GIBSONIA PA RESIDENT NAMED TOP WINNER IN OBX PHOTO CONTEST

More Than 2,700 Photos Submitted in the Annual Contest

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Alex Bulow of Gibsonia, PA, is the Grand Prize winner of the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks-based Village Realty.

Bulow's photo - "First Sunset at The Waterfront Shops in Duck, NC" - was entered in the Knock Our Socks Off Sunrise or Sunset category. The photo depicts a sunset reflected in his baby daughter's sunglasses. It was taken during the Bulows' first visit to the Outer Banks.

The originality of the composition won over the judges from Village Realty. "This photo was the front runner right from the beginning," the judges commented. "From the crabby sunglasses to the expression on this little girl's face to the beautiful sunset reflected in those glasses, we just loved it."
As Grand Prize winner, Bulow received a free off-season week in one of Village Realty's Outer Banks vacation rental homes.
The 2012 Outer Banks Photo Contest will begin in April and will run through the end of September. No purchase is necessary to enter. Go to www.obxphotocontest.com for details.
Village Realty Management & Services, located on North Carolina's beautiful Outer Banks, is a locally owned and managed company specializing in vacation rentals, real estate sales and association management services. The company has two vacation rental offices located in Nags Head and Corolla and offers rentals in Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Corolla, ranging from rentals on the golf course to large homes with oceanfront vistas.

For more information:

Photo Contest: http://www.obxphotocontest.com/

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/OBXVacations

Village Realty: http://www.villagerealtyobx.com/

Outer Banks: http://www.outerbanks.org/

Hope Mills NC Resident Wins in 2011 OBX Photo Contest

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Rachel Long of Hope Mills, N.C., was named First Runner Up in the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks-based Village Realty.

Long's photo was entered in the Best of the Beach category and shows her husband and son watching a sunrise on the beach in Corolla. The Village Realty judges chose her photo as their second favorite from a pool of 2,700 photographs. The judges declared: "This was a close second to the grand prize winner and once again captured our hearts. You can feel the special bond between this father and son and experience the awe that this sunrise inspired. A real favorite with us."

As First Runner Up, Long received a free, two-day, off-season stay in one of Village Realty's Outer Banks vacation rental homes as well as a gift certificate to Kelly's Outer Banks Restaurant and Tavern.

The 2012 Outer Banks Photo Contest will begin in April and will run through the end of September. No purchase is necessary to enter. Go to www.obxphotocontest.com for details.

Ashley Bales of Richmond VA named winner in 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Ashley Bales of Richmond, Va., was named a winner in the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks-based Village Realty.

Bales' photo won the top prize in the "Mancation or Divacation" category. The photo depicts seven women sitting by the ocean on the Outer Banks. Bales captioned her photo: "Bachelorette weekend at the Outer Banks. A taste of heaven."

The Village Realty judges said: "We hope all these "divas" were as relaxed and happy as this photo looks like they were. Each of us could picture ourselves sitting right there with them."

Bales won a $100 gift certificate good towards a stay at a Village Realty vacation rental.

The 2012 Outer Banks Photo Contest will begin in April and will run through the end of September. No purchase is necessary to enter. Go to www.obxphotocontest.com for details.
Village Realty Management & Services, located on North Carolina's beautiful Outer Banks, is a locally owned and managed company specializing in vacation rentals, real estate sales and association management services. The company has two vacation rental offices located in Nags Head and Corolla and offers rentals in Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Corolla, ranging from rentals on the golf course to large homes with oceanfront vistas.

For more information:

Photo Contest: http://www.obxphotocontest.com/

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/OBXVacations

Village Realty: http://www.villagerealtyobx.com/

Milford NJ resident wins in 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Diane Heitmann of Milford, N.J., was named winner of the Pets category in the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks-based Village Realty.

Heitmann's photo, submitted in the Fluffy and Fido category, depicts her golden retriever resting on the sand with a stars and stripes beach ball. The photo was taken on July 4th on the Outer Banks.

The Village Realty judges, especially the dog lovers, fell in love with the photo. The photo will be used on the www.petfriendlyobx.com website.
As winner in the Pets category, Heitmann received $150 toward a stay in a Village Realty's Outer Banks vacation rental home in 2012.

The 2012 Outer Banks Photo Contest will begin in April and will run through the end of September. No purchase is necessary to enter. Go to www.obxphotocontest.com for details.

2011 Village Realty Employee of the Year

One of the very telling things about nominations for employee awards is who does the nominating. Being nominated by people yuo work directly with as well as those in other departments says a lot. Many times there are two or three nominations for the same person. This years winner received eight. Here are some excerpts from the nominations:

She makes coming to work a pleasure. She is always here to listen and guide us and always gives 150%."

"She keeps everyone's hopes and heads held high"
"She deserves this award because of the long hours and extreme dedication she has shown"

Christine Sawyer has been with Village Realty for five years. During most of that time she excelled as a vacation specialist in the rental department. This spring she accepted a new position as Manger of the Administrative Department at our Guest Operations office in Nags Head. This means she is in charge of the group of people who take and dispatch all of the maintenance calls that come in every day.
It is a very demanding position and Chris clearly led her team through a very busy summer...including a hurricane evacuation and securing of homes...successfully and with glowing reviews from her peers.

Bob Oakes, President of Village Realty and Christine Sawyer

Christine Sawyer is the Village Realty Employee of the Year for 2011.

Village Realty Outer Banks Sales Agent of the Year 2011

For the third consecutive year the Village Realty Sales Agent of the Year is Matt Myatt.


Matt Myatt accepts 2011 Sales Agent of the Year Award from Sales Manager Marcia Parrott

Despite another challenging year for the real estate industry Village Realty agents worked diligently in 2011 and closed more transactions than in 2010. While property values did decline some this year we are hopeful that values will stabalize in 2012 and that the market will start to recover.

We want to take a minute to recognize an important achievement for Village Realty. As a result of the collective efforts of all the agents we are once again in the top four real estate companies on the Outer Banks...both in dollar volume and number of transactions closed in 2011. Village Realty has twenty real estate agents competing against much larger firms with many more agents.

The Top Producers for Village Realty in 2011 are:

John Register received the Bronze Award for sales totaling more than $5.1 million dollars. John works out of the Nags Head office.

Sarah Spencer won the Silver Award for selling over $9.1 million dollars worth of properties. Sarah is an agent in our Corolla office

And of course, Matt Myatt..."Top Dog" with over $11 million dollars in total sales for 2011. Matt also works out of our Corolla office.

Congratulations to all for jobs well done.



Sarah Spencer (right) and Candy Basnight of Village Realty





 



John Register accepts Bronze Award for outstanding real estate sales 2011



Christy Broughton of Dobson, N.C., was named a top winner in the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks-based Village Realty.

NAGS HEAD, N.C. - Christy Broughton of Dobson, N.C., was named a top winner in the 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest, sponsored by Outer Banks-based Village Realty.


Broughton's photo, submitted in the "Village Realty Shout Out" category, depicts two cousins kicked back in beach chairs after finishing a shell art creation on the beach. Broughton said the kids filled their buckets with shells all week, and then enjoyed putting them to good use for a little Village Realty promo. "Their hard work paid off," said a judge with Village Realty. "Cute kids and a great shout out."

As winner in the category, Broughton received $100 toward a stay in a Village Realty Outer Banks vacation rental home in 2011 or 2012.

The 2012 Outer Banks Photo Contest will begin in April and will run through the end of September. The contest is for amateur photographers only; no professionals allowed. No purchase is necessary to enter. Go to www.obxphotocontest.com for details.
Village Realty Management & Services, located on North Carolina's beautiful Outer Banks, is a locally owned and managed company specializing in vacation rentals, real estate sales and association management services. The company has two vacation rental offices located in Nags Head and Corolla and offers rentals in Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills and Corolla, ranging from rentals on the golf course to large homes with oceanfront vistas.

For more information:

Photo Contest: http://www.obxphotocontest.com/

Facebook: www.Facebook.com/OBXVacations

Village Realty: http://www.villagerealtyobx.com/

Outer Banks: http://www.outerbanks.org/

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CAPTION: Dobson resident Christy Broughton's photograph of two young cousins enjoying a day on an Outer Banks beach won first prize in the "Village Realty Shout Out" Category in Village Realty's 2011 Outer Banks Photo Contest. Broughton won a $100 gift certificate toward a Village Realty vacation rental.