About AnnemarieAnnemarie Torcivia has been actively involved in real estate and has been a REALTOR® for nearly 30 years. She is the 2008 Chairwoman of the MA Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation. An active volunteer in her local community, Annemarie is the president and founder of the non-profit REALTORS® Against Poverty, a 15 year-old organization dedicated to assisting families and households in need in several communities. She also is a past vice-president and president-elect of the Medford Chapter of the Kiwanis organization.
Notably, Annemarie was honored for her involvement with REALTORS® Against Poverty in 2002 by the National Association of REALTORS®, as she was presented with the prestigious Good Neighbor Award by REALTOR® Magazine. She also is a past recipient of GBAR's Realtor of the Year Award, and was presented with the Dorothy M. Shea Award by the Eastern Middlesex Association of REALTORS® for her loyalty and dedication to the real estate profession in 2006.
A REALTOR® with RE/MAX Trinity in Malden, Annemarie has been honored several times as a member of the RE/MAX Executive and President's Clubs. She is in addition, a continuous contributor to the Children's Miracle Network.
She has resided in Medford for many years.
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Questions to Ask When Choosing a REALTOR®
- How long have you been in real estate sales? Is it your full time job?(While experience is no guarantee of skill, real estate, like many other professions, is mostly learned on the job.)
- What designations do you hold? (Designations, such as GRI and CRS, which require that real estate professionals take additional, specialized real estate training, are held by only about one-quarter of real estate practioners.)
- how many homes did you and your company sell last year?
- How many days did it take you to sell the average home? How did that compare to the overall market?
- How close to the initial asking prices of the homes you sold were in the final sale prices?
- What type of specific marketing systems and approaches will you use to sell my home? (Look fo someone who has aggressive, innovative approaches, not just someone who's going to put a sign in the yard and hope for the best.)
- Will you represent me exclusively, or will you represent both the buyer and the seller in the transaction? (While it is usually legal to represent both parties in a transaction, it is important to understand where the practitioner's obligations lie. A good practitioner will explain the agency ship to you and describe the rights of each party. It is also possible to insist that the practitioner represent you exclusively.)
- Can you recommend service providers who can assist me in obtaining a mortgage, making repairs on my home, and other things I need done? (Keep in mind here that real estate professionals should generally recommend more than one provider and should tell you if they receive any compensation from any provider.)
- What type of support and supervision does your brokerage office provide to you? (Having resources, such as in-house support staff, acess to a real estate attorney, or assisstance with technology, can help a real estate professional sell your home.)
- What's your business philosophy? (While there's no right answer to this question, the response will help you assess what's important to the real estate practitioner--fast sales, service, etc.---and determine how closely the practitioner's goals and business emphasis mesh with your own.)
- How will you keep me informed about the progress of my transaction? How frequently? Using what media? (Again, this is not a question with a correct answer, but that one reflects your desires. Do you want updates twice a week or don't want to be bothered unless there's a hot prospect? Do you prefer phone, e-mail, or a personal visit?)
- Could you please give me the names and phone numbers of your three most recent clients?
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