FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ENGEL & VÖLKERS RECEIVES BBB ACCREDITATION IN RECOGNITION

OF HIGH STANDARDS AND QUALITY SERVICE

The Villages, Florida – Engel & Völkers The Villages today announced that it has

received accreditation from the Better Business Bureau, and is currently the only real

estate brand in the The Villages assigned this highly trusted endorsement of service

quality.

“We are ecstatic to be the only real estate agency in The Villages at this time to have been

vetted and accredited by the Better Business Bureau,” said Alistair Powell, Engel &

Völkers Managing Broker and owner in The Villages. “It shows that we are once again at

the forefront of professionalism.”

Companies that achieve the BBB Accreditation have been recognized for meeting the

Bureau’s standards of trustworthy business practices embodied in the eight principles that

make up the “BBB Standards for Trust”. The standards are designed to build consumer

trust through sound business practices, truthful advertising, transparency and

responsiveness safeguarding privacy.

The Engel & Völkers office in The Villages provides a distinct brand of real estate service

backed by a global reputation for exceptional quality shared by the more than 480

residential shops around the world. The high-end global real estate brand has been

expanding throughout the United States and especially in Florida where there are offices

in prime markets including Miami, Naples and Key West. Engel & Völkers The Villages

serves The Villages, a highly desirable, master planned retirement community; Ocala, an

active equestrian real estate property market; and the high-end golf community of Harbor

Hills.

About Engel & Völkers

From its beginning in 1977 as a specialty boutique providing exclusive, high-end real

restate services, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world’s leading companies

specializing in the sale and lease of premium residential and commercial property and

yachts. Engel & Völkers opened its first shop in the U.S. in 2006 extending its global

network of 3,800 real estate advisors in 480 residential property shops and 39 commercial

offices spanning 35 countries offering both private and institutional clients a

professionally tailored range of luxury services. Committed to exceptional service, Engel

& Völkers supports its agents with an array of high quality business services; marketing

programs and tools; cutting edge mobile, social and web technologies; as well as access

to its global network of real estate professionals and data. Engel & Völkers is an active

supporter of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is

independently owned and operated. For more information about Engel & Völkers, please

visit us at

www.evusa.com, like us www.facebook.com/EngelVoelkersUSA and follow us

at

www.twitter.com/EV_USA

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For further information please contact:

Willy Sybert

Engel & Völkers The Villages

352.551.4479

Willy.Sybert@evusa.com

 

Rebecca Taylor

Engel & Völkers Florida Residential LLC

239-348-9000

Rebecca.Taylor@evusa.com