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2023 COLUMBUS
FIVE STAR AWARD WINNERS Uncovering Columbus' elite real estate agents, mortgage professionals and home/auto insurance professionals Five Star Professional partnered with Columbus Monthly to identify real estate, mortgage and insurance professionals in the Columbus area who deliver outstanding service and client satisfaction. The Five Star Professional research team surveyed homebuyers, home sellers and industry peers, and analyzed online consumer evaluations. Survey respondents rated their service professional on criteria such as overall satisfaction and whether they would recommend the provider to a friend. The research methodology allows no more than 7% of professionals in each category to receive the award. RISING STAR AWARD WINNERS
Meet the next wave of outstanding real estate agents in the Columbus area! Five Star Professional’s research team contacted branch managers, real estate veterans and consumers to identify up-and-coming real estate agents in the industry. Rising Star award winners are held in high regard by their peers and mentors and have received a qualifying nomination for the award. Evaluators were asked to identify an agent who has been in the industry for five years or less and embodies professional excellence, exhibits superior customer service and shows great potential to excel in their profession. All Rising Star award winners must be actively licensed, satisfy minimum production criteria and have a favorable regulatory history to be eligible for award consideration. RESEARCH — HOW OUR WINNERS ARE CHOSEN • The 2023 Five Star Real Estate Agents, Mortgage Professionals and Home/Auto Insurance Professionals do not pay a fee to be included in the research or the final lists. • Each professional is screened against state governing bodies to verify that licenses are current and no disciplinary actions are pending. • The inclusion of a real estate agent, mortgage professional or insurance professional on the final list should not be construed as an endorsement by Five Star Professional or Columbus Monthly.
DETERMINATION OF AWARD WINNERS Professionals who satisfied each of the following objective criteria were named a 2023 Columbus-area Five Star Real Estate Agent, Five Star Mortgage Professional or Five Star Home/Auto Insurance Professional: Evaluation Criteria: 1. Qualifying rating. Eligibility Criteria: 2. Holds an active license and employed in their field for a minimum of three years.
3. Favorable regulatory and complaint history review. 4. Satisfies minimum production on a one-year and three-year basis. 5. Successful completion of a Blue Ribbon Panel review.
Real estate agents, mortgage professionals and home/auto insurance professionals are pooled only with other candidates from their profession. The final list of 2023 Columbus-area Five Star award winners is a select group, representing approximately 1% of real estate agents, 1% of mortgage professionals and 1% of home/auto insurance professionals in the area. To see the full list of winners, visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.
To see the full list of winners, visit www.fivestarprofessional.com.
Real Estate Agents
Columbus
All Areas
Christopher S. Anderson ∙ RE/MAX
Danielle Yvonne Alexander ∙ Coldwell Banker Madeleine Jean Andrews ∙ RE/MAX Kathleen A. Blankemeyer ∙ Realty Solutions
Debbie Parris ∙ Coldwell Banker Realty Carolyn Redinger ∙ Infinity Living Page 2 James F. Roehrenbeck ∙ RE/MAX
Angela Brown ∙ RE/MAX Revealty Page 2
London
Shelley Cottrell ∙ Corcoran Global Living
Elizabeth G. Finchum ∙ RE/MAX Leading Edge Page 2
Brittany Ann Cox ∙ Coldwell Banker Anthony Diastello ∙ e-Merge Real Estate Esther Diastello ∙ e-Merge Real Estate Lori Hicks ∙ Keller Williams Realty Jane Lloyd Jones ∙ Howard Hanna Real Estate Services Jacqueline Ann Katz ∙ RE/MAX One Chris Jay Rosen ∙ Cutler Real Estate Sujata Sharma Sachdeva ∙ RE/MAX
Upper Arlington Cheryl Godard ∙ Keller Williams/ Classic Properties Realty
Rising Star Real Estate Agent All Areas Brianne Howell ∙ Rich Russo Realty
Kathy Shiflet ∙ Coldwell Banker Realty
Mortgage Professionals
Sandra Thomas ∙ RE/MAX Revealty
Benjamin Allen Klekotka ∙ Barrett Mortgage Services of Ohio Jonathan J. Sadler ∙ Bank Of America
REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is a Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
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