Meet Fraida

Qualifications

Full time experience:
      Licensed Real Estate Broker - 22 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 (2007):  136
      (average agent closed 8 last year)
Closed transactions (career):  Over 1650

Proficiency

Average days on market (2007): 38
      (2007 Albany County market average was 65 days)
Average sale to list price (2007): 100.2%
      (2007 Albany County resale market average was 97.5%)
Percentage of listings that sold (2007): 96%
      (2007 Albany County market average was 65%)

Accomplishments

Ranked #1 in closed transactions in Albany County 1997 - 2007
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 reading, knitting and walking the neighborhood streets.

Mission Statement

My primary business objective is to provide the highest quality real estate brokerage and consulting service possible to my clients. In order to accomplish this objective, I am committed to the following principles:

To pursue the interests of my clients at all times with the highest ethical standards
To commit a significant amount of my time and resources to my continuing education and professional development so that my clients will benefit from my knowledge and expertise
To make available to my clients a professional team to help me arrange the most beneficial transaction for the client with the least amount of problems
To strive for win/win solutions and fairness for all parties
To treat my clients with the highest respect and to be completely up front and honest as to how I can best help them
To always tell my clients the truth and convey to them the reality of the situation, even if this is not what they want to hear
To represent my clients both aggressively and enthusiastically

In summary, I will strive to provide my clients with the most rewarding real estate experience possible.