Jeffrey Halpern, Vice President of Coccia Realty, recently announced that Sales Associate, Doris  Parker, has been awarded the Accredited Buyer’s Representation (ABR®) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council (REBAC) of the National Association Of Realtors® (NAR).

“It is great to be part of such an elite group of real estate professionals,” says Parker, a 10-year real estate veteran, “the designation is more than just letters after my name, it keeps me up-to-date with today’s buyers’ needs through extensive training and networking advances.”

Doris Parker joins more than 30,000 real estate professionals in North America who have earned the ABR® designation.  All were required to successfully complete a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience.

“Our goal at Coccia is to make our clients buying and selling experience stress free,” explains Halpern, “Doris emulates that.  Her ABR designation just adds to her professional experience while placing her in one of the top echelons of our industry.”   

REBAC, founded in 1988, is the world’s largest association of real estate professionals focusing specifically on representing the real estate buyer.  There are more than 40,000 active members of the organization world-wide.  The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is the world’s largest professional association, representing over 1,000,000 members involved in all aspects of the real estate industry.

Founded in 1961, Coccia Realty, Inc., is one of the fastest growing independent real estate compnaies in Northern New Jersey, with offices in Madison, Montville, Rutherford, Kearny, and Lyndhurst.  They are members in good standing with local, state, and National Association, and with the Garden State Multiple Listing Service, Hudson County MLS, and the New Jersey MLS, of which they have been in the top 2% of closed transactions for 2010 and 2011, as well as the first quarter of 2012.

You may contact Doris Parker at 973.377.4400 (ofc), 973.879.1789 (cell) or doris@mycoccia.com., or by visiting her in the office located in Madison Historic District at 49 Main Street.