Minneapolis, August 1, 2012 - Five Star Professional has named the Fresno area recipients of the 2012 Five Star Real Estate Agent award. The award winners appear in a special section in the August/September issue of Central Valley Magazine.

Five Star Professional partnered with Central Valley Magazine to conduct research to identify a select group of real estate agents who are exceptional in both their ability and their commitment to overall satisfaction. Fewer than three percent of the 12,400 Fresno area residents holding real estate licenses were selected.

A survey was provided to all Fresno area residents who purchased a home over $150,000 within a 13-month period (October 2010 to October 2011). Respondents were asked to evaluate real estate agents they knew through personal experience and to evaluate them based on nine criteria. Both negative and positive evaluations were included in the scoring. All qualified real estate agents were screened with the State Real Estate Commission's database to verify that licenses were current and no disciplinary actions were pending.

Five Star Professional conducts market-specific research throughout the U.S. and Canada to identify service professionals who provide quality services to their clients. Five Star Professional joins forces with city and regional magazines to make the research results available to consumers in more than 45 markets across the United States and now Canada. Five Star Professional was founded in 2003 and is based in Minneapolis. For more information, go to: www.fivestarprofessional.com

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