Ellen Rubino Wins Real Estate Award — Ellen Rubino

Ellen Rubino, Lic. Real Estate Associate Agent with RE/MAX AEROSPACE REALTY in Brevard County, was recently presented with the Above the Crowd Award for the RE/MAX Florida Region Brokers. She was presented with the award at a dinner event at the Chart House at the end of January.

The prestigious award recognizes outstanding individuals in sales who show extraordinary commitment to their profession. Ellen was selected from a number of RE/MAX salespeople in Florida and she is only one of a select few across the country to receive the Above the Crowd Award out of a network of more than 100,000 RE/MAX sales professionals.

Ellen also received the Top Rocket award at this recent event. This award recognizes her for having the highest sales for her office, with 36+ million in personal sales for 2021.

Her office Re/Max Aerospace is currently the highest sales office in the county, with sales of over 658 Million in 2021.

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