Jim Cirimele Joins Royal Oaks Building Group

Local Homebuilder Welcomes New Director Of Sales And Marketing. End Quote

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (1888PressRelease) February 11, 2011 - Rich Van Tassel, president of Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC (http://www.royaloaksbg.com), has announced that Jim Cirimele, MIRM, has joined the firm as the director of sales and marketing. In his new position, Cirimele will oversee day-to-day sales and marketing operations. This includes establishing and implementing sales training, employee recruiting and retention, and setting sales goals and budgets. Out of more than 23 years of experience in the real estate industry, Cirimele has spent the last 15 in new home sales in the Raleigh area.

Cirimele has received numerous awards for his work in the real estate field. In 2000, he won the Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence (MAME) award for Sales and Marketing Director of the Year, and was recognized in 2004 with both the National Silver Award and Sales Manager of the Year Award for the nine Mid-Atlantic States of the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). He holds a number of certifications in home sales, including Certified New Home Sales Professional (CSP), Certified Marketing Professional (CMP), and the nation's highest new home sales certification, the Master in Residential Marketing (MIRM) from the NAHB. Cirimele has acquired a number of teaching certifications, including New Home Sales Professional, Multicultural Sales Techniques and Strategies, Essential Closing Strategies, and House Construction as a Selling Tool, and he is a certified instructor and faculty member for the NAHB's University of Housing.

QUOTES:
"It only takes a brief glance at Jim's experience, accolades and professional involvement in the industry to see the value he will bring to our team," said Van Tassel. "His ability to not only excel in the sales field but also pass on his expertise to junior members of our sales force makes me confident that customers will be satisfied with the guidance they will receive in finding their new homes, and the philosophy of professionalism around which Royal Oaks operates."

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DETAILS:
- Cirimele was drawn to the real estate industry at a young age. After many successful years in restaurant entrepreneurship, he decided to change careers and began selling homes.

- Aside from his work in the real estate industry, Cirimele has been active coaching both Little League baseball and a local swim team.

- A native of San Francisco, Cirimele earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), his Masters in Residential Marketing from the UCLA School of Education and his Masters in Residential Marketing from the University of Housing. He resides in Holly Springs with his wife and four children.

ABOUT ROYAL OAKS BUILDING GROUP, LLC:
Royal Oaks Building Group, LLC builds fine homes throughout Raleigh, Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, Wake Forest, Cary, Apex and Angier, N.C. Locally owned and operated, the company focuses on quality of design, construction and customer service, offering a portfolio of plans and a wide selection of included features from which to choose in price ranges from starters to multimillion-dollar luxury homes. Royal Oaks is a member of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh- Wake County and has received multiple gold and silver awards from the HBA Parade of Homes. In 2008 and 2010, the company received the highly coveted Major Achievements in Marketing Excellence (MAME) Building Company of the Year Award, and in 2008 its president, Rich Van Tassel, was named a recipient of the Builder of the Year Award presented by the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County (HBA). Additional company awards include the Triangle Business Journal's Fast 50 Award for three consecutive years and the Small Business of the Year by the Apex Chamber of Commerce, as well as consistent listings in the Triangle Business Journal's premier list of residential builders, based annually by volume in the Raleigh-Durham market. Royal Oaks is proud that a house it built in Fuquay-Varina as part of Operation Coming Home, a project whose mission is to provide injured war veterans with free houses with donated material and labor, won the HBA the Best Community Spirit in the Nation Award in 2010 from the Nationals, America's largest competition for new home sales and marketing professionals and communities. For more information, visit http://www.roayloaksbg.com.

Kathleen Mongero
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
kathleen ( @ ) mmipublicrelations dot com
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