Greenville-based team ranked 152nd in REAL Trends’ The Thousand list

The Mottola Group of Long & Foster Real Estate, based in Greenville, Delaware, ranked 152nd among real estate teams nationwide based on sales volume in 2015 on REAL Trends’ annual The Thousand list.
The Mottola Group is a comprehensive team of real estate professionals, led by Stephen Mottola, who are ready to assist clients with all their home buying and selling needs. The group has more than 100 years of combined real estate experience, and specializes in many areas, including New Castle and Sussex counties in Delaware, Philadelphia and Southeastern, Pa., Northeast Maryland, and the resort communities of Stone Harbor, Avalon and surrounding shore points in southern New Jersey. They pride themselves on facilitating quick and easy transactions for their clients.
“The honor of being ranked by REAL Trends truly was earned by all our loyal buyers and sellers. We truly strive to build relationships built on trust and respect with all of our clients,” Mottola said. “We thank them for this distinguished honor. The entire team at The Mottola Group greatly appreciates it.”
In total, nine Long & Foster teams were ranked in the survey of the nation’s top 250 sales teams by closed volume and top 250 sales teams by transaction sides for 2015. Two individual sales agents were ranked in the top 250 associates nationwide based on the number of closed transactions.
“We congratulate The Mottola Group on being named to this year’s REAL Trends’ The Thousand. This honor reflects the commitment to service, professionalism and expertise that The Mottola Group and our entire family of real estate experts strive to provide,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “It’s because of agents like Stephen Mottola that Long & Foster is the real estate leader in the Mid-Atlantic and the top privately owned real estate company in the nation 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 Mottola Group shows their commitment to helping home buyers 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 Stephen and his entire team on their sales success and top ranking in REAL Trends.”
REAL Trends compiles rankings for the Top Thousand based on surveys of previous applicants, as well as hundreds of the largest United States brokerage firms. An independent third party verifies submissions for accuracy and verifies whether an applicant is an individual or on a team. Now in its 11th 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.
Long & Foster is the largest privately owned residential real estate company in the United States. For more information on the company, visit www.LongandFoster.com.
About Long & Foster® Real Estate Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., is the largest privately-owned residential real estate company in the United States. 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, N.C., to Princeton, N.J., and from Charles Town, W.Va., 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 $31.4 billion worth of homes and helped people buy and sell homes nearly 90,000 times in 2015. The combined sales and equivalents for The Long & Foster Companies in 2015 were in excess of $56.8 billion. Visit www.LongandFoster.com for more information.

