RE/MAX DFW Associates Cathy Labus Recieves Certified Home Marketing Specialist (CHMS®) Designation

COPPELL, Texas - March 26, 2015 - PRLog -- The CHMS^® is earned by real estate professionals after successfully completing the nationally renowned Certified Home Marketing Specialist Course to acquire innovative new skills beneficial to home sellers in the area. Amid national attention to the real estate market, real estate agents are eager to develop a new approach for timely, efficient home sales.

Addressing in-depth market analysis, strategic pricing and effective home staging, the Certified Home Marketing Specialist Course provides agents with expertise to excel in today’s competitive real estate environment. The result? Homes sell faster at better prices - in any market.

A phenomenon that has swept the real estate industry over the past several years, home staging has increasingly become an integral component of any successful home sale. Real estate agents who have completed the Certified Home Marketing Specialist course offer clients concrete, market-specific guidance to position properties to make a direct emotional connection with potential buyers.

Martha Webb, author and producer of Dress Your House for Success,and one of the country’s foremost authorities on home staging, who recently conducted the CHMS course, has taught her proprietary system for increased sales and maximum profit to countless real estate agents nationwide.

“This course is a must for any agent who wants to provide the best possible service. Having this certification means I can offer my clients a level of expertise that you usually don’t learn in standard classes. Now, I feel confident that I can strategically design a pre-market plan to help potential buyers connect emotionally with the house sooner”, stated Cathy.

Keith Thomas, Office Manager of RE/MAX DFW Associates Willowbend Office, responded to the news of Cathy’s achievement by saying. “Cathy is strongly committed to higher education and she has joined an elite group of REALTORS^® at RE/MAX DFW Associates that hold an impressive number of  professional designations per agent than at any other company in the industry. Having agents like Cathy take the time to earn designations such as the CHMS^® shows just how dedicated she is to maximizing her ability to absorb all that goes into the selling of residential properties.

Growing up in Plano, Cathy has lived in the DFW Metroplex for more than thirty years. Cathy attended Texas Tech and the University of North Texas earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology.  She enjoys working out and painting when her schedule permits.

RE/MAX DFW Associates has been in operation for more than 30 years and today is the largest RE/MAX franchise in Texas. The firm has seven offices: Coppell, Dallas, Flower Mound, Frisco, Las Colinas, Plano and Willow Bend. In 2014, the firm’s over 340 agents generated a record $1.550 billion in closed sales volume. RE/MAX DFW Associates is part of the world-wide RE/MAX network in 94 countries and 95,000+ agents.

Cathy Labus can be contacted at the Willow Bend office of RE/MAX DFW Associates at 972-389-2102 or via email at cathyl@rmdfw.com. She can assist with any listing in the North Texas Regional MLS System, as well as any of the firm’s active listings, which can be viewed at www.YourHomeTownPro.com.