EscapeHomes Announces Top Real Estate Agents for 2005

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Agents will receive new ?elite? second home specialist designation
RISMEDIA, Jan. 25?EscapeHomes a leading Internet service for second home buyers, is honoring its top real estate agents for breaking new ground in Internet vacation, retirement and investment property sales.

Researching and buying second homes via the Internet has exploded in the past few years, and EscapeHomes’ Top 30 ?Elite? Real Estate Agents for 2005 have proven they are adept at this new form of communication and real estate transaction.

The previous model of meeting a prospective buyer face to face was difficult when people wanted to buy a vacation, retirement or investment home located at a distance from their primary residence, according to the company.

For this reason EscapeHomes created a service that matches consumers with experienced and qualified real estate agents who are experts in assisting second home buyers in this type of situation.

EscapeHomes? Top 5 ?Elite? Real Estate Agents for 2005 come from very different parts of the country and include: Kathleen Caponigro (Pocono, Pennsylvania), Teresa Haberman (Venice, Florida), Roy Grimm (Sedona, Arizona), Shelly Hummel (Bend, Oregon), and Dennis Hanlon (Park City, Utah).

The next twenty-five ?Elite? Real Estate Agents represent recreationally diverse markets in 18 states. These individuals include: Chris Bensen, Patsy Chilson, Ken Deshaies, Susan Feil, Bill Grannan, Aysha Griffin, Bob Grundei, Deb Howard, Diane Jackson, Allan Joy, Nathan Konopka, Phyllis Leilani Halstead, Ken Libby, Buzz Needham, Lloyd Nichols, Lorrie O’Brien, James Palow, Maya Pavane, Glen Skinner, Nancy Story, Joy Tarbell, Fred & Linda Walker, Kate Wheeler, Lisa Wilder and Robert Yoder.

Purchasing a second home is a unique buying situation because people purchase for different reasons: family vacations, investment, retirement or some combination of these. In 2005, the EscapeHomes ?Elite? Real Estate Agents were able to negotiate the different needs and requirements of their customers, creating satisfying solutions and happy second home owners.

The housing market may be cooling, but that?s good news for the many second home buyers who are ready to jump right in and exploit a more competitive market. Even better is that there are outstanding real estate professionals ready to help them make that jump safely and happily.

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