Kathy Adams

Eight sales associates from the Greenwich office of Country Living Assoc. were honored for their outstanding 2004 sales performance at the company’s annual awards luncheon, held recently at Weston’s Cobb’s Mill Inn.

The office’s Associate of the Year award was granted to Kathy Adams. Adams also received the President’s Diamond Circle Award, the highest honor conferred upon sales associates by the company.

Miha Zajec was granted the President’s Emerald Circle Award. The President’s Gold Circle Award was given to Candy Durniak. Ann Benedict was a Silver Circle Award winner; Sherry DeLuca, Margarita Krackow, Margaret Larkin and June Peters were Bronze Circle Award winners.

Country Living’s Outstanding Relocation Specialist award was given to Adams, an honor granted to the associate who has consistently displayed exemplary service when working with relocation clients.

Country Living Assoc. is a full-service residential real estate firm with 181 sales associates serving 12 communities in lower Fairfield County. The firm’s sales offices include Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford, Westport and Wilton, with corporate relocation services located in Norwalk.

Gregory, Petro Earn SRES

Seniors who need advice about their homes and rental properties can now turn to Jane Gregory and Suzanne Petro, agents with Century 21 Home Services-Scalzo Group in Bethel. The two were recently awarded the Seniors Real Estate Specialist professional designation by the Senior Advantage Real Estate Council, a nationally recognized association dedicated to the special issues and needs of senior property owners who provide education and certification to Realtors who specialize in that area.

Seniors Real Estate Specialists help seniors make wise decisions about selling the family home, buying rental property, managing the capital gains and estate tax implications of owning real estate, obtaining a reverse mortgage, moving to a senior community and other issues. By earning the SRES designation, Gregory and Petro have demonstrated that they have the requisite knowledge, experience and expertise to be a Seniors Real Estate Specialist.

Aiellos Named Top Team

Realtors with the Aiello Team at Page-Taft Real Estate in Guilford were recently named the 2004 top producing team, both company-wide and in the Guilford office. They recently received the Circle of Excellence Award from Independent Realty Network for their achievement.

Marie Aiello and Carol Aiello, who make up the team, have developed a solid reputation with their clients over the years they have been serving the shoreline communities. Their dedication and willingness to “go the extra mile” for their clients before, during and after the sale is key to their continued success, according to network officials.

Independent Realty Network is a group of independent real estate companies serving Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven and Middlesex counties. Page-Taft has been a member since 1985.

Page-Taft Real Estate is one of the shoreline’s foremost independently-owned and managed real estate firms. With offices in Essex, Guilford, Madison and Old Lyme, Page-Taft is in the distinct position to represent properties along the Connecticut shoreline and in the river towns of the lower Connecticut Valley. Since opening its doors in 1980, the company has grown to include 53 full-time agents and a staff of 12.