We’re Excited To Welcome David Costenbader To The Verani Family!

David began his career in real estate as a Business Specialist in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. He is a PGA Golf Professional and has been a Country Club Manager / Membership Director for over twenty years. Knowledgeable with both Florida and New Hampshire Country Club Communities, he has a keen ability to assist buyers and sellers with their real estate needs.

David originally moved from Florida to Nashua, NH in 1993 and in 2004 married his wife Melody and relocated to Stratham, NH. Melody has been doing hair on the seacoast for fifteen years and works at Ciccolini Salon & Day Spa in Greenland, NH. “We both love the coastal shoreline, the quality schools, restaurants and local businesses, but most of all it’s the community that makes it so special.” said David. “The change of seasons and outdoor activities of hiking, skiing, golfing, boating and fishing offers a little something for everyone. The New Hampshire Seacoast is ideally situated between Boston, MA, the White Mountains and the scenic Maine Coastline.”

David’s primary focus will be servicing buyers and sellers in Stratham, Portsmouth, Rye, Exeter, Greenland, North Hampton, Hampton and nearby neighboring towns. He also belongs to the Seacoast Board of Realtors® and the National Association of Realtors.®

”After interviewing with most of the other brand name real estate
companies in the area, I selected Prudential Verani because of their cutting edge technology, training and the professionalism of their agents and managers. Prudential Verani is large enough to provide a wide range of support to our buyers, sellers and agents, yet small enough to care about each one.”

We’re Excited To Welcome Kat Sandholm To The Verani family!

Kat joins Prudential Verani with a lot of ambition and excitement for beginning her new career. She has worked in the veterinary industry for over 16 years, with the last 9 years as a veterinary technician for the Veterinary Emergency Center in Londonderry.

As Kat cultivates her real estate career she will slowly step back as a veterinary technician to fully immerse herself into real estate. “Working in the Emergency Center, you must be ready for anything. The only thing constant is that every shift is different. I believe my ability to adapt to whatever walks in the door will be an asset in my new career as a Realtor.®” Kat is a member of NAR & GSSBR and will serve the Londonderry area.

Kat and her husband Tom had three children; Michael, Tee and Mary. As a family they are very proud to be active within the community – especially with the Jimmy Fund. In 1995, they lost their son Michael to cancer at the age of 8. After receiving chemotherapy and other benefits from the Jimmy Fund, they now support, contribute to and are advocates for the Jimmy Fund with the hope that there will be a cure someday soon!

They are also very involved in the Rockingham County 4H, with a special interest in the horse program. Several years ago Kat organized the Buckin Buddies 4H club. Her daughters, Tee and Mary, now run the club. During the Holidays they actively participate in the Salvation Army Adopt A Family and Angel Tree Programs as well.

“The reason I chose Prudential Verani was the interaction I saw between the people working here. When I was interviewing, I narrowed it down to two prospects – Verani and another company. The other company had a lot of similar offerings, but the choice became clear when I saw Prudential Verani Associates interacting and enjoying each other’s company. They really seemed happy to be working together. After that, my final interview with the other prospect felt cold. That’s when I thought Verani has the people I want to work with.” said Kat.

We’re Excited To Welcome Cheryl Cummings To The Verani Family!

Cheryl is new to the real estate profession, however she does have experience with buying and selling through auctions. She also brings with her a world of experience in customer relations and hospitality from Pennichuck Water Works, The Sheraton Hotel & The Four Seasons Hotel.

“Real estate was just a given due to my extensive experience with helping others. Not only do I enjoy buying and selling myself, I also love the matchmaking aspect of finding the perfect home for the right person. Plus, I wanted to evolve into a career where I worked for myself!” said Cheryl.

As a Nashua Associate, Cheryl looks forward to working with Fine Homes and eventually learning more about the Commercial end of real estate! She will be covering the towns of Hudson, Nashua, Litchfield and Londonderry. She is a member of the Granite State South Board of Realtors® and BNI Networking Group of Nashua.

Currently residing in Hudson, Cheryl is a near-graduate from Rivier College’s MBA program for Business Administration. With nearly a 4.0 GPA and just 3 classes to go, she is thrilled to use all that she has learned and apply it towards the Prudential Verani mission!

Cheryl has 2 very important little men in her life; Patrick (7) & Christian (6.) These little guys keep her very busy with hockey, t-ball and spending time traveling all over New England to the beaches, mountains and more! When she’s not busy with the kids, she enjoys catching up with friends and family!

“I chose to work for Prudential Verani because Tina Hagen, my Managing Broker, is an absolute inspiration. Upon meeting her, I felt that I was “home” and would be well taken care of, supported and eager to participate in all of our success! Prudential Verani is very team oriented and fun – I’m so happy I’m starting off an exciting career in the right place!” said Cheryl.

We’re Excited To Welcome Walter Beede To The Verani Family!

Formerly of Prudential Consoli in Haverhill MA, we are delighted that Walter has joined the Prudential Verani Salem Regional Office! As an experienced sales professional licensed in MA & NH, Walter will be assisting customers throughout Northern Mass and Southern NH. He is also a member of the North Shore Association of Realtors.®

Walter’s passion is working with 1st time home buyers. He has a reputation for going above and beyond with his customers and always providing a satisfying experience. “I consider my clients as my teammates and I refuse to let my team down.” said Walter.

Prior to entering the real estate industry, he sold commercial electrical equipment in Boston. When the construction market slowed down, Walter decided to enter a field where he was his own boss creating his own future. “Real estate was a field I always wanted to be involved in.” said Walter. “Plus it feels good helping people with a major life transition. In my previous career I was just another sales guy, here I play an important role in helping people achieve their dream of home ownership.”

Living in Hudson NH, Walter travels with his “sales dog” Teddy, a lab/german shepherd mix, who is usually in the back seat when he visits properties. When he’s not at work, Walter enjoys surfing, mountain biking, hiking, fishing & snowboarding – and most likely you’ll find Teddy by his side! With fitness being a major focus in Walter’s life, he’s also very involved with Crossfit Nashua, a club that practices an exercise program of constantly varied, high-intensity, functional movements.

“I came to Verani because I saw more Verani for sale signs than any other agency and I wanted to be a part of that! During a fishing tournament up north, I saw Verani signs all around the lake – I thought my ultimate real estate goal would be to sell homes right from my boat.” said Walter.

We’re Excited To Welcome Diane Day To The Verani Family!

Diane joins us with over 10 years of experience, 7+ years as the Owner Operator of Diane Day Realty in Henniker NH. Her extensive knowledge of the Henniker area and surrounding counties of Belknap, Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Sullivan and Grafton will be an asset to the Concord Regional Office & Associates.

Specializing in REO, Diane ensures that the process of buying a REO property is handled effectively and quickly for her customers. Coming from a customer service & retail background, Diane has developed a great “quality service” attitude that gives her the ability to truly listen and define her customers’ needs and wants.

Diane is an active member of the Capitol Region Board of Realtors,® National Association of Realtors,® New Hampshire Association of Realtors® and Northern New England Real Estate Network.® She has a BSBA from Southern New Hampshire University and an AS in Accounting from Hesser College.

Diane’s family has resided in Henniker for the past 10 years. In fact, her move there was her FIRST real estate transaction and she has been in real estate ever since! “Mr. Tracy Bragg,” her significant other of 12 years, works for Anderson Equipment as a Product Support Rep. And she also has two beautiful daughters, Alyson 23 and Alyssa 21.

In her spare time Diane enjoys walking Benjamin, her 2 year old Jack Russell / Cairn mix, down the road to visit the farm animals. Although he’s the smallest of them all – weighing in at 7.5 pounds – he barks like he’s the big chief! Diane also enjoys the challenge of shopping for the “best sale price!”

Welcome Diane!

Story by real estate agent Maria Laycox

Like some baby boomers these days we find ourselves living with a grown child and a grandchild… yep, most times when they boomerang, they never come back empty handed. We are lucky though, we have the pleasure of being participants in the rearing of our grandson. Our daughter frankly is happy for the help and for this challenge, and we are very grateful… some days. We just couldn’t get the baby boy groove thing to happen for us, every time we had another daughter, I would promise my husband the next baby would be a boy, wink, wink, nod, nod. My husband upon arrival of our third baby girl informed me we didn’t need four daughters, wink, wink, nod, nod.

We were thrilled with our grandson’s birth. We nicknamed him “Ray” our “lil ray of sunshine”. But because this is not his name we resort to calling him just “Boy” most times… partially because when we have to call him, there is no time to call him anything else, and the other side of this being our age and having so many kids we can’t always remember his name quick enough. Our grandson tends to be a bit destructive and is a known bully to every cat in my house, This little elf-like creature that torments them on a daily basis is completely despised. I have warned this kid over and over again to leave the cats alone, “don’t be a bully”, “nobody likes a bully and someday you might meet a bigger bully and you’re gonna be sorry”. The usual things you tell a kid in this situation… you try to warn your off spring of impending doom, unfortunately most kids need to go to the school of hard knocks and learn for themselves.

My husband and I had decided to make an upcoming trip to the seacoast alone, a romantic adventure, dinner and shopping, maybe even a little hand holding. As we tried to discreetly plan our escape, the boy caught wind of our escape and squelched any thought we had of making the trip un-chaperoned. The kid is five and in his short life he has learned to play some academy award winning roles even Hollywood would appreciate. His papa is a sucker for every tear and puckered lip and unfortunately for me I am a sucker for any tear or puckered lip of his papa’s.

The Wall Street Journal and Real Trends, Inc. (www.realtrends.com) have compiled their annual list of the top 1000 real estate agents and teams in the United States of America. The lists are based on either closed transactions or sales volume for 2010.

For the first time, out of rural New Hampshire, blossoms a team of real estate professionals led by none other than Bob and Peg Walther. Known as TEAM Walther, they ranked this year at number 75 in transaction volume having sold 262 homes last year, and incredibly they also ranked number 234 in sales volume having sold over $41 million dollars worth of homes! That’s only an average sales price of $158,000. It’s simply amazing that they made both lists. That’s hard work. That’s experience at work. That’s TEAM work!!! Congratulations Bob and Peg!

REAL Trends, Inc. is a communications and consulting company considered to be the leading source of analysis and information on the residential brokerage and housing industry. REAL Trends is based in Denver, Colorado. With 23 years of continual growth, REAL Trends continues to provide real estate professionals with new and innovative resources on the latest industry trends and strategies into the future.

The Granite State Senior Games were held August 5th through August 28th with 18 competitive sports for those age 50+.

Glenn Joziatis (of Prudential Verani Nashua) and his teammate Joe Giuliano of Nashua, entered men’s doubles in Pickleball, America’s fastest growing sport.

Although the competition was fierce and the matches grueling, the dynamic duo took a silver medal. Glenn states, “There is talk of an investigation into why we lost the gold medal match, but since we lost to that same team in an earlier round, (double elimination) maybe we should stop pushing for that.”

They also entered the mixed doubles event. Joe and his teammate, Linda Hubert, did quite well and got the silver medal. Glenn and his teammate, Marie Elina Abad, didn’t fare quite as well…. no medals. But they did have fun and can’t wait till next year.

Prudential Verani Realty is pleased to announce that Cathy Youngs has joined their Portsmouth Regional Center.

Cathy, previously with Coldwell Banker RB in Portsmouth, has been a marketing real estate professional for over 40 years, all over the seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine. Her experience and knowledge of the local markets, as well as the ability to interact with the co-broke community translate into a valuable resource for her clients. Her clients have said that her ability to listen and decipher their true wants and needs are two of Cathy’s trademark strengths. Cathy also possesses many certifications, including relocation specialist, SRES, and ABR.

Cathy has spent years assisting in fund raising events for local charities including Cross Roads, Family First, Portsmouth Housing Authority, and many more. As a lifelong resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Some say that Cathy “lives to work and works to live”.

Prudential Verani Realty is pleased to announce that Christine Sarandopolis has joined their Concord Regional Center.

Christine is getting a fresh start in her real estate career. She has a B.S. in physical education from Salem State. She had been teaching and coaching for many years before becoming a Concierge Customer Care Specialist at Bedford Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center. She also prided herself in working as a paralegal and marketing manager at Hassan Law Firm in Concord. Christine is a certified tennis teacher, and is the coach at Pembroke Academy for their girls’ tennis team.

In her spare time, Christine enjoys photography, travel, hiking, and camping. She resides in Pembroke with her spouse, Susan, and their shih-tsu, Logan.