The Smart Realtor-Short Hills, Millburn, Summit, NJ Expert for 25 years-Homes for NYC commuters! TowneRealtyGroup.com
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- Broker/Owner/Realtor & e-PRO - Short Hills, Millburn, Summit Expert Over 25 years-www.KarenBigos.com at Towne Realty Group, LLC
- Sales Associate at Towne Realty Group
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- Member Board of Directors at Millburn Short Hills Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors at Member of the Millburn/Short Hills Chamber of Commerce
- Director of Marketing, Luxury Specialist and Relocation at Towne Realty Group
- Broker - Sales Associate at Weichert 12 years - Burgdorff 10 years - both in Short Hills
- volunteer at Campaign for Cory Booker
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- Millburn High School
- University of Florida
- Pingry - We went to different schools together
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Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Summary
People actually call me the same way they would a 411 service, when it comes to Millburn and Short Hills. I have been here all my life and I know every street, cross street, odd and even numbers, and often who has lived in the house for the last 50+ years. I know all the businesses, many landlords and have been selling real estate for over a quarter century. I went to Millburn High School and ran 3 of my high school reunions.
It is no accident that I have negotiated the sale of over 600 homes or compiled a sales volume of over $600 million. The harder I work, the luckier I get and my business continues to grow from personal referrals from satisfied clients, the many groups with whom I network, and even from strangers who have heard about me over the last quarter century.
My business partner Daniel Cannizzo, who has worked with me since 2000, is another fellow lifelong resident and graduate of Millburn High. He, along with my husband Mark who is a Broker and an attorney, all agree that a boutique has a place in this community and the surrounding towns. By focusing on Total Transaction Service, we have distinguished ourselves as leaders in our industry in less than four years of business.
Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Specialties:
Transaction coordination/negotiation, home staging, graphic design (Publisher, Quark Express), photography, photo shop, advertising, marketing, branding and logo, recently became certified as an e-PRO since our business is 80%+ Internet focused, just like the consumers.
Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Experience
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Broker/Owner/Realtor & e-PRO - Short Hills, Millburn, Summit Expert Over 25 years-www.KarenBigos.com
Towne Realty Group, LLC
(Privately Held; Real Estate industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Celebrating 25 years as a residential Realtor in the Short Hills, NJ market, with over 750 sales in the area! My partners, Sales Associate Daniel Cannizzo and my husband, Broker and attorney Mark Bigos, opened our specialty boutique in March of 2006 and just expanded and renovated over 2,000 additional square feet to our space. We deliver red carpet, white glove service to our clients and customers in Millburn, Short Hills, Summit, South Orange, Maplewood, West Orange, Chatham, Livingston and nearby towns. We concentrate on total transaction service with a twist of cutting edge technology. Our team is a focused on delivering more than we promise and our website is full of testimonials that praise our commitment to our business. We are also heavily networked in our local communities, in relocation, on Facebook, LinkedIn and on Twitter.
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Sales Associate
Towne Realty Group
(Real Estate industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Along with my duties of management, recruiting and marketing, I am a very active and committed sales associate in the company. I regularly go out on on appointments with my agents, hold open houses and list and sell homes. I do it all and truly enjoy the freedom of running my own business and working with only, full-time, seasoned professionals.
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Member Board of Directors
Millburn Short Hills Chamber of Commerce
(Civic & Social Organization industry)
January 1991 — 2009 (18 years )
As a member of the Board of the local Chamber of Commerce, where my father was President of this same organization, and I where I have personally served as Vice President in 2003-2004, I remain very involved with the business community. Focusing on issues like parking, networking events, parades, township beautification and growth, we regularly interface with business owners, residents and township officials to stay on top of all pertinent information in the community.
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Board of Directors
Member of the Millburn/Short Hills Chamber of Commerce
(Real Estate industry)
January 1991 — April 2009 (18 years 4 months)
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Director of Marketing, Luxury Specialist and Relocation
Towne Realty Group
(Real Estate industry)
May 2006 — March 2009 (2 years 11 months)
I manage the marketing for the company and we recently one a Best of Marketing in Short Hills Award by the USLBA for our ad campaigns in newspapers, magazines, NJ Transit Billboards and bus shelters and various other initiatives. I am also our Luxury Real Estate liason and Relocation coordinator
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Broker - Sales Associate
Weichert 12 years - Burgdorff 10 years - both in Short Hills
(Real Estate industry)
July 1984 — January 2006 (21 years 7 months)
I worked at Weichert Realtors Short Hills office for 12 years and then moved onto a Burgdorff Realtors for 10 years. I was named top associate in the company twice in my tenure and number 5 out of 27,000 in 1997, and number 3 in 2004. I was also awarded a Spirit Award and Humanitarian Award while at Burgdorff and was consistently ranked in the top 1% of 28,000 agents internationally. I held a seat on the Presidents Council, an advisory Board to management for 10 consecutive years and I also received membership in the NJAR Million Dollar Sales Club for 20 consecutive years from 1986 to 2006.
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volunteer
Campaign for Cory Booker
(Real Estate industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Education
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Millburn High School
1975 — 1984
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University of Florida
BA , Broadcasting - Speech , 1978 — 1982
- Activities and Societies:
- Member of Florida Blue Key Honor Society, President of Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority 1980-1981, Director or Personnel for Gator Growl during Homecoming Weekend in 1982, Co-Director of Panhellenic Greek Week, Little Sister at Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, Wrestlerette 1979.
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Pingry - We went to different schools together
Additional Information
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Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Interests:
My family, the art of the deal, volunteering, photography, The NY GIANTS & The Florida Gators, The Friday Wall Street Journal, The Sunday NY Times, graphic design, gardening, dogs, travel, cooking, going to movies.
Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Groups:
Board of Directors of the Millburn-Short Hills Chamber of Commerce (winner of Community Service Award), Who's Who in Luxury Real Estate, Board of Trustees for the Millburn-Short Hills Historical Society, Fund Raisor/Supporter of Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn High School Class of 1978 Reunion Coordinator and Area Leader & Street Captain for Summit Luminary Fund in 2006 & 2007.
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America's Best Agents
Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Honors:
NJAR Million Dollar Sales Club/Circle of Excellence Award for twenty consecutive years. Top listing producer, top volume producer, top listing units repeatedly at both Weichert Realtors and Burgdorff Realtors Short Hills Offices and numerous Associate of the month honors over 24 years.
Karen Eastman Bigos-www.trghome.com’s Contact Settings
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