From The Boston Globe Article “Hello, nosy neighbors and looky-loos!”

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“…Dana Mastovsky an agent with ERA Key Realty Services in Framingham who listed the Brings’ home, said when she holds an open house that doesn’t attract buyers, “I try not to do another one for a long time, unless the clients ask for it…”

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ERA Key Realty Services is proud to announce that it has been named to RISMedia’s 20th Annual Power Broker Report & Survey. ERA Key Realty Services ranked 297 in closed transaction sides in the Power Broker Report, which identifies and ranks America’s largest residential real estate brokerage companies by transaction sides and sales volume.

The results of this year’s Power Broker Survey reflect the market downturn felt from coast to coast. Longer listing times, more cautious buyers and the mortgage meltdown resulted in fewer total transactions—2,322,210 in 2007 compared to 2,754,618 in 2006. Meanwhile, price appreciation continued its decline, resulting in lower total sales volume—$749,201,552,294 in 2007 compared to $855,755,959,352 in 2006.

To view the complete Power Broker Survey results, visit www.rismedia.com.

“Appearing in RISMedia’s 2008 Power Broker Report is more important than ever,” explains RISMedia President & CEO John Featherston. “By ranking the industry’s leading brokerages by sales dollar volume and transaction, we have been able to identify the leaders in real estate year after year. It’s a great promotion and recruitment tool and a great way to show consumers that the real estate industry is still open for business.

“Being among the top 700 brokers in the country is a sure way to gain the trust of speculative clients, differentiate your firm from the competition, and catch the eye of ambitious new recruits.”

ERA Key Realty Services has offices in Framingham, Franklin, Milford, Oxford, Spencer, Westboro, Whitinsville and Worcester. With sales of $400 million in 2007, it is among the top 10 residential real estate brokerage firms in Massachusetts and the top ERA Company in Massachusetts.

ERA Key Realty Services of Whitinsville is proud to announce that Nelson Zide of the firm’s Framingham Office and Donna Flannery of the firm’s Spencer Office are award recipients for Leader’s Circle. The company recently attended the Boston Council of ERA Brokers’ annual awards banquet at the Sheraton Hotel in Milford, MA, where Zide and Flannery accepted their awards. In order to qualify for Leader’s Circle, agents are required to have sold 75+ Units or $225,000+ AGC (Adjusted Gross Commission).
Flannery and Zide are full time real estate professionals with ERA Key Realty Services and bring years of experience to the firm and their individual offices.
Bruce Taylor, President of ERA Key Realty Services, commented: “Leader’s Circle is the elite level of sales production. These agents are among the top 5% of all agents in the country. Nelson and Donna also qualified to attend the Beyond Excellence Conference at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas later this year.”
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 recently attended the Boston Council of ERA Brokers’ annual awards banquet. The event was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Milford on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. ERA Key was proud to have several real estate professionals receive awards for Beyond Excellence. Agents that qualified for this award were required to have sold 50+ Units or $125,000 AGC (Adjusted Gross Commission) and agent teams needed 75+ Units or $187.5K+ AGC.
The following ERA Key real estate agents received this recognition: From the Framingham Office: Karen LaChance, Donna Moy Bruno, Ellen Sollima, Phillippe Vert; From the Franklin Office: Rick Herrick; From the Milford Office: Linda Abrams; From the Oxford Office: Susan Frieswick, Linda Hale; From the Whitinsville Office: Cheryl Eidinger-Taylor, Deb Evans Farley, Cindy Palker; From the Worcester Office: Julie Sprindzunas, The Luz & Jen Team, Luz Gonzales and Jen Solin.
Bruce Taylor, President of ERA Key Realty Services noted that, “Beyond Excellence is truly for those agents who are a cut above the rest. Most agents at this level are consistent career professionals with a long term goal of success and stability. These agents also qualified to attend the Beyond Excellence Conference being held at the Atlantis Hotel in the Bahamas, later this year.”
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 in Whitinsville would like to acknowledge the recent accomplishments of several of the firm’s real estate professionals. The company attended the Boston Council of ERA Brokers’ annual awards ceremony on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, held at the Sheraton Hotel in Milford, MA. The award for Ambassador’s Circle was presented to agents from each of ERA Key’s eight offices. To qualify for this recognition, individual agents are required to have 20 Units, or $75,000 in AGC (Adjusted Gross Commission) and agent teams need 30 Units or $112,500 in AGC.
The following ERA Key Agents met these requirements and received the Ambassador’s Circle award: From the Framingham Office – Clark and Marcy Broden, Lisa Lauar, Joannie Mastro, Denise Russo; From the Franklin Office – Jeff Allaire, Eva Mullen, Ann Lavelle, Julie Tonkonogy; From the Milford Office – Lynne Castiglioni, Tina Lavery, Deborah Nickerson, Sharon O’Reilly, Maggie Ray, Team Rudman; From the Oxford Office – Sheri Barrette, Sandi Grzyb; From the Spencer Office – Darlene Eager; From the Westboro Office – Tara Cassery, Alison Zorovich; From the Whitinsville Office – Kathy Craig, Sue and Brian Dicks, Steve and Lori Martel; From the Worcester Office – Karen Mason Dauderis, Tom Davis, Chris Reilly.
Bruce Taylor, President of ERA Key Realty Services, commented on the achievements of these agents, saying, “Ambassador Circle recognition is given to the agents who have proven themselves to be well above average in their sales achievement.”
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.

Framingham, MA – ERA Key Realty Services of Whitinsville is proud to announce that Meera Paul of Bedford has recently been added to the firm’s Framingham office.
Paul, a resident of Bedford, has a passion for excellence and is an alumnus of both Harvard University in Cambridge, MA and John Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, MD. Paul also attended Post Graduate school of Medical and Surgical Sciences in the U.K. Prior to joining ERA Key Realty Services, Paul was a research scientist, being acknowledged by Who’s Who of Women in Medical Sciences.
Paul has lived in the Greater Boston area for the past twelve years, although she has lived and worked in many countries and also speaks many languages. Her enthusiasm and professionalism can be seen in her mission: “To spread happiness by fulfilling the dream of home ownership”.
Commenting on her decision to join ERA Key Realty Services, Paul says, “ERA provides excellent training, support and synergy.”
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.

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.

Spencer, MA – ERA Key Realty Services in Whitinsville is proud to announce that sales associate Donna Morin-Flannery of the firm’s local Spencer office was recently recognized as the top agent in the ERA Boston Broker Council for 2007.
Despite a very challenging real estate environment in 2007, Flannery maintained a consistent program of hard work and effort on behalf of her clients. This resulted in her being presented with awards for ending the year as the number one agent in terms of both production and units sold for the entire Broker Council. To place this accomplishment in perspective, the ERA Boston Broker Council has 18 agencies and over 800 agents.
In addition, Flannery was presented with the coveted “Beyond Excellence Award”. This award is given by ERA in recognition of achieving a high level of service and production, which places Flannery in the very top percentile of sales agents Nationwide.
Flannery is an Accredited Buyers Representative, as well as a Realtor member and past vice president of the Worcester Regional Association of Realtors. A life long resident of Spencer, Flannery is also a Corporator of the Spencer Savings Bank and was the Spencer Exchange Club Citizen of the Year in 2007.
ERA Key Realty Services has offices in Framingham, Franklin, Milford, Oxford, Spencer, Westboro, Whitinsville and Worcester. With sales of $400 million and over 1350 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.

Framingham, MA – ERA Key Realty Services of Whitinsville recently added Y. S. Kim to the firm’s Framingham office. Currently a local Framingham resident, Kim attended schools including Douglas College, Northeastern University, Boston College, and University of Michigan.
Previously Kim held management positions at Ford Motor Credit Company in Michigan. She has also volunteered to help with United Way, JDRF, and Accounting Aid Society. Additionally, Kim has been associated with Toastmasters International with leadership and chairperson positions.
After returning to Massachusetts in 2007, Kim received her real estate license and joined ERA Key Realty Services. Kim comments that she was impressed by the company’s “mission statement, core values, and extensive training program.”
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.

Lori Kelleher of ERA Key Realty Services, Whitinsville, has successfully completed the Loss Mitigation Certification Course (LMC) of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® held recently in Sterling.
 Due to the challenges facing many Realtors® today in representing a buyer or seller who is working in a transaction involving foreclosure, short sales, properties at auction or bank owned; this comprehensive one-day course was developed to educate Realtors® on all the issues surrounding properties facing these complicated transactions.
The course is taught by national and local experts in loss mitigation and is designed to equip attendees with the tools needed to deal with short sales on both the buying and listing side; the process, ethics, laws, contracts and credit issues involved; and how to best approach lenders. Lastly, this course also addresses the human element of these transactions as consumers potentially face losing their homes.
  Upon completion of the Loss Mitigation Certification Course, participants earn lifetime usage of the LMC logo and continuing education credits necessary for real estate license renewal.
About the Massachusetts Association of Realtors®:
Organized in 1924, the Massachusetts Association of Realtors® is a professional trade organization with more than 22,500 members. The term Realtor® is registered as the exclusive designation of members of the National Association of Realtors® who subscribe to a strict code of ethics and enjoy continuing education programs.