Phyllis Hoag, a veteran sales associate with Long & Foster Real Estate’s Alexandria/Kingstowne Centre Sales office in Alexandria, Virginia, has earned the prestigious Realtor Emeritus status from the National Association of Realtors. The Realtor Emeritus status recognizes that Hoag has been a member of the National Association of Realtors for more than 40 years and is a valuable and lasting contributor to the real estate profession and to the community.

“The Long & Foster family congratulates Phyllis for her high achievements in the real estate profession,” said Lenny Marsh, managing broker of the Alexandria/Kingstowne Centre Sales office. “We are fortunate to have Phyllis and her wealth of experience and knowledge on our team. She is a true example of Long & Foster’s commitment to ensuring consumers have access to the best-trained and most experienced experts possible when buying or selling a home.”

“The Long & Foster family of companies has a reputation of honesty, integrity and best-in-class customer service that spans more than 45 years, and agents like Phyllis are an integral part of why we are the top real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic,” said Larry “Boomer” Foster, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “We congratulate Phyllis on achieving Realtor Emeritus status and know she will continue to provide excellent service to her clients as she guides them on their journey home.”

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Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., is the No. 1 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.