real estate briefs 

Jeffrey Fox, broker/owner of RE/MAX Central in Manalapan, recently attended the RE/MAX Catalyst conference at RE/MAX headquarters in Denver, Colo. The Catalyst group of brokers includes the top 60 RE/MAX brokers from around the country. Fox and the other brokers met with Margaret Kelly, chief executive officer, Vinnie Tracey, president, and other executives from the RE/MAX organization. Some of the best business minds in RE/MAX were there and discussed issues, brainstormed solutions and exchanged ideas on retention and business management. “The value of the meeting depended on honest insight from everyone involved. We were all frank about what works in our businesses and what doesn’t. In addition to providing ideas to each other, we helped chart the course for the entire RE/MAX network” Fox said. The associates at RE/MAX Central can be contacted at the Manalapan office in the Home Fashion Center by calling 732-972-1000.

Iris Lurie, broker/owner of Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie, announces the top 10 agents as its top producing sales associates for the first quarter of 2013 based on company dollar. Congratulations to (in order of ranking): Carrie Moyer, Laurin Manco LaLima, Alan Katz, Frank Bibbo, Alan Lurie, Penny Kornblum, Anita Paris, Fran Krumholz Bookman, Brian Lichtenthal and Hong Hui “Tess” Zhou Yu. Congratulations also go to the top teams (in order of ranking) Andrea and Harry Mesh Team, the Cole Gold Team and the Gloria Bernstein Team. “The home buyers and sellers truly have a real estate resource they can trust with the agents in our office,” Lurie said. “Our agents really understand that for many people, buying or selling a home is the most significant purchase of a lifetime, and they leverage their real estate knowledge and professionalism to help make each transaction as smooth as possible.” Century 21 Mack Morris Iris Lurie is located at 47 Route 9 south, Morganville. For more information, call 732-536-2228.