Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest privately-owned residential real estate company in the United States, is proud to announce that Lori Lukeman, a sales agent with the Elkton/Chesapeake City office, has received the Realtor of the Year award from the Cecil County Board of Realtors.

“Long & Foster is proud that the Cecil County Board of Realtors has recognized Lori’smany accomplishments and her commitment to the industry. Lori is a true professional in the real estate industry, and her dedication to her buyers and sellers is a testament to her passion for the real estate industry,” said Evelyn Berry, manager of the Elkton/Chesapeake City office.

The Realtor of the Year award is presented to a member of the Cecil County Board of Realtors who is recognized for giving back to the local community. Lukeman, a professional in the real estate industry for the past five years, previously worked in the hotel industry. She lives in Elkton with her husband and three children.

“It’s the commitment of agents like Lori that has enabled her to earn an honor such as this one, and we’re proud to have her as part of the Long & Foster family,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Our company has a reputation of honesty, integrity and best-in-class customer service that spans 45 years, and the talent of professionals like Lori is why we remain the top real estate company in the Mid-Atlantic.”

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About Long & Foster^® Real Estate Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., is the largest privately-owned residential real estate company in the United States. The company is part of The Long & Foster Companies, which also includes Prosperity Home Mortgage, LLC, Long & Foster Insurance and Long & Foster Settlement Services. Long & Foster Real Estate is the exclusive affiliate for Christie’s International Real Estate throughout select parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, and it is a founding affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a prestigious global network of real estate professionals that includes the Luxury Portfolio International division.

Long & Foster Real Estate has over 220 offices, stretching from Raleigh, N.C., to Princeton, N.J., and from Charles Town, W.Va., to the Atlantic Ocean, and it represents more than 11,000 agents in seven Mid-Atlantic and Northeast states, plus the District of Columbia. The company, which has a productive commercial business in addition to its residential side, sold more than $31.4 billion worth of homes and helped people buy and sell homes nearly 90,000 times in 2015. The combined sales and equivalents for The Long & Foster Companies in 2015 were in excess of $56.8 billion. Visit www.LongandFoster.com for more information.