Phoenix-based Brookfield Communities has hired real estate veteran Craig Libby as its new sales team leader at its Verde Santa Fe master-planned community. In addition, Brookfield Communities has added Jack Hanson as a sales counselor at the community located near Sedona.
Libby will lead the sales team at Verde Santa Fe, while Brookfield Communities is pleased to welcome Hanson back to the team. Previously, Hanson sold homes at Verde Santa Fe from 2003 to 2009. Joining Libby and Hanson is experienced real estate agent, Tom Yardley.
Libby brings more than 40 years of residential sales expertise to Verde Santa Fe. He spent 15 years working for a major national homebuilder in Dallas eventually attaining the title of vice president of sales and managing a team of 40 sales people. Libby has also owned his own sales training consulting firm where he trained new home agents.
“Brookfield Communities has a successful track-record and have proven their homebuilding expertise over the years building quality homes at reasonable prices,” said Libby, a Sedona resident. “I am very excited to join the team and be a part of the efforts at Verde Santa Fe.”
Brookfield Communities has also signed an agreement with Prudential Real Estate, one of North America’s largest real estate brokerage franchise networks, to serve as its brokerage partner at Verde Santa Fe. Prudential adds significant depth to the sales team and will bring as many as 10 agents to the sales efforts at the growing master-planned community.
Earlier this year, Brookfield Communities and Republic Companies announced that they are in the advanced stages of planning on adding an additional 700 acres for mixed uses adjacent to its Verde Santa Fe master-plan. The site will eventually include about 1,400 new homes. The area will include cafes and will be surrounded by vineyards. The project will also include a commercial center, a large resort, medical office buildings, office condos and restaurants.
Brookfield Communities Founder and President Phil Petersen said plans for the expansion at Verde Santa Fe were conceived in 2005 and 2006, but were shelved during the real estate recession. Today, plans continue to move to expand Verde Santa Fe, he said, adding so far in 2013, the community has seen record amounts of sales visitation.
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