Megan Tish, Branch Executive of Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate’s Schaumburg Office, has named Stephanie Burrows as Sales Leader and Joe Stacy as Listing Leader for the month of January, 2009.

Stephanie Burrows believes that her success as a Realtor® is based on the fact that she has a very strong corporate background, having worked in sales and marketing, which has given her the time management and people/communication skills that are crucial to this industry. She believes that the most important thing she can do for her clients is to remain loyal and respective of their needs and desires. Stephanie is dedicated, professional, honest, ethical and will work hard to see you happy and satisfied with your transaction.

Joe Stacy is nationally recognized as being in the top 1% of real estate agents. With over 20 years of experience, it is no surprise that Joe is the top listing and selling agent in the Schaumburg office and the recipient of many honorable awards in his field.  Much of his success can be attributed to the relationships that he develops with his clients and their trust in his ethical approach to his business.

“I am proud to serve as Branch Executive of our “great” Schaumburg Office. With client-focused agents like Stephanie and Joe, our reputation as leaders in our real estate marketplace continues to gain momentum” stated Megan Tish, Branch Executive.

Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate’s Schaumburg Office is located at 2570 W. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg and can be reached by calling 847-874-6800. In addition to Schaumburg; Koenig & Strey GMAC’s Western Suburban Region has offices in Glen Ellyn, Naperville and Wheaton. Overall, Koenig & Strey GMAC has 28 residential brokerage offices and over 1,250 sales associates that also serve Chicago, the North Shore, and Lake County. Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate is an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates. For additional information, please visit our website at www.ksgmac.com.

Koenig & Strey GMAC Real Estate announced today that Joe Stacy of their Schaumburg office was awarded the Diamond Elite national award for providing superior customer service to home buyers and sellers in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago.

The Premier Service Diamond Elite award was presented to Stacy by GMAC Home Services’ President and CEO John Bearden, who will formally present Stacy the award in February during the company’s annual business conference.

“Joe Stacy truly ranks as one of the best of the best when it comes to providing the highest level of customer service to his clients,” Bearden said.  “With our Premier Service program, buyers and sellers are asked to complete a survey evaluating the service they received.  Once completed, the surveys are tabulated by an independent research firm and the results detail how we did.  In the case of Joe Stacy, the results speak for themselves: Diamond Elite.”

To qualify to become a Premier Service Diamond Elite winner, Stacy had to receive a minimum 97% customer satisfaction rating based upon at least 10 returned surveys and maintain a minimum survey return rate of 30 percent. Stacy’s customer satisfaction rating is 100%. “I am absolutely thrilled to receive this award since it’s an independent rating based upon evaluations from those who matter most: my clients,” said Stacy.

Premier Service is one of the most comprehensive and effective customer-service programs in the real estate industry.  Through the program, GMAC Real Estate’s Sales Associates like Joe Stacy put in writing, up front, the services they will perform.  Following the transaction, GMAC Real Estate agents ask their clients to honestly rate their performance through a written survey.