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Region. Region. TheyThey currently currently have have locations locations in Newtown in Newtownpassing passing the profits the profits on toon our toagents. our agents. Erin,Erin, Volkan, Volkan, and Ambler, and Ambler, and serve and serve Philadelphia Philadelphia and all and ofall theof the and Iand are Iall areREALTOR®/owners all REALTOR®/owners who who have have moremore surrounding surrounding counties. counties. “Our“Our commitment commitment to exceed to exceedthan than 30-years 30-years of combined of combined real estate real estate experiexpericlientclient expectations expectations and deliver and deliver the highest the highest quality quality ence.ence. MostMost of our ofagents our agents are also are experienced, also experienced, of service of service and knowledge and knowledge sets us sets apart,” us apart,” says Erin, says Erin,and we andoffer we offer a unique a unique training training program program where where the company’s the company’s broker broker of record. of record. will hire, will hire, mentor, mentor, and train and train new agents new agents who who have have the right the right mindset. mindset. We combine We combine technical technical training training classes, classes, business business development development workshops, workshops, and and “We’re “We’re keeping keeping our business our business model model lean lean and and the opportunity the opportunity for new for agents new agents to work to work on on mean,” mean,” MarkMark says.says. “We “We have have limited limited overhead overhead so soofferoffer actual transactions transactions alongside alongside our mentors our mentors and and we can wescale can scale properly properly and absorb and absorb the costs the costs whilewhileactual 12 • March 12 • March 20202020
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Our culture Our culture is oneisof one mutual of mutual senior agents so they are learning how how the the learn.learn. senior agents so they are learning respect and support.” and support.” business works whilewhile working in theinbusibusiness works working the busi- respect ness.ness. We are recruiting professional Weactively are actively recruiting professional support support includes includes proper proper people with with high high integrity, who who also like people integrity, also to like to That That training oncutting-edge the cutting-edge training on the tech-techhave have fun!”fun!” nology nology that Opus that Opus Elite Elite utilizes. utilizes. TheyThey brought in a team in a team of senior of senior engi-engiThe entire real estate experience is important The entire real estate experience is importantbrought to develop a software program to develop a software program at Opus Elite.Elite. “There’s moremore to thetobuying at Opus “There’s the buying neersneers for their group. “We have specifically for their group. “We have process than than just looking at properties on- on- specifically process just looking at properties in place to puttoour IT systems in place putclients our clients line,”line,” Erin says. “We educate our clients and and IT systems Erin says. “We educate our clients of competitors,” Volkan says.says. in front of competitors,” Volkan empower themthem to make the best empower to make the decisions best decisions in front out faster than than “Weget canoffers get offers out faster for themselves whilewhile we absorb the stress for themselves we absorb the stress “We can but we at any others, butwill wework will work atpace any pace of theofprocess. Buying and selling homes are are others, the process. Buying and selling homes to in to order to service thatneed we need in order to service big decisions. We help it simple for our big decisions. We keep help keep it simple for our that we our clients and our properly. our clients andagents our agents properly. clients. All ofAll us of areuspassionate aboutabout changing clients. are passionate changing can be done electronEverything can be done electronthe way business is conducted and andEverything the real wayestate real estate business is conducted icallyically or in-person. The idea to is to or in-person. The is idea providing unparalleled service.” providing unparalleled service.” streamline the process for everyone streamline the process for everyone the estate real estate business.” business.” OpusOpus Elite’s workwork environment is as is unique Elite’s environment as uniquein theinreal as itsasapproach to thetomarket. Everybody’s its approach the market. Everybody’s the community is also Supporting the community is also opinion matters opinion matters Supporting essential. essential. “Opus “Opus Elite Elite is committed is committed and they treattreat and they back,”back,” says Mark. “A portion to giving says Mark. “A portion people like family. people like family. to giving of every transaction transaction goes goes to support to support “We “We have have energetic energeticof every the Barkann Family Family Healing Healing Hearts Hearts workshops both both the Barkann workshops Foundation, whichwhich is a local is a local organiorganion and onoff-site,” and off-site,” Foundation, that helps that helps ease the easeburdens the burdens explains explains Mark.Mark. “We “Wezationzation of those of those facingfacing tragictragic situations. situations. But But poll our pollagents our agents our agents also find alsomeaningful find meaningful waysways to find to out findwhat’s out what’s our agents to individually immerse themselves immerse themselves important important to them, to them,to individually intocommunity, the community, whether that be whether that be and we our our into the andbuild we build coaching league or volunteering little little league or volunteering training training programs programs coaching for non-profits. We alland livework and work We all live around around whatwhat the the for non-profits. inarea. this area. It’shome, our home, in this It’s our too.” too.” market dictates market dictates and and whatwhat agents agents wantwant to to
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Very Very few people few people are lucky are lucky enough enough to beto be livingliving their their destiny. destiny. Sharon Sharon Spadaccini Spadaccini is oneisofone them. of them. “Real“Real estateestate chosechose me,” me,” she smiles. she smiles. “I didn’t “I didn’t choose choose it. Being it. Being in in this business this business has brought has brought me some many so many blessings. blessings. On top Onoftop 33-years of 33-years of proof professional fessional success, success, it brought it brought me my me my husband husband of 28-years of 28-years and has andallowed has allowed me me to beto a part be a of part something of something muchmuch bigger bigger than than myself.” myself.” WithWith a reputation a reputation for being for being selfless, selfless, Sharon’s Sharon’s sphere sphere of influence of influence extends extends throughout throughout the Bucks the Bucks County County com-community. munity. “She “She always always findsfinds the time the time to to reachreach out and outgive and professional give professional advice advice and thoughtful and thoughtful words words of encourageof encouragement,” ment,” extols extols REALTOR® REALTOR® Bill Buonato. Bill Buonato. “She “She is theismost the most unselfish unselfish person, person, in in a business a business that is that clearly is clearly basedbased on the on the individual. individual. Sharon Sharon has ahas silent a silent formform of of leadership leadership that speaks that speaks loudly loudly to everyto everyone around one around her.” her.” This This vivacious vivacious Berkshire Berkshire Hathaway Hathaway HomeServices HomeServices Fox &Fox Roach & Roach REALREALTOR®, TOR®, started started her career her career in theinindustry the industry right right after after she graduated she graduated PennPenn State.State. “I “I was waiting was waiting tables, tables, and two andcustomers two customers told me toldI should me I should get into get the intotitle the insurtitle insurance ance business,” business,” Sharon Sharon says.says. “I inter“I interviewed, viewed, got the gotjob, theand job,worked and worked with with a a clientclient base base of mainly of mainly real estate real estate profesprofessionals. sionals. TheseThese included included agents, agents, builders, builders, attorneys, attorneys, and lenders. and lenders. I obtained I obtained my my real estate real estate license license in 1987 in 1987 so I could so I could bet- better understand ter understand my clients. my clients. I started I started sell- selling real ingestate real estate in 1990, in 1990, but my butprimary my primary focusfocus was still wason still title on insurance.” title insurance.” That’sThat’s whenwhen she met sheher metfuture her future husband, husband, Michael. Michael. “He managed “He managed a branch a branch officeoffice for for an underwriter,” an underwriter,” she says. she says. “The “The moment moment we laid weeyes laid on eyes each on each other,other, we knew.” we knew.” Sharon Sharon and Michael and Michael married married after after datingdating for five foryears. five years. “I am“Ia am woman a woman who fishes who fishes my wishes,” my wishes,” she says. she says. “We found “We found our our dream dream property property in Buck’s in Buck’s County County and and built built our dream our dream home.home. Now Now we live wejust live just five minutes five minutes awayaway from from where where we had we had our very our first verydate!” first date!” www.realproducersmag.com www.realproducersmag.com • 17 • 17
Marianne Marianne Dillon Dillon & Sharon & Sharon Spadaccini Spadaccini
reputation of being of being trustworthy trustworthy and going and going aboveabove and beyond and beyond for everyone,” for everyone,” BothBoth Sharon Sharon and Michael and Michael remained remainedreputation says Marianne. says Marianne. “She “She is a person is a person who gets who itgets done.” it done.” in theinindustry, the industry, but they but they grewgrew in difin different ferent ways.ways. “I loved “I loved the multi-facthe multi-facHer co-workers agree.agree. “Sharon “Sharon leadsleads by example,” by example,” says REALTOR® says REALTOR® Sue Sue eted eted intricacies intricacies of being of being a REALa REAL- Her co-workers Bencivengo. Bencivengo. “She “She is caring, is caring, supportive, supportive, and inspirational and inspirational on a daily on a daily basis.” basis.” TOR®TOR® and began and began to think to think aboutabout REALTOR® REALTOR® Farzad Farzad NejadNejad concurs. concurs. “The“The Spadaccini Spadaccini TeamTeam undoubtedly undoubtedly imbues imbues becoming becoming a full-time a full-time agent,” agent,” Sharon Sharon the keystones the keystones of professionalism of professionalism and competence and competence in the in real the estate real estate industry,” industry,” says.says. “In 2010, “In 2010, I joined I joined Fox &Fox Roach & Roach he says. he says. “Sharon “Sharon empowers empowers her clients, her clients, inspires inspires her peers, her peers, and most and most notably notably REALTORS® REALTORS® and my andbusiness my business instills an invigorating an invigorating forceforce of determination of determination and optimism.” and optimism.” catapulted. catapulted. Meanwhile, Meanwhile, Michael Michael instills was aware was aware of theofindustry’s the industry’s growing growing Empowering Empowering the Buck’s the Buck’s County County community community is important is important to Sharon. to Sharon. She She needneed for Stucco for Stucco inspection inspection services. services. andhusband her husband are involved are involved with with theirtheir church church and often and often volunteer volunteer at at So heSo redirected he redirected his custom his custom and and and her the food pantry, pantry, Fisherman’s Fisherman’s Mark.Mark. TheyThey makemake it a point it a point to frequent to frequent locallocal historic historic masonry masonry business business to solely to solelythe food specialize specialize in forensic in forensic testing testing of of Stucco/EIFS Stucco/EIFS systems.” systems.” Licensed Licensed in both in both New New Jersey Jersey and and Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Sharon Sharon has more has more than than $200-million $200-million in career in career sales.sales. Her Her business business is almost is almost 100%100% referralreferralbased. based. She focuses She focuses on what’s on what’s important important to hertoclients her clients and will andmove will move mountains mountains to help to them help them accomplish accomplish their their goals.goals. Her Broker, Her Broker, Marianne Marianne Dillon, Dillon, says Sharon says Sharon is someone is someone who who always always puts her putsclients, her clients, friends, friends, and and family family before before herself. herself. “She “She has ahas a Michael Michael & Sharon & Sharon Spadaccini Spadaccini 18 • March 18 • March 20202020
people in place for me be to with people in place fortome be with businesses and small merchants. “We “We are constantly taking our clients out outright right businesses and small merchants. are constantly taking our clients my brother. My office stepped up, and my brother. My office stepped up, and and showing themthem all ofall theoffun to dotoindo this says says Sharon. “We “We and showing thethings fun things in area,” this area,” Sharon. my clients werewere very understanding. It It my clients very understanding. live, live, breathe, and eat our breathe, andineat incommunity.” our community.” was the year of myoflife, wasworst the worst year mybut life,I’m but I’m thankful I got to seetothe thankful I got seebig-hearted the big-hearted Sharon says keeping good good real estate agents in theinbusiness is also for the Sharon says keeping real estate agents the business is good also good for the side of real An entire communiside ofestate. real estate. An entire communicommunity. “If I see and drive in new I’ll partner with with themthem and and community. “If Ipassion see passion and drive in agents, new agents, I’ll partner ty of compassionate people surroundty of compassionate people surroundencourage themthem not tonot give “Real“Real estateestate can be a frustrating busi-busiencourage to up,” giveshe up,”says. she says. can be a frustrating wasItan incredible reminder edItme. was an incredible reminder ness,ness, but itbut doesn’t have have to beto dog-eat-dog. I share ideasideas and techniques with with ed me. it doesn’t be dog-eat-dog. I share and techniques that Ithat trulyI truly am a am parta of something part of something others because I’ve never viewed this business as being just about me.” me.” others because I’ve never viewed this business as being just about muchmuch biggerbigger than myself.” than myself.” In fact, is often the first to assist otherother agents. “Her “Her experience, InSharon fact, Sharon is often theperson first person to assist agents. experience, an emailed copy copy of Sharon’s To receive an emailed of Sharon’s wisdom, guidance, calm,calm, and positive demeanor have been a huge assetasset and aand truea trueTo receive wisdom, guidance, and positive demeanor have been a huge newsletter, whichwhich features bimonthly newsletter, features inspiration to metoand many others,” says REALTOR® Monique Chiolo. “Sharon inspiration meso and so many others,” says REALTOR® Monique Chiolo. “Sharonbimonthly businesses, new listings, and and businesses, new listings, is trueisto hertoword and isand there to help others alongalong whenwhen they need her.” her.” local local true her word is there to guide help guide others they need happenings aboutabout town,town, please email:email: happenings please or or Sharon.Spadaccini@FoxRoach.com Last year, tragedy struck, and Sharon was the a little help. help. “My “MySharon.Spadaccini@FoxRoach.com Last year, tragedy struck, and Sharon wasone thewho one needed who needed a little text/call 215-704-1290. text/call 215-704-1290. brother had glioblastoma,” she says. “I took week off every month to go to to go to brother had glioblastoma,” she says. “I atook a week off every month Denver and support him. He being present, and God Denver and support him.gave He me gavethe megift theofgift of being present, andput Godthe put the www.realproducersmag.com www.realproducersmag.com • 19 • 19
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JAMIE JAMIE STAMOS STAMOS PhotosPhotos by Thato by Thato Dadson Dadson Story by Story Michael by Michael GunterGunter
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It’s been It’s been saidsaid we are we the are sum the sum totaltotal of our of experiences. our experiences. For good For good or for orill, forthe ill, the people people we encounter, we encounter, the places the places we go, we and go, and the things the things we do wemake do make us who us who we are. we are. For this For this month’s month’s Rising Rising Star,Star, these these experiences experiences havehave created created a rare a rare blend blend of business of business savvy savvy and and freedom freedom of spirit. of spirit. BornBorn in Neptune, in Neptune, New New Jersey, Jersey, JamieJamie Stamos Stamos grewgrew up onup the onJersey the Jersey ShoreShore in Monmouth in Monmouth County. County. Her studies Her studies at The atCollege The College of New of New Jersey Jersey included included a semester a semester abroad abroad in London. in London. AfterAfter graduagraduation, tion, she entered she entered the corporate the corporate worldworld as a financial as a financial advisor. advisor. Twenty Twenty yearsyears into her intocareer, her career, she she www.realproducersmag.com www.realproducersmag.com • 21 • 21
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sensed sensed the world the world beckoning beckoning to her. to her. She sold She her soldhouse, her house, packed packed her bags, her bags, and set andout settoout answer to answer that call. that Her call. Her travels travels took took her asher farasaway far away as India, as India, Brazil, Brazil, and North and North Africa. Africa. She traveled She traveled through through Europe Europe and up and the upcoast the coast of of California California until until she finally she finally returned returned to to New New Jersey. Jersey. Real Real Estate Estate camecame into Jamie’s into Jamie’s life life somewhat somewhat by chance. by chance. WhileWhile help-helping two ingelderly two elderly family family members members sell sell their their homes, homes, she discovered she discovered she had she had a knack a knack for it.for She it.got Sheher gotlicense her license in in 2016 2016 and set andout seton out anon exciting an exciting new new career. career. But life Butthrew life threw her aher curve. a curve. That That samesame year,year, she suffered she suffered debilidebilitatingtating boutsbouts of vertigo of vertigo that rendered that rendered her incapable her incapable of working of working to hertofullest her fullest potential. potential. “It was “Itsuch was such a scary a scary time,”time,” she recalls. she recalls. “I had“Ijust hadrecently just recently moved moved to thetoarea the and areadid andnot didhave not have a network a network of local of local support…and support…and doctors doctors couldcould not find notthe findcause the cause of myofvertigo my vertigo and and headaches.” headaches.” AfterAfter manymany doctors doctors and aand a fair amount fair amount of trial of and trialerror, and error, she reshe recovered covered and got andback got back on track on track in 2018. in 2018. JamieJamie attributes attributes muchmuch of herofsuccess her success to thetosupportive the supportive teamteam at Keller at Keller Wil- Williamsliams who has whoso has generously so generously granted granted her access her access to their to their knowledge knowledge and and expertise. expertise. She isShe particularly is particularly grate-grateful for fulthe fortwo theagents two agents who are whonow are now the stress of transition. She says, “Success to metoisme when everythe stress of transition. She says, “Success is when everymentoring mentoring her. Last her. year, Last year, she earned she earnedthingthing is in balance; whenwhen your your personal life and life are is in balance; personal lifebusiness and business lifeinare in 1.8 million 1.8 million dollars dollars in sales in sales to add toto add to harmony.” One of theofways she finds that balance is through yoga yoga harmony.” One the ways she finds that balance is through her career her career total total volume volume of 8.5ofmillion. 8.5 million. and spending as much time time outdoors as sheascan. “ad- “adand spending as much outdoors she Her can.newest Her newest Although Although the numbers the numbers are important, are important,diction” is paddle-board yoga.yoga. She’sShe’s also passionate aboutabout helping diction” is paddle-board also passionate helping real estate real estate is so is much so much moremore than than that. that. people. She sits the of FoxofChase Cancer Center, BucksBucks people. Sheon sits onboard the board Fox Chase Cancer Center, “Every “Every day isday different,” is different,” she says. she says. “I “I County Chapter. She was in a fundraiser for F.A.C.T. County Chapter. Shealso was involved also involved in a fundraiser for F.A.C.T. am always am always learning learning and facing and facing new new BucksBucks County (Fighting Aids Aids Continuously Together). County (Fighting Continuously Together). challenges challenges and meeting and meeting new people. new people. The most The most rewarding rewarding part is part helping is helping JamieJamie is in aisgood placeplace now. now. She got by following a fewa few in a good Shehere got here by following my clients my clients closeclose one chapter one chapter in their in theirsimple rules.rules. “My advice to anyone new in real is myisadvice simple “My advice to anyone new inestate real estate my advice lives lives and open and open a newa one.” new one.” for everything: WriteWrite downdown your your goals.goals. WhenWhen you don’t knowknow whatwhat for everything: you don’t to do,tojust something. Whatever you do, it do with passion. And And do,do just do something. Whatever youdodo, it with passion. Having Having closed closed and opened and opened a fewa few always give 100%.” Perhaps Jamie’s philosophy of lifeofcan always give 100%.” Perhaps Jamie’s philosophy lifebest can be best be chapters chapters herself, herself, she isshe an is excellent an excellent summed up with the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “In a “In gentle way, way, summed up with the words of Mahatma Gandhi: a gentle guideguide to those to those who find whothemselves find themselves in in you can the world.” youshake can shake the world.”
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Nicole Nicole Malcolm Malcolm –– Owner Owner
How How and why and did whyyou diddecide you decide on this onparticular this particular industry? industry? Briefly Briefly describe describe key factors key factors that led thatyou led you to where to where you are younow are professionally. now professionally.
I grew I grew up inup theinreal the estate real estate industry, industry, with with both both of myofparents my parents owning owning businesses businesses in real in estate real estate and then and then mortgage. mortgage. It was It awas natural a natural progression progression for me fortome excel to excel within within the industry. the industry. I did Ifind did my find my nicheniche in title, in title, starting starting a company a company in 2008 in 2008 and and then then creating creating my current my current company, company, Affinity Affinity LandLand Services, Services, in 2012. in 2012. WhatWhat sets your sets your business business apartapart from from similar similar ones?ones?
Affinity Affinity LandLand Services Services thinks thinks outside outside the box. the Being box. Being a family-owned-and-operated a family-owned-and-operated business, business, we gear we gear towards towards creating creating relationships relationships with with our clients our clients by by exceeding exceeding their their needsneeds and going and going the extra the extra mile.mile.
Nicole Nicole Malcolm Malcolm - Owner - Owner Briefly Briefly describe describe exactly exactly whatwhat your your company company WhatWhat do you domost you most wantwant the top theproducing top producing does/the does/the services services it provides. it provides. REALTORS® REALTORS® to know to know aboutabout your your business? business? We are Weaare fullaservice full service title insurance title insurance Top producing Top producing REALTORS® REALTORS® should should knowknow that we that we Affinity Affinity LandLand Services, Services, LLC LLC
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The most The most significant significant changes changes to ourto our industry industry through through the years the years is theis the conversion conversion within within technology technology and the and the efficiency efficiency that we thatnow we have now have with with the the title process. title process. Tell us Tell about us about your your family family and what and what you you all enjoy all enjoy doingdoing together. together.
We are Weaare verya very closeclose family family and enjoy and enjoy working working and spending and spending time time together. together. We frequently We frequently get together get together outside outside of of work,work, goinggoing to thetomountains the mountains and havand having many ing many family family cookouts. cookouts. WhenWhen you aren’t you aren’t working, working, what’s what’s your your favorite favorite way to way spend to spend time?time?
When When I am Inot amworking not working we spend we spend a lot aoflot time of time in theinmountains, the mountains, enjoying enjoying nature. nature. How How would would you define you define success? success?
I define I define success success by the bynumber the number of lives of lives you can youpositively can positively makemake an impact an impact on. on. WhatWhat do you dowant you want to beto be remembered remembered for? for?
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AFFINITY LAND SERVICES, LLC NICOLE MALCOLM
BRITTANY MALCOLM
MARGE SWANSON
TOM MALCOLM
PRESIDENT/TITLE AGENT Since 1992, Nicole's diverse background in the real estate and mortgage industry has helped her to expand her abilities into the title industry in 2005. Nicole's experience and knowledge is among the top in her industry. TITLE AGENT/NJ SALES MANAGER Marge comes with over 40 years of extensive experience in the real estate/mortgage industry and brings with her a wealth of knowledge that sets her above the rest and enables her to give superior service to our clientele.
TITLE AGENT/SALES, CLOSER Brittany has been in the title industry since 2008, which includes conducting well over 2,000 closings during the course of her career to date. Also experienced with underwriting review of title, her rich experience in the business is a very valuable asset. SETTLEMENT AGENT, SALES The newest asset to the family business, Tom has brought raw talent to the table...the closing table, that is. His natural ability to conduct a closing is seen and acknowledged by many.
RACHEL MALCOLM
TITLE AGENT, CLOSING COORDINATOR
Rachel's experience stems back in 2009, learning all aspects of the business. She is also well versed in conducting settlements, processing recordings, and dealing with post closing requirements
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