All Florida GMAC Real Estate announced this week that their Port St. Lucie and Vero Beach offices have received the prestigious Premier Service^® Diamond Elite national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers on the Treasure Coast.  Reaching the Premier Service Diamond Elite level is the highest award given, an incredible accomplishment and underscores the company’s commitment to providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers.  Through the Premier Service program, buyers and sellers are asked to complete a survey evaluating the service they received.  Once completed, the surveys are tabulated by an independent research firm and the results provide an overall ranking for the office.   To qualify to become a Premier Service Diamond Elite^® office winner, All Florida GMAC Real Estate had to receive a minimum 97% customer satisfaction rating and maintain a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent.  All Florida GMAC Real Estate’s customer satisfaction rating is 98 percent.   

“We are absolutely thrilled to receive this award,” said David Bessette, Broker/Owner of All Florida GMAC Real Estate.  “This award is quite significant because it is an independent rating based upon evaluations from our customers and clearly validates we are providing the highest level of service to buyers and sellers. Premier Service is one of the most comprehensive and effective customer service programs in the real estate industry.  Through the program, GMAC Real Estate’s sales associates put in writing, up front, the services they will perform.  Following the transaction, GMAC Real Estate agents ask their customers to honestly rate their performance through a written survey.   Nine sales partners with the All Florida GMAC Real Estate earned the Premier Service Diamond Award^® achieving a minimum 95 percent Customer Service Satisfaction Rating. 

At last Tuesday’s sales meeting Elizabeth Ruvo, State Sales Division Manager, announced the winners - Charlie Bunten, Rosemarie Cannillo, Joann De Rosa, Robert Lages, Pam Misiano and Michel Payuk in Port St. Lucie.   In Vero Beach Jim Goldsmith and Claudia Lindarte achieved Premier Service Diamond status.  All of these successful agents had to receive a minimum 95% customer satisfaction rating and maintain a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent during the year.

Jessica Morford and Rhonda Belcher with the Daytona office earned the Premier Service Diamond Elite award with 10 or more surveys returned while maintaining a perfect 100% rating on every survey returned. 

Congratulations to the deserving sales partners who exemplify the Realtor’s code of ethics while providing the uptmost in service to their customers. 

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a full service real estate company with six offices throughout Florida in Port St. Lucie, Vero, Melbourne, Daytona, Ocala and Port Charlotte. is located at 1648 S.E. Port St. Lucie Blvd.  Visit our website at www.AllFloridaRealty.com to see our listing for sale or for rent.  If you’re upside down in your mortgage and fear foreclosure please visit www.StressFreeShortSales.com for infomation on selling your home before foreclosure.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is proud to announce that thirty Sales Partners have earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance and short sales. This is invaluable expertise to offer at a time when the area is ravaged by “distressed” homes in the foreclosure process.  Since Realtors® need to become catalysts for change in the down trodden real estate market by helping homeowners avoid foreclosure, David Bessette CDPE, CRB, and Broker/Owner of All Florida GMAC Real Estate has encouraged all  sales partners to attend the two day course.    Short sales allow the cash-strapped seller to repay the mortgage at the price that the home sells for, even though it is lower than what is owed on the property. With plummeting property values, this can save many people from foreclosure and even bankruptcy. More and more lenders are willing to consider short sales because they are much less costly than foreclosures. “The CDPE designation will be invaluable for our agents as they work with sellers and lenders on complicated short sales”, quoted Elizabeth Ruvo CDPE, CRB and State Sales Division Manger, who trains and assists the sales associates with their contracts.   All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a Premier Service Diamond office with offices in Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Melbourne, Daytona, Ocala and Port Charlotte.   The following sales partners are now certified and ready to help all consumers who may be facing foreclosure :  Port St. Lucie (772–335-1995) - Charlie Bunten, Rosemarie Cannillo, Sara Dale, Gina DeLisa, Joann De Rosa, Lois Groff, Matt Harrington, Julie Hasenhuettl, Cristy Hernandez, Bob Lages, Pam Misiano, Barbara McMillan, Michele Payuk, Cathy Prisco, Chris Prisco, Jim Smolinsky, Rosa Vargas, Craig Wallengren, and Rose Marie Williams.   Vero  (772-567-5226) - Mark Fields, Jim Goldsmith, Rupa Patel, Jonathan Rexford, Lesa Talbott,  Melissa Traveny, and Michelle Turner.  Melbourne  (321-724-9500) -  Terry Pate  Daytona (386-760-6000) - Rhonda Belcher, Jessica Morford                                                                                                                                                                                     Ocala (352-624-9300) -  Courtney Moody  Visit www.AllFloridaRealty.com for more information on the company or to see their listings.   For more information on short sales visit www.StressFreeShortSales.com 

           All Florida GMAC Real Estate is proud to recognize Charlie Bunten as their Top Producer for the month of May.  Bunten, who holds the coveted GRI designation and is an e-PRO certified internet professional, has been a licensed Florida real estate professional for seven years.  He specializes in both the sale and purchase of single family homes as well as condos and land. 

            Charlie has over twenty years in various customer service related fields prior to entering the real estate profession and it shows by his customers’ satisfaction.  He believes that his customers should be treated as he would wish to be treated and works to make that a reality.  He is a certified GMAC Premier Service Professional and has earned a 100% Customer Service Satisfaction rating through the Quality Service Corporation, an independent research corporation.  “I believe that a person who has a small two bedroom condo or a lot to sell deserves just as much time effort and  as someone selling an exclusive luxury home on an ocean access canal” said Bunten.

            Born in Brooklyn, NY, Bunten lived in several communities on Long Island before moving to Miami in the early 1970’s.  After moving to Port St. Lucie he became a Realtor® in 2002.   He has been very active with the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie over the years serving as a volunteer proctor for designation classes and on many committees.  For 2009 he is serving as the Vice Chair for the Communications Committee and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee.  Bunten was presented with a “Hats Off” for Exemplary Service Certificate from All Florida GMAC in 2008 for his continual willingness to help and mentor his fellow associates.  He is also a member of the Florida Association of Realtors® and the National Association of Realtors®.

          All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a full service real estate company with eight locations throughout Florida.  Bunten can be found at his office at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd in Port St. Lucie or 772-335-1995.  His direct line is 772-284-2717.  Please visit www.CharlieBunten.com to learn more about Charlie and view his current listings.

  Call Charlie Bunten at 772-284-2717 or visit www.AllFloridaRealty.com for a Free Foreclosure List

     Matt Harrington, CRS, GRI and Charles Bunten, GRI, e-Pro, have been named Top Agents of the month of  February by All Florida GMAC Real Estate for their excellence in both dollars earned and total sales volume.

     Matt Harrington who has been in Real Estate since 2001 was named the All Florida statewide Top Producing Realtor of the Year in 2005.  He holds a Broker/Associate license and is a member of the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie, Inc. where he served on the Board of Directors in 2006 and was Vice Chair of the Governmental Affairs Committee in the same year.

     Taking charge of the changed market, Harrington and his partner, Craig Wallengren, CRS, GRI, have tackled the REO foreclosure market head on and now work with more than a dozen lenders listing and maintaining foreclosed properties in St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach counties.  

     Matt’s success comes not only from these listings but his professionalism, courtesy and work ethics with buyers. 

     Charlie Bunten has been selling Real Estate in St. Lucie County since 2002 and has been with All Florida since 2006.  He has been very active with the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie over the years serving as a volunteer proctor for designation classes and on many committees.  For 2009 he is serving as the Vice Chair for the Communications Committee and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee.    

     Bunten was presented with a “Hats Off” for Exemplary Service Certificate in 2008 for his continual willingness to help his fellow associates with websites (like www.CharlieBunten.com), CMA’s, flyers and much more.  He gives his all to his customers as well, servicing both buyers and sellers with the utmost consideration, courtesy and professionalism.   

     All Florida GMAC Real Estate is a Premier Service Diamond office and these fine Realtors® exemplify what that means in every step of the Real Estate process.  Harrington and Bunten can both be found at their office at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd in Port St. Lucie or 772-335-1995.  Matt Harrington’s direct line is 772-519-1330 and Charlie Bunten’s is 772-284-2717.  Please visit www.AllFloridaRealty.com to see their listings or request a free foreclosure list.

ALL FLORIDA GMAC REAL ESTATE WINS 2008 NATIONAL ‘DIAMOND’ AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE ALL FLORIDA GMAC Real Estate announced today that it has received the prestigious Premier Service^® Diamond national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in Florida.  With offices in Port St. Lucie, Vero Beach, Melbourne, Daytona Beach, Ocala and Port Charlotte, All Florida GMAC reaches many customers throughout the state.   The Premier Service Diamond award was presented to ELIZABETH RUVO, State Sales Division Manager of All Florida GMAC Real Estate by GMAC Real Estate President, John Bearden and recognized at the company’s national business conference held in the Caribbean on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas during the second week of February. “Each and every one of the real estate professionals at All Florida GMAC Real Estate should be extremely proud of what they have achieved as a team,” Bearden said.  “Reaching the Premier Service Diamond level is an incredible accomplishment and underscores the office’s commitment to providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in Florida.” Through the Premier Service program, buyers and sellers are asked to complete a survey evaluating the service they received.  Once completed, the surveys are tabulated by an independent research firm and the results provide an overall ranking for the office.  To qualify to become a Premier Service Diamond office winner, All Florida GMAC Real Estate had to receive a minimum 95% customer satisfaction rating and maintain a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent.  All Florida GMAC Real Estate’s customer satisfaction rating is currently 97.27 percent state wide. “We are thrilled to receive this award,” said DAVID BESSETTE, Broker/Owner of All Florida GMAC Real Estate.  “This award is quite significant because it is an independent rating based upon evaluations from our customers and clearly validates we are providing the highest level of service to buyers and sellers,” said Bessette.  

Premier Service is one of the most comprehensive and effective customer-service programs in the real estate industry.  Through the program, GMAC Real Estate’s sales associates put in writing, up front, the services they will perform.  Following the transaction, GMAC Real Estate agents ask their customers to honestly rate their performance through a written survey.

 In the Daytona Beach area, JESSICA MORFORD and RHONDA BELCHER received the Premier Service^® Diamond national award for associates.  Both Jessica and Rhonda have 100 percent satisfaction ratings and have received a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent.   All Florida GMAC Real Estate specializes in providing buying and selling real estate services as well as property management and rentals through its six offices around the state.  For information on locations, to find and agent or to search listings please visit www.AllFloridaRealty.com.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate agent earns Corporate Mobility Specialist DesignationAll Florida GMAC Real Estate is pleased to announce that Joann De Rosa has earned the Corporate Mobility Specialist, CMS, designation from GMAC Home Services.   This designation provides the credentials to serve today’s corporate mobility business.  Through the required training program the candidate learns:·         The Broker Marketing Analysis (BMA) valuation and marketing process·         How today’s relocation policy Marketing Assistance Program is designed to manage transferee behavior·         What the internal decision making process is with regard to completing property repairs and improvements·         How relocation companies make decisions during the negotiation, Broker Marketing Analysis, and valuation and marketing process·         The internal tools used to design counter-offers and methods to help communicate and support the sale recommendationGMAC Global Relocation Services is a Premier Service provider end-to-end global relocation, assignment management and consulting service to multinational organizations worldwide.  Whether moving across town or across continents, GMAC GRS’ philosophy guarantees that an intimate focus will be placed on relocating professionals through a single point of coordination.  Their relocation referrals are given only to those GMAC Sales Partners who have earned the CMS designation. “We would like to congratulate Joann on this designation as it gives her another avenue to grow her real estate practice” said Elizabeth Ruvo, State Sales Division Manager of All Florida GMAC Real Estate.  Though De Rosa is not new to real estate, she was recently named “Rookie of the Year” by All Florida for her achievements in her first year with the company.  Joann De Rosa can be reached at her office located at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd. in Port St. Lucie, by phone at 772-335-1995 or on her cell at 772-971-9438, or via email - joannderosa@allfloridarealty.com.   

All Florida GMAC Real Estate is pleased to announce that Linda Jeffrey recently received her Transnational Referral Certification (TRC) Designation. 

Jeffrey is an emigrant herself from Scotland and still has a large family abroad.  She decided that the TRC designation will permit her to expand her business to a global spectrum.  It also allows her to participate in cross-border transactions, highlighting specialty properties, access links to global real estate information, and to access to international properties and professionals from around the world.

The Transnational Referral Certification was developed to help real estate professionals better serve customers who are looking to buy or sell real property outside their own country and who will benefit from working with a real estate professional in that foreign market.  TRC certified real estate professionals are trained not only in the mechanics of cross-border client referrals, but also in how to work in the client’s best interests in the same manner they would a domestic client.  All TRC Realtors® adhere to a national professional code of conduct.

By obtaining this prestigious designation, Linda is now able to market herself through ICREA (The International Consortium of Real Estate Associations).  ICREA is a global alliance of leading real estate organizations in the world’s major markets.

Linda has been licensed since 2005 and also holds the GMAC Premier Service Professional designation.  She has taken on the current foreclosure market and is busy listing foreclosed properties for various lenders, and her buyers love her dedication to finding what is right for them.  Her new designation will help her market her listings worldwide and carry her Premier Service to buyers abroad.

Jeffrey is a member of the Realtors® Association of St. Lucie, Inc., the Florida Association of Realtors®, and the National Association of Realtors®.  Her All Florida GMAC office is located at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd and she can be reached at 772-335-1995 or via her cell phone at 772-216-8498.  Her email address is ljsellsrealestate@comcast.net and you can visit her website at www.ljsellsrealestate.com

The Port St. Lucie branch of All Florida GMAC Real Estate recognized their Top Producers at a brunch on January 23^rd.   Broker/Owner, David Bessette, was on hand to congratulate all associates on a successful completion of the first year as a GMAC franchise.

For Residential Sales, Pam Misiano received the top “Platinum Award” for the most Dollars in the Door as well as top Gross Sales.  Jackie Cross received the “Gold Award”, and Rosemarie Cannillo received the “Silver Award”.

Jack Vanek and Gina DeLisa were named Top Producers in commercial sales tying with equal numbers in Sales and Dollars in the Door.

The Top Producer in Property Management was Sharon Salopek.  Also receiving certificates from Property Management Division Manager, Kay Davidson, for outstanding Property Management were Kathy Viens - #1 in Annual Units Rented, Jill Slowik - #1 in Renewals, and Sharon Salopek  - #1 in New Management Accounts. 

Elizabeth Ruvo, State Sales Division Manager and Jim Smomlinsky, Branch Sales Director presented Special Recognition Awards.  Carole Henderson was named “Most Improved” by increasing her sales volume by 834% over 2007.   Though she is not new to Real Estate, Joann DeRosa was named “Rookie of the Year” for All Florida GMAC.  She only joined the office in July but hit the ground running with sales and listings.  Joann also recently earned the GMAC Corporate Mobility Specialist Designation.

Hats Off for Exemplary Service Certificates were presented in two categories.  Charlie Bunten was recognized for his continual willingness to help his fellow associates with websites, CMA’s, flyers, covering their floor time and much more.  Rosemarie Pietrzak received the award for her customer service that always seems to go “above and beyond”.

A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Francis Xavier (Larry) Lawrence for his long time Real Estate career having sold Real Estate in Florida since 1967. 

David Bessette recognized two associates for their dedication having been with All Florida since he moved into the office at 1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd.  Cathy Prisco and Luis Rosa have been with the company since May of 1997.

All of these outstanding agents can be reached at 772-335-1995 and you can view their listings at www.AllFloridaRealty.com.

Good news from the US Census Bureau according to the Palm Beach Post this week.  The Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area which is comprised of St. Lucie and Martin Counties on the east coast of Florida, has surpassed the 400,000 mark making it the 23rd fastest growing region in the country.   This 3% increase came despite a down market with fewer sales and falling values.

According to the article in the Palm Beach Post on March 27th, economists say this is an indication that the area, particulary Port St. Lucie is more recession proof than other areas of South Florida and the nation.   According to Hank Fishkind,  noted Florida economist, “Along I-95 Port St. Lucie is going to be the next major urban node on the east coast of Florida.”

The Tradition community is proving to be a wonderful addition to the area with beautiful family homes and townhouses, shopping, restaurants, a new school and much more.  There is 12 million sqauare feet of commercial and office space and 50,000 homes permitted and ready for construction which will bring an uptick in the economy as early as 2009, according to Fishkind.

Three biotech clusters are moving to Tradition and the city and developers have commitments to build roads. interchanges and drainage in Tradition making it one of the most attractive communiites along the nation’s east coast for industry and families.

If you’re thinking of moving to Florida, it’s a great time to get in on the growth of Port St. Lucie while prices and interest rates are still low.

All Florida GMAC Real Estate
Port St. Lucie, Florida

1648 SE Port St. Lucie Blvd. Port St. Lucie, FL 34952Phone: (772) 335-1995 Fax: (772) 335-3467 www.allfloridarealty.com

Welcome to All Florida GMAC Real Estate Services, Inc. - Port St. Lucie. If your Florida Experience includes boating, golf, beautiful beaches and weather, then Port St. Lucie is definitely a city that you should get to know. We offer real estate for sale or rent in Saint Lucie County Florida.

Port St. Lucie, although a young community, is the largest city on the Treasure Coast and Florida’s third largest city. Recent growth has cast our city in the national spotlight with front-page coverage in the Wall Street Journal and has been a focal point in the New York Times. Affordability and high demand have created a real estate market that provides something for everyone.St. Lucie County is the winter home to the prestigious Professional Golfer’s Association. We are proud of its many beautiful golf courses as well as the 35-acre PGA Learning Center for beginners and professionals.

Our many “Snow Birds”, retirees and vacationers enjoy attending the New York Mets spring training games at Thomas J. White stadium.

If you are a water enthusiast you’re sure to find that perfect spot on our miles and miles of pristine ocean beaches, or you may even want to view the natural beauty of the St. Lucie River as it flows through our city.

At All Florida, our goal is to serve all your real estate needs. Whether you are buying, selling, renting or you need assistance with residential or commercial investments, (that you now own or would like to purchase), our experienced professionals are at your service.

Cities served: Port St. Lucie, Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie West, White City, Fort Pierce Jensen Beach, Stuart, Palm City, Hobe Sound.

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Services: Residential and Commercial Real Estate Sales, Residential and Commercial Property Management and Leasing, Long and Short Term (Vacation) Rentals, and Real Estate Counseling

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