Sibcy Cline Employee Spotlight: Tammy Young

  • Title: Relocation Director
  • Hometown: Amelia, Ohio
  • Current Home: Amelia, Ohio
  • Proudest Life Accomplishment: Becoming a Grandma
  • Proudest Career Accomplishment: Serving on the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE) Advisory Council
  • Favorite local hangouts: Hiking with my dogs at East Fork State Park or Cincinnati Nature Center

Tammy Young’s job as Relocation Director for Sibcy Cline gives her many opportunities to help others. One thing she has found most rewarding in 18 years with Relocation Services is the difference she and her team are able to make in people’s lives when they need to relocate. “They are starting a new job, moving to an unfamiliar area, uprooting children from schools, and leaving their relatives and friends behind. We strive to make the home sale or purchase process as smooth as possible.”

In 2020, Tammy had the unique opportunity to make a big difference in the life of one of her family members: her cousin, Donnie Lawrence. Donnie had served several tours overseas with the U.S. Army, spending nearly a decade away from home and missing much of his daughter’s early years. When his time of service concluded, he returned home for good and was ready to buy a home in Clermont County, where he grew up.

That’s where Tammy came in. She was able to offer help to Donnie through Sibcy Cline’s Military on the Move® rebate program, while also connecting him with a Sibcy Cline REALTOR® team and a loan officer through Sibcy Cline Mortgage. With one united team on his side to support him, Donnie was able to purchase his first home and get cash back at the closing table.

Click here to read Donnie’s full story.

Not only was the entire process of seeing her cousin home with his family a rewarding personal experience for Tammy, but it was a professional success as well. Sibcy Cline received the “Hero of the Year” award from LeadingRE for proving above and beyond service to a community hero.

“This award is a professional honor, but more important, a personal honor,” Tammy says. “Donnie served several tours overseas, which resulted in many sleepless nights for his family. I was honored to see him safe and sound here, but also to be able to offer him the rebate. It was the least I could do.”

Tammy highly values being part of the LeadingRE network, which is the largest network of independent brokerages throughout the world. One of her proudest career accomplishments is serving as vice chair of their advisory council this year and moving into the role of chairperson in 2022. “The fact that I was nominated and elected by my peers is such an honor. I still look around the room at LeadingRE events and am astounded to be part of such a great organization with a wealth of industry talent,” says Tammy.

In addition to working with LeadingRE, the thing Tammy likes best about her job is working with branch managers and agents. “Our branch managers have so much knowledge and are always willing to answer questions, work together to resolve issues, or brainstorm solutions. I find our agents to be more thorough [than agents from other brokerages] about dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s. Sibcy Cline just has good people that really care.”

The work Tammy does with Sibcy Cline and LeadingRE is not the only thing she’s proud of, though. “My proudest life accomplishment is becoming a Grammy, that’s the best promotion I have ever received. I thought being ‘Mom’ to three incredible kids was amazing, but seeing an entire new generation is such a joyous feeling,” she says.

Read Donnie’s full story and find out more about the Military on the Move program here.

Sibcy Cline Employee Spotlight: Jason Kitzmiller

  • Title: Relocation Coordinator
  • Hometown: Cincinnati (East Side!)
  • Current home: Anderson Township
  • Proudest life accomplishment: Becoming a father
  • Favorite local hang-outs: Madtree Taproom and Mt. Carmel Brewery

At the heart of real estate are the ideas of home, family, and community, so when Jason Kitzmller says “real estate runs in my blood,” it’s no surprise that people are the motivating force behind everything he does. As a relocation coordinator, Jason assists clients with “one of the most important moves of their lives,” and he’s serious about making it the best possible experience for them. His goal is to “set the bar high and exceed expectations.”  

Holding to a standard and taking pride in his work is something that Jason learned from his father and grandfather, who both worked in real estate development. “My dad used to say ‘approach your work with an ownership mentality,’” he says. Having worked closely with his father for several years, Jason made the transition to the residential side of real estate after his dad scaled back his business a few years ago. “I admired watching my dad’s projects come to life, knowing he was part of improving the community, especially our hometown of Anderson.”  

When it came time for his dad to step back from his business and for Jason to move on to something else, it was the Sibcy Cline brand that initially interested him in the job listing for a relocation coordinator. “I had absolutely no idea what a relocation coordinator was, or much at all about the relocation business, but I was familiar with the brand. Sibcy Cline has a large presence in Anderson, so I decided to take a chance and apply for the job.”  

It wasn’t just the prominence of the brand that attracted Jason, but the fact that it was family-owned. Because he worked for his dad’s business for many years, it was “something I held near and dear to my heart,” he says. “Seeing Rob Sibcy in the office every day, and his wife Pam very involved, and watching him pass the torch to Robin [Sheakley]….that meant a lot to me because a family business was what I knew and loved.”  

Valuing family is something that Jason continues to bring to his work every day. He works with clients who are moving out of the area because of a job transfer, so that transition period often involves the client’s family, who is also affected by the move. He appreciates the opportunity to learn about each client and their family throughout the process of relocation. “I try to connect with each customer to understand their own set of circumstances. It’s interesting to hear each customer’s story and background. I learn something new with each transaction.”  

As a people-person, one of the things Jason finds most rewarding is “realizing their excitement when they close on their home and begin a new chapter in their career.” Along the way, Jason feels that a lot of trust is placed in both him and the agent to get things done and make that transition happen for their client and their family. Providing the best possible experience and outcome is what motivates him daily.  

In addition to his work, Jason has a new daily motivator in his life—his newborn son, Jett. Jason and his wife Lydia welcomed Jett to the world on August 11, 2021. Jason is already planning to share the things he enjoys with his son—hiking, camping, playing basketball, and golf. But he’s most excited to share his favorite hobby: spending time boating at his family home on Lake Lorelei. “I’m a third-generation captain in our family and I’m looking forward to teaching my son how to captain the boat and continue the Kitzmiller tradition!”  

Tammy Young is named to Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Advisory Council

Tammy_Best_9Tammy Young, Relocation Director for Sibcy Cline Relocation Services, has recently been elected to the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Advisory Council. This leadership group is comprised of business development and relocation professionals who provide guidance on key initiatives for the global real estate community of 565 market-leading firms that span six continents.

The Advisory Council works closely with the organization’s management team on integral relocation, business development and lead generation programs. Council members also mentor other affiliates and serve as ambassadors for the organization’s diverse program offerings. Members are elected by fellow council members to serve a three-year term and are chosen based on the merits of their professional experience and reputation.

“We are so fortunate to have such an esteemed group of industry leaders serving on our Advisory Council. Their commitment to our network helps us ensure we deliver highly-effective, market-responsive relocation and business development programs for our members worldwide,” said LeadingRE Executive Vice President, Member Services Kate Reisinger.

Affiliated with Sibcy Cline for over 15 years, Tammy has experience both as a relocation expert and real estate agent. She holds several professional designations: CRP, GDS, GRP LCL, LRS, PBD and SRS.

Sibcy Cline Realtors is the local representative of LeadingRE for Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio; Northern Kentucky; and Southeastern Indiana. With a global membership that spans six continents, LeadingRE connects top independent firms with 130,000 sales associates who produce over 1.1 million real estate transactions each year. As a member of LeadingRE, Sibcy Cline provides a quality real estate experience, global marketing reach and access to top real estate professionals in virtually any market worldwide.

Sibcy Cline Marketing Campaign Wins First Place!

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A 2018 relocation marketing campaign earned first place for “Referral Promotions” at the 2019 Leading Real Estate Companies of the World annual conference.

The large-scale campaign was created by Amanda Moore (Social Media & PR Specialist) and Jane Bobel (Marketing Representative and Graphic Designer). The concept was inspired by vintage travel maps and postcards. The campaign included printable signs, postcards, e-postcards, and a branch relocation passport. (The campaign even included a custom #leadingREtravels “stamp” on all pieces.)

Sibcy Cline agents and employees were encouraged to use special signs to show all the places you could move to with Sibcy Cline’s partnership with LeadingRE. These pictures were then compiled and made into a Facebook cover photo:

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Travel “souvenir” postcards (and e-postcards) from Florida, North Carolina, Texas and Las Vegas were sent to all Sibcy Cline agents to inform them of upcoming LeadingRE events and services available at Sibcy Cline Relocation Services. The states selected are Sibcy Cline’s most popular outgoing referral states.

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It was a very clever and well-executed campaign that was very deserving of a first-place honor. Robin Sheakley, president of Sibcy Cline, was even asked to be a panelist at the conference to chat and share details about it.

Says Tammy Young, Sibcy Cline’s Relocation Director, “We were thrilled with the interactive campaign from social media to mailed postcards to passport signs in the branch offices and even e-postcards. It was a fun way to remind everyone to send those referrals!”

Adds Jenny Sand, president of Sibcy Cline Relocation Services, “Having just joined Sibcy Cline in January I must say how impressed I am with the creativity of this campaign to bring more exposure to our referrals.” Adds Blair Schroeder, Sibcy Cline Core Services Director, “This first place award brought a lot of recognition to our Relocation Services division from LeadingRE. We are sure to be top of mind for referrals for those moving to our region.”

Congratulations to Amanda Moore and Jane Bobel for their creativity!

Sibcy Cline Wins First Place with Interactive Media at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Conference

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Sibcy Cline Realtors earned first place in a global competition for Interactive Media at the 2018 Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Conference. Sibcy Cline won first place for the category of firms with 501+ associates. The submission was made by Amanda Duncan, Sibcy Cline’s Social Media and PR Specialist along with Sibcy Cline User Interface Designer, Kris Rost.

Do you follow Sibcy Cline socially?

Facebook – Sibcy Cline’s Facebook page has over 9,000 followers! If you do not already follow this important social page, please do now.

Twitter –  If you prefer to get your updates on Twitter, follow Sibcy Cline: @sibcyrealestate!

Instagram –  Like to look at pictures? Instagram is for you! See what 710 followers are seeing.

Amanda Duncan leads a three-hour continuing education class: Media Marketing Using Social Networks. Learn more about real estate social media by signing up for the next class.

Sibcy Cline Relocation Services Earns RELO Quality Certification

花火8Sibcy Cline Relocation Services has earned the prestigious RELO Quality Certification (RQC) for the fifth time by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World. This certification was the first program in the relocation industry to quantify and qualify what relocation service excellence.

Under the guidance of Blair Schroeder, President of Sibcy Cline Relocation Services, this division of Sibcy Cline has maintained certification by meeting RQC’s stringent standards. Virtually every aspect of the company’s relocation operation is reviewed thoroughly, using specific criteria to evaluate performance and production, staffing, training and continuing education, quality and scope of relocation service, program marketing, customer satisfaction, technology resources and office facilities.

After earning the certification, a company must complete a re-certification process every five years to ensure it continues to meet the program’s rigorous standards and remains current in terms of technology, relocation trends and other relevant areas.

“We are very proud of maintaining high standards at Sibcy Cline Relocation Services. Our clients expect a personalized and superior level of service and we deliver that to them,” says Schroeder.

Read an Enquirer story about this certification.

Sibcy Cline Relocation Services the area’s largest relocation division with comprehensive corporate, government and referral services throughout the United States and across the globe. The referral team has facilitated over 13,000 transactions during the last five years.

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Executive Vice President, Member Services Elizabeth D. Nunan praises Sibcy Cline for its ongoing focus on excellence in relocation. “To maintain the RQC, a company must continue to demonstrate true expertise and proficiency in meeting the relocation needs of corporations and their transferring employees. We are delighted to extend the certification to Sibcy Cline for achieving all of the program’s demanding standards and commend them for maintaining their position as a leader in the industry.”

Sibcy Cline Realtors is the Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio; Northern Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana representative of LeadingRE. With a global membership that spans six continents, LeadingRE connects more than 565 firms and 130,000 sales associates who produce over 1.1 million real estate transactions each year. As a member of LeadingRE, Sibcy Cline Realtors provides a quality real estate experience, global marketing reach and access to top real estate professionals in virtually any market worldwide. Sibcy Cline Relocation Services conducted over $242,000,000 in referral sales volume in 2017.

 

Over One Million Impressions of Sibcy Cline’s Luxury Homes for Sale on Luxury Portfolio International’s Website in One Year!

LPMainWebSite.pngSibcy Cline’s luxury listed homes not only have the best promotion on the company’s local website, but receive even more exposure worldwide with Luxury Portfolio International. In the past year, over one million property impressions were made from that website to Sibcy Cline’s high-end properties.

This luxury home website is affiliated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the largest global network of independent real estate companies. The website promotes over 50,000 high-end homes worldwide from 200 of their affiliate members from 60 countries and 800 major cities.

Sibcy Cline’s luxury properties promoted on Luxury Portfolio (from January 2016 through January 2017) had 1,027,281 property impressions (property views + exposures); 144,633 property views; and 883,648 exposures through searches.

A total of 121 foreign countries viewed Sibcy Cline’s luxury homes. The top 9 were:
United Kingdom (39.2% of all foreign views); Ukraine; Germany; China; Denmark; Italy; Canada; Republic of Korea; and Russia.

Sibcy Cline’s listings were translated into 13 foreign currencies on Luxury Portfolio: New Zealand Dollars, Australian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Mexican Pesos, Euro, Canadian Dollars, British Pounds, South African Rand, Russian Rubles, Aruba Guilders, Sweden Kronor Sweden Ringgits and Barbados Dollars.

The listings were also translated into 8 foreign languages:

  • Traditional Chinese (8,443 translations)
  • German (2,123 transaltions)
  • Japanese (2,021 translations)
  • Portuguese (1,778 translations)
  • Spanish (1,738 translations
  • Italian (1,702 translations)
  • Russian (1,674 translations)
  • French (1,608 translations

Exposure of listings through the United States
Sibcy Cline listings received views from all 50 U.S. states. The top 10 states were: Ohio, New Jersey, California, Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia and Florida.

GlobalReach.pngLuxuryPortfolio.com averages 125,000 monthly visitors who look at homes on the site for approximately 12 minutes. Visitors to the site have an average household income of $1.12 million and 53% own a second home.

View Sibcy Cline’s luxury listings on LuxuryPortfolio.com.

Sibcy Cline’s Website Earns Quality Certification for 2017

SplashPage_2017.pngSibcy Cline’s website has earned the Website Qualification Certification (WQC) for 2017 from Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, a global community of 550 high-quality independent real estate firms. The certification was presented in recognition of excellence in website design and function.

Sibcy Cline’s website earned the certification after receiving high marks in a number of critical areas relating to website performance, including usability, design and content, interactivity, customer service and mobile responsiveness. The evaluation was conducted by Virtual Results, LLC, a real estate Internet and social marketing firm selected to review the websites of participating members of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World.

“We created the WQC to raise the bar in online marketing and recognize the companies that are demonstrating best practices with their websites,” said Leading Real Estate Companies of the World President/CEO Pam O’Connor. “The companies that earned the WQC this year have not only mastered the technical components, but they have also shown superiority in providing highly local content, up-to-the-minute information on homes, and responsive customer service.”

Sibcy Cline’s website averages (depending upon time of year) between 26,000-45,000 daily visits with 77,000-145,000 listing pages viewed.

See a list of all WQC real estate companies here.

Sibcy Cline is Local Real Estate Company with a Global Reach

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Moving from Los Angeles to New York? Boston to London? Thinking of getting a second home in Florida?
 Your local Sibcy Cline agent can help.

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Sibcy Cline Realtors is a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, an international organization of over 500 independent real estate companies with 3,500 offices and 120,000 sales associates in almost 50 countries. Its members dominate the U.S. list of top 500 real estate firms.

World-Class Introductions
Wherever you are moving, Sibcy Cline can connect you with a top-notch real estate professional  – who is associated with Leading Real Estate Companies of the World – to help you with the sale or purchase of a property. Our global network is comprised of the very best real estate companies and the most talented professionals in the world. These associates ensure personal service with access to quality real estate connections. 

Get excited about your next move! Do you dream of retiring to Arizona? Is New York City calling your name? Wherever you go, your local Sibcy Cline agent is there to help make your next move a reality.

Contact your Sibcy Cline agent today.

Sibcy Cline Realtors Ranks Number 34 for Transactions on the RISMedia Top 500 Power Broker List

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RISMedia has released its list of the top U.S. real estate brokers and Sibcy Cline Realtors ranked number 34 on this list for transactions.

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Also in the April 2015 issue is a story on Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and its Global Local reach. See Rob Sibcy, Pam Sibcy, Robin Sheakley and Susan Knabe at a LeadingRE event – La Nuit en Blanc.

See a digital version of the magazine here.