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PHOTO GALLERY: Tour of Homes Kick-off Party


  • By Josh Siegel
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 23, 2013
  • East County
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PHOTO GALLERY: Tour of Homes Kick-off Party
Helen Wiegman and Linda Jesel of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty
Helen Wiegman and Linda Jesel of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty
Rebecca Dalton of the Lakewood Ranch Information Center and Qi Li of Keller Williams
Rebecca Dalton of the Lakewood Ranch Information Center and Qi Li of Keller Williams
Marsha Roberts and Angie Kaleskas of Lakewood Ranch Communities
Marsha Roberts and Angie Kaleskas of Lakewood Ranch Communities
Victoria George and Helen Yanulevius of Masters of Real Estate and Lucy Pruitt of Coldwell Banker
Victoria George and Helen Yanulevius of Masters of Real Estate and Lucy Pruitt of Coldwell Banker
Susan Hilton, Joanna Sternberg and Michelle Crabtree of Michael Saunders
Susan Hilton, Joanna Sternberg and Michelle Crabtree of Michael Saunders
John Dweck of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Leif Schmidt of John Cannon Homes and Doug Whitehill of Lee Wetherington Homes
John Dweck of Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Leif Schmidt of John Cannon Homes and Doug Whitehill of Lee Wetherington Homes
Blaise Bright and Mark Grigoli of John Cannon Homes and Peter Mason of Lee Wetherington Homes
Blaise Bright and Mark Grigoli of John Cannon Homes and Peter Mason of Lee Wetherington Homes
Denny King and Kirby Wood of Elite Preferred Realty
Denny King and Kirby Wood of Elite Preferred Realty
Jan Benedick of Sarasota Bay Real Estate, John Scherden of Sandals Realty of Sarasota, Rita Smith of Coldwell Banker and Judith Turrentine of Atchley International Realty
Jan Benedick of Sarasota Bay Real Estate, John Scherden of Sandals Realty of Sarasota, Rita Smith of Coldwell Banker and Judith Turrentine of Atchley International Realty
John Wilcher, Marc Rasmussen and James Tassell of Dwell Real Estate
John Wilcher, Marc Rasmussen and James Tassell of Dwell Real Estate

 

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