Fraida Varah: Realtor Qualifications

Qualifications
Full time experience:
Licensed Real Estate Broker - 26 years
Opened Fraida Varah Real Estate Group in August, 2000

Professional designations:
CRS (Certified Residential Specialist)
GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute)
SRES (Seniors Real Estate Specialist)

Closed transactions (2011): 75
(average agent closed 5 last year)

Closed transactions (career): 2017

Performance
Average days on market (2011): 90
(2011 Albany County market average was 80 days)

Average sale to list price (2011): 98.2%
(2011 Albany County resale market average was 96.2%)

Percentage of listings that sold (2011): 85%
(2011 Albany County market average was 43%)

Accomplishments

• Ranked #1 in closed transactions in Albany County 1997 - 2011
• Listed in Realtor Magazine's Top 300 Agents in closed transactions 2000, 2001, 2002 (the only three years this list was published)
• Ranked #3 (of 1100) Re/Max Agents in NY in closed transactions 1998, 1999
• One of 12 Realtors in North America selected in 2006 to be interviewed by national real estate educator, Howard Brinton (selected from top 1% of Realtors in North America)

Professional

• Member of Greater Capital Association, New York State Association, and National Association of Realtors
• Member of the Albany-Colonie and Guilderland Chambers of Commerce
• Member of the Better Business Bureau

Personal

• Hometown is Montreal, Quebec
• Has lived in Albany since 1982
• Has also lived in Toronto, Vancouver and Westchester
• Has three grown children
• Fraida's hobbies are gardening, biking, reading and knitting