Michele Penner Achieves National Recognition
Michele Penner has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association of Realtors. Penner joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the ABR designation. All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience.

Peabody & Smith Realty Nominated For Prestigious National Real Estate Award
Peabody & Smith Realty has been named a nominee for the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Diamond Award. Only 24 of 600 member real estate firms received this honor. The Diamond Award is presented annually to the member company that has most actively participated in all of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World’s business offerings.

Dick McGinnis Joins Peabody & Smith Realty
Peabody & Smith Realty of Bretton Woods is pleased to announce that Dick McGinnis of Lancaster has joined the firm as a Broker Associate in their new Bretton Woods office. The office is not a new location for McGinnis, as he has spent a number of years representing home owners at Bretton Woods.

Our St. Johnsbury VT office is Moving to a New Location!
For over three years, Peabody & Smith Realty has been operating an office in St. Johnsbury in leased space at 357 Western Avenue. Starting in November, they will be working from their new location at 683 Railroad Street, in a building owned by the company.

Our Own Beth Horan & Susan Jones Named to Elite
Peabody & Smith Realty is proud to announce that Susan Jones and Beth Horan have been named to the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® Power Producer group. This select group of real estate sales professionals, which represents some of the highest-performing agents in the LeadingRE network, provides success tips and strategies that are made available to the network’s 150,000 sales associates worldwide.

Littleton Landmark - The Beal House Inn Sold
A Littleton landmark, the Beal House Inn on West Main Street transferred ownership this week from Joel and Cathy Bedor to G. David Keller. Keller recently completed the first phase of his planned renovations to the Inn and Restaurant, a project that has taken nearly two months. He plans to reopen the restaurant within the next week.

Sam Vance Joins Peabody & Smith Realty
Peabody & Smith Realty recently welcomed Samantha Vance, a resident of Danville to their real estate team as a Sales Associate concentrating in the greater St. Johnsbury area.
Vance is a graduate of St. Johnsbury Academy and has held a variety of positions working with people, including as a full time UPS driver in downtown Boston and as an Emergency Medical Technician in Northern Vermont.

October Newsletter - P&S Staff Profile
Since coming to Vermont over a year ago, Kris Still of Barnet has kept with the real estate profession, first with Peabody & Smith Realty as an administrative assistant and now as a full time sales associate. Still has been a licensed real estate professional for over five years, four years in the state of Arizona and most recently here in Vermont.

October 2009 Newsletter - Our St. J Office is Moving
Joy Moore, CRS, GRI of Peabody & Smith Realty has been selected as the REALTOR® of the Year from the Lakes Region Board of REALTORS®. Moore is the managing broker of the Littleton NH office of Peabody & Smith Realty. The REALTOR® of the Year award is the highest honor any board of REALTORS® can bestow on one from their membership.

Michele & Terry Penner Earn Resort Designation
Terry and Michele Penner of Peabody & Smith Realty were recently awarded the RSPS certification from the National Association of Realtors. Introduced in January 2006, the Resort and Second-Home Property Specialist (RSPS) Certification is a nationally-recognized certification awarded to real estate professionals who wish to demonstrate and promote – to consumers and their peers alike – their expertise in the varied specialty.