ANDOVER, MA, December 09, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Andover Realtor, Gretchen Papineau, was recently recognized as one of the top 1,000 real estate sales associates for the third quarter of 2015 by NRT, the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage company.

Papineau's outstanding performance puts her in the top 1% of approximately 47,000 sales associates nationwide. More specifically, Gretchen is in the top half of this distinguished group.

"I'm so honored and very proud to learn that NRT has taken the time to recognize my efforts. Next to a happy and satisfied client, there is no greater feeling than your hard work being noticed," says Papineau of her distinction. Aside from the national recognition, president & CEO of NRT, Bruce Zipf, has commented on Gretchen's achievement. "Gretchen's ability to understand her clients' needs and help them reach their real estate goals makes her the type of leader we're proud to call our own," he said.

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