Long & Foster to Host Open House Weekend on Oct. 19 and 20

Oct. 3, 2013 - PRLog -- CHANTILLY, Va.– Long & Foster^® Real Estate, Inc., the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, will host a companywide open house weekend on Oct. 19 and 20. The special event will provide an opportunity for home buyers across the Mid-Atlantic region to explore numerous properties that are available for sale in their communities.

“At Long & Foster, we are committed to making the home buying and selling experience the best possible for our customers,” said Gary Scott, president, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. “With the open house weekend, our real estate professionals do just that—helping sellers to showcase their homes and buyers to shop for a house while interest rates are low and home prices are affordable.”

To make the process even easier for potential buyers, loan officers with Prosperity Mortgage^® Company will be on site at as many Long & Foster open house locations as possible to answer questions and pre-qualify interested individuals. Representatives from Long & Foster Settlement Services and Long & Foster Insurance will also be in attendance at many locations, highlighting the total homeownership experience that comes with working with a Long & Foster real estate professional.

“We’re seeing positive trends in the economy in everything from the job market to consumer confidence, and those improvements have contributed to a growing real estate market,” said Jeffrey S. Detwiler, president and chief operating officer of The Long & Foster® Companies. “With these positive economic developments, as well as historically low mortgage rates, it’s truly a great time for buyers and sellers to accomplish their homeownership dreams, and Long & Foster’s open house weekend presents an amazing opportunity to see first-hand what’s happening in your market.”

For information on Long & Foster homes for sale in communities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, visit www.LongandFoster.com. You can also visit openhouses.longandfoster.com (http://www.openhouses.longandfoster.com/) to preview some of the homes that will participate in Long & Foster’s open house weekend on Oct. 19 and 20.

About Long & Foster^® Real Estate
Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. is the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States. The company is part of The Long & Foster® Companies, which also includes Prosperity Mortgage® Company, Long & Foster® Insurance, and Long & Foster® Settlement Services. Long & Foster Real Estate is the exclusive affiliate for Christie’s International Real Estate throughout select parts of the Mid-Atlantic region, and is a founding affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, a prestigious global network of real estate professionals that includes the Luxury Portfolio International division. Long & Foster Real Estate represents more than 10,000 agents in seven Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, plus the District of Columbia. The company sold more than $24.8 billion worth of homes and helped nearly 75,000 people buy and sell homes in 2012. The combined sales and equivalents for The Long & Foster Companies in 2012 were in excess of $48 billion. Visit www.LongandFoster.com for more information.