Real Estate-Related News & Events

Montague, Miller & Company REALTOR® Bud Kreh Named State Manager of the Year
(Richmond, VA)–Montague, Miller & Company REALTOR® Bud Kreh, ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, SRES, e-Pro, will be presented the 2009 Manager of the Year Award during the Virginia Association of REALTORS®’ (VAR) annual awards reception, planned for February 18 in Richmond. He is a member of both the Greater Piedmont Area Association of REALTORS® (GPAAR) and the Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® (CAAR).

The VAR Virginia Managers Council presents this award, which recognizes excellence in real estate management by a REALTOR® manager who shows a commitment to personal education and internal or external education and training supplied to associates. Business and civic accomplishments, as well as innovation and creativity in management including associate recruitment and retention, are a part of the criteria for nomination.

A REALTOR® since 1964, Kreh has been a volunteer for several different committees for both the state and local REALTOR® associations. He is a certified ethics instructor and teaches at both the Greater Piedmont and Charlottesville Area Associations. In addition, Kreh is a certified moderator for CAAR, GPAAR, and VAR. He currently is vice chairman of the VAR Risk Management Committee, which oversees professional standards curriculum and training, ethics, and standard forms for REALTORS® in Virginia. Kreh has been managing the Montague, Miller and Company office in Madison since 1996.

Pearl Insurance, a long-time VAR-sponsored program and member service, sponsors this award.

The Virginia Association of REALTORS® (VAR) is the business advocate for real estate professionals in Virginia. VAR represents 30,000 REALTORS® active in all phases of real estate brokerage, management, development, and appraisal.

Montague, Miller & Company REALTORS® is a full-service real estate brokerage firm serving Central Virginia since 1948 and has 8 offices and over 100 sales associates. It is one of 600 broker members of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ servicing 35 countries. It is also a member of the Luxury Portfolio Fine Property Collection. With a commitment to excellence and strong service partnerships, Montague, Miller & Company REALTORS® is a traditional company offering innovative, one-stop shopping and real estate and home ownership services.

Williams Joins Monticello Country REALTORS®
(Palmyra, VA)--Vicki Wilson and Craig McCormick, owners of Monticello Country REALTORS®, have announced the addition of Sharon L. Williams to their real estate firm. “After talking with the residents and my friends in the Lake area, Monticello Country REALTORS® was the only company that I would go with,” Williams said. “Their reputation over the past 25 years speaks of honesty and their customer service is unmatched. I came from Prudential in Richmond and these things are very important to me.”

Williams was not only one of the top local real estate agents for the past six years, but was in the top 9% of all Prudential agents in the country. She has been a company leader in both home listings and home sales. She has been recognized for her numerous achievements in the real estate industry.

Williams and her husband Chris moved to Lake Monticello to start their second life. Their first life includes 10 children, 9 grandchildren, and 2 dogs. (They only brought the dogs with them.)

Before fulfilling her lifelong dream of working in real estate, Williams owned a graphic design company in Richmond where she mastered the value of marketing. Along with her dynamic personality, this marketing success is one of the strong assets she brings to the table in her successful real estate business.

She is active in the Susan Komen “Search for the Cure” breast cancer foundation and is a devoted wife, mom, and grandma.

To contact Williams, call Monticello Country REALTORS® at (434) 589-3539 or e-mail her at Sharon@sharonlwilliams.com.