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Intero Real Estate Services

Intero Real Estate Services was founded in 2002 and became the fastest growing company in the history of real estate. Today, we are the #1 real estate company in Silicon Valley and have extended our reach across the country and around the globe. The Intero family now includes over 1,800 agents 40 offices.

We achieved this success by remaining faithful - in good markets and bad - to the principles of trust, respect, integrity and innovation our founders established at the beginning.

Intero is an Italian word that means "entire" or "whole". It reflects our belief that a real estate company's vision should extend beyond the bottom line to embrace the people it serves and the community in which it resides. We offer training, education and alternative support to our people, such as life coaching and health and fitness programs, to help them become better individuals personally and professionally. The Intero Foundation has given over $1 million to children's organizations in our community.

And because of our roots in the heart of Silicon Valley ongoing innovation is in our DNA.

We were:

Among the first real estate companies in the country to distribute listings to sites like Google Base, Yahoo!, Trulia and Zillow.
A pioneer in environmentally-friendly real estate practices through our alliance with EcoBroker® International. Intero was awarded the EcoBroker Community Service Award in 2006.
Named one of the "The Top Ten Real Estate Brokerage Websites in America" by 1000 Watt Consulting and Real Trends.
The first to reinvent the real estate office with a new concept called Intero Andare^SM, a small, technology-rich and more eco-friendly space designed for today's mobile REALTOR®. Intero's first Andare™ office opened in 2008.
Aggressive in recognizing the increasingly global nature of real estate, launching Intero International in 2009 to extend the Intero brand to Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region.

We have succeeded by doing right by people like you: our customers, our employees, those with whom we share our community. It's a formula that is working. Intero was named "The best real estate company in Silicon Valley" in a 2009 San Jose Mercury News reader survey. Intero's President and CEO Gino Blefari and Chairman Bob Moles were given the National Home Ownership Award by RIS Media for "outstanding achievements among residential real estate's most influential and charismatic leaders.

The Intero Story continues.

Phil Levy

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Shortly after moving to Santa Clarita, Phil and Rina became curious about the alpaca industry. So they started with two animals in 2003 and established a ranch name of Pacatudes – i. e. "alpacas with an attitude". Their herd has since grown to a 25 alpacas which board at Alpacas del Valle Cereza in Cherry Valley, CA near Beaumont. Phil also became quite active in the local alpaca industry and their animals have been very successful in the show ring.

In early 2008 Phil retired from a 30 year career in the property-casualty insurance industry, culminating as a divisional CFO for a large and highly respected insurer. So he decided to pursue a lifetime interest of his in the real estate industry. Based upon the suggestion of a friend, he affiliated with Prudential California Realty as an agent. Phil, a realtor, is very appreciative of the significant support Prudential provides to its agents and its clients.

Phil is also becoming active in the Santa Clarita community including volunteer work for his synagogue (Congregation Beth Shalom) and professionally both in realty and the accounting profession. He is a member of TPC Valencia where he continues a long struggle to play a successful round of golf.

Since "retiring" Phil has become busier than ever pursing his passions of real estate, alpacas, participating in the community and even golf.

Phil Levy (Intero Real Estate Services): Real Estate Agent in Santa Clarita, CA

Joe Levy

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A dedicated individual, who spent two and half years working in the production department of film and tv production. Previously to the work in the entertainment industry Joe successfully acquired a degree in Media Arts from the University of Arizona. Following his graduation Joe took over the responsibilities of marketing, promoting, and web development of the company Pacatudes.

Pacatudes is a virtual ranch consisting of 25+ alpacas, which are boarded near Palm Springs. Joe maintained the marketing needs of Pacatudes during his involvement in the film industry. He continues to utilize his experience in entertainment production in his role as a Real Estate Agent by understanding the variety of methods one can use advertising to sell a house.

Working with dead lines and a variety of personality types also makes him suited as a Real Estate agent. Previous to his licensing as a real estate agent, Joe became a public notary in the state of California. Joe furthered his training by completing a signing agent course. In 2008 Joe enrolled in the Distressed Property Institute after seeing the travesty of people loosing their homes in the worst way. Joe Levy as a Certified Distressed Property Expert can assist distressed homeowner in exploring their options.

Joe Levy, Real Estate Agent, CDPE

Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE):

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Due to the current economic slowdown, a large number of homeowners have found themselves in financially precarious situations, with homes or properties they can no longer afford and which are worth significantly less than they paid for them and their current mortgages. Such homes are considered “distressed” properties. Such distressed properties cause tremendous stress and anxiety for their owners who feel they are facing the stigma of sure and certain foreclosure.

Fortunately most cases can be effectively resolved by promptly engaging the services of real estate agents who have been educated with the tools, tactics and information to help property owners who find themselves in these situations.

The Distressed Property Institute provides this education which includes; evaluating these situations, listing and marketing the properties, and effectively working with lenders. The CDPE certification is earned from the Distressed Property Institute upon completion of its formal course of instruction and exam.

A CDPE provides the following services for their distressed property clients.

· Presents all options prior to listing. In some cases a sale may not be necessary. Foreclosure is a very undesirable outcome and can be avoided in most situations.

· When home sales are needed, a CDPE agent has the know-how to price and sell the property in the shortest period of time.

· The CDPE also has the skills necessary to properly document the clients’ situations and work as expeditiously as possible with their lenders.