Sally Tucker

Business Philosophy

Honesty, integrity and diligence are qualities that Sally’s clients have appreciated. Sally makes the home buying and selling experience less stressful by thoroughly strategizing and communicating each step of the process. In any type of business, Sally's belief is that every customer deserves:

• courtesy (promptly returned phone calls and emails)
• competency (current knowledge of real estate practice, market trends, financing opportunites, etc.)
• consistency (delivering service of the highest quality over and over again)

Business Accomplishments:

• Recipient Of the International Sterling Society Award for 2010 & 2011 & 2013
• Recipient Of the International Diamond Society Award for 2012
• #1 Agent 2010 & 2011 Branford Office -Units sold
• #2 Agent 2010 & 2011 Branford Office -Volume sold
• TOP 50 AGENTS Coldwell Banker STATEWIDE 2011 (Units Sold)
• TOP 40 AGENTS Coldwell Banker STATEWIDE 2014 (Units Sold)-Year-To-Date
• Agent Of the Month May 2011
• Agent Of the Month July 2011
• Agent Of the Month August 2011
• Agent Of the Month January 2012
• Agent Of the Month February 2012 -UNITS SOLD
• Agent Of the Month March 2012
• Agent Of the Month April 2012
• Agent Of the Month May 2012
• Agent Of the Month June 2012
• Agent of the Month July 2012
• Agent Of the Month August 2012
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Personal Background

A lifelong resident of Branford and former teacher in Guilford & Old Lyme, CT, Sally Tucker has a clear vision of what property in the shoreline area has to offer. Sally has consistently provided outstanding service to both seller and buyer clients which has positioned her as the number 1 agent in the Branford Coldwell Banker Office in 2010, 2011 and 2012 acknowledging her performance for the number of properties sold annually.

Sally currently (through July 2014) ranks in the TOP 40 of all Coldwell Banker agents throughout the State of CT for the number of transactions CLOSED this year!

Prior to her Real Estate career, Sally spent more than 25 years assisting home owners transform their new houses into beautiful and comfortable homes, which reflect their life style and individual personality. Her home decorating background has proved to be a significant asset to her listing clients. Complimentary staging is one if the unique additional services offered to Sally's seller clients.
Previous to Sally's design business, she taught school, 9 years for the Guilford Board Of Education at the elementary school level in a classroom for children with special needs and 2 years as a Special Education teacher in Old Lyme, CT. Sally's innovative teaching style helped children achieve and grow in ways that impressed her colleagues as well as the families of her students. She gave her "all" in the classroom as she continues to do with her real estate clients.
Sally is an animal and nature lover who adopted "Buster" an 9 year old Shih Tzu from the local animal Shelter in Branford.
Other personal interests include travel, reading, biking, hiking, kayaking, theater, and the arts.

Areas of Expertise
As a successful design professional, Sally has a unique ability to help others visualize living space both aesthetically as well as practically. Her eye for detail and extensive experience with renovations and design projects, offer both buyers and sellers added advantages. From staging properties for sellers to offering design perspectives to buyers, Sally’s focus on “added value” service is seen as an exciting benefit by her clients.
Sally’s passion for homes and strong business and sales experience create a perfect fit for today’s Real Estate customer.
Sally’s track record for negotiating contracts and closing sales makes her a frequently requested speaker on these topics.
Throughout her years as a professional decorator, she has developed trusting relationships with area business/services that are valuable resources for the home buyer or home seller for repairs or enhancements to properties.

Awards And Designations

SALLY'S SALES PERFORMANCE earned her the prestigious 2010 INTERNATIONAL STERLING SOCIETY AWARD. Only 2 agents from the Branford Coldwell Banker office acheived this status!

Cartus Relocation Specialist

Enhanced Listing Award from Realtor.com

For Immediate Release:
Sally Tucker, REALTOR
Coldwell Banker's Branford CT office agent: Sally Tucker

RECOGNIZED FOR INTERNET MARKETING EXCELLENCE
Branford, CT November 5, 2010 -- Nationally renowned real estate marketing and technology speaker and REALTOR.com® Vice President, Max Pigman, has presented to Sally Tucker of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage the “Real Estate Online Marketing Award of Excellence”. The Award of Excellence recognizes top agents who consistently provide great marketing services on behalf of their buyers and sellers. “There are always some real estate agents who distinguish themselves from other agents by doing a little more for their sellers. In particular; when the home they are selling is placed on a well trafficked site such as the number 1 ranked REALTOR.com®,1 even simple efforts like having more photos displayed, crafting better descriptions or adding a full motion video, can make a home stand out from competing properties,” says Max Pigman, Vice President of REALTOR.com®.

The excellence award was presented to Sally Tucker at a real estate marketing and technology seminar that demonstrated cutting edge techniques for leveraging the Internet and technology in real estate marketing. Ms. Tucker says, “My seller clients appreciate how I can help bring more attention to the unique selling attributes of a their home and ultimately help attract more qualified buyers. Buyers are also appreciative of a well presented home that has a better description and more ways to learn about the property before arranging an appointment.

Education and Training
BA Education Southern Connecticut State University 1975 Major Special Education Minor Psychology
MA Early Childhood Special EducationSouthern Connecticut State University 1984
Real Estate License Professional Business Institute
HomeBase InTouch Certified
Rental Certification
Graduate of Sandler System Sales Training Method At TEM Associates Hartford CT
Over the course of 20+ years, Sally has regularly participated in many sales and home design seminars and is an avid reader of professional books and magazines. She has also been a requested speaker and trainer at National and Regional conferences for companies and professional organizations that are affiliated with the Home Building and Design Industries. (American Society Of Interior Design ASID, The Interior Design Society IDS, etc.)

Community Involvement
Sally’s community contributions include her support and mentoring of children.

She has been a “Big Sister” and an active member of Big Brothers Big Sisters Board Of Directors for 7+ years.

As committee co-chair, Sally has lead a team of fellow fund-raisers to produce $25,000 to $30,000+ (net) from proceeds generated in a single evening event held annually to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Western Connecticut. www.bbbsswct.org

Aditionally, Sally is an active member of the Branford Chamber Of Commerce and serves as a committee member for annual fund-raising and social events.

Communities I Serve
Shoreline Communities: Milford, CT to Old Saybrook, CT [Milford, West Haven, East Haven, Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Old Lyme)
Greater New Haven and South: New Haven, Hamden, Orange, Woodbridge
Greater New Haven and North: North Branford, Northford, North Haven, Cheshire, Wallingfrod, Meriden, Middletown