{"id":1233,"date":"2018-12-14T21:47:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T21:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/14\/lipkin-audette-team-merge\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:18:58","slug":"lipkin-audette-team-merge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/12\/14\/lipkin-audette-team-merge\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Real Estate Teams Merge Creating Top Selling Team in the State of Vermont"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Two Real Estate Teams Merge Creating Top Selling Team in the State of Vermont<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-53367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/Carol-Audette-and-Steve-Lipkin.jpg\" alt=\"Lipkin Audette Team\" width=\"169\" height=\"198\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lipkinaudette.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carol Audette and Steve Lipkin<\/a>, leading Realtors in Vermont, announced that their two teams will merge effective January 2019, becoming the top selling real estate team in Vermont for both the number of properties sold and total sales volume.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The newly formed \u201cLipkin Audette Team\u201d will continue to benefit from their affiliation with Coldwell Banker Hickok &amp; Boardman Realty, a&nbsp; full-service brokerage with headquarters in Burlington, VT.<\/p>\n<p>The Lipkin Audette Team combines the talents of sixteen experienced and highly skilled Agents and support staff serving buyers and sellers in the four counties of northwest Vermont. The Team now offers an unprecedented track record in all market segments including residential and investment property, new construction, luxury homes, and land sales.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-wrapper hs-responsive-embed\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; position: relative; overflow: hidden; padding: 0; max-width: 560px; max-height: 315px; min-width: 256px; margin: 0px auto; display: block;\">\n<div class=\"hs-responsive-embed-inner-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"hs-responsive-embed-iframe\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;\" xml=\"lang\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_bUvu2K4rNc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-service=\"youtube\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur two teams have been working collaboratively for over a year. Merging our businesses to expand the services and expertise we offer our clients is the logical next step,\u201d says Steve Lipkin, Realtor\/Broker and lead agent for the newly formed group. \u201cMembers of our team will continue to provide our clients and customers with the personalized attention we are known for while benefitting from the depth of our combined experience and market knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With a 98% satisfaction rating from past clients surveyed, The Lipkin Audette Team continue to provide individualized attention, <a href=\"creating-wow-service\/\">exceptional customer service<\/a>, and unsurpassed exposure for their seller clients. \u201cTechnology has certainly changed our business in ways for the better, allowing consumers even more access to market data and listing information faster,\u201d says Carol Audette, \u201cOur team has embraced technology as a tool to be more responsive and informed to what consumers are looking for \u2013 yet we haven\u2019t allowed it to replace the personalized attention and service required when helping our clients make one of the largest purchases in their lifetime.\u201d The Lipkin Audette Team is \u201cthe most trusted names in real estate\u201d and will continue to put relationships first.<\/p>\n<p>Carol Audette has been in the real estate business for more than 30 years, joining Coldwell Banker Hickok &amp; Boardman Realty in 2010. 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