Oxford, Spencer, Westboro, Whitinsville and Worcester.  With sales of $624 million in 2005, it is among the top 10 residential real estate brokerage firms in Massachusetts.