It is with great excitement and enthusiasm that I announce the opening of our new office located at 186 Main Street in beautiful Chatham, NJ. We are located in the heart of the historic downtown right next to F. Gerald New and in the same building as Cambridge Street Papers, two wonderful, locally owned shops.
We have long recognized the potential for Turpin Real Estate in Chatham as so many of our clients moving into the Somerset Hills have come from this area. As the number of transactions our agents have had in the Chatham and Madison area have steadily increased over the past few years the notion of opening a Chatham Turpin office has become more and more appealing.
Our core group of experienced agents staffing the office includes Susan Barba, Cindy Edgar, Lois Olmstead and Ted Zeller, all of whom are intimately familiar with the area, having either lived in Chatham or currently living in the immediate area. As the office manager of our newest office, I am thrilled to bring the high level of client service and creative marketing programs that have been our company’s hallmarks for a half century to the Chathams and surrounding towns. Give us a call at 973-635-5555, or stop by!
Posted by: 
John Turpin
Bernardsville Office
Phone: 908-766-6500 ext. 237
Cell: 973-722-6323
Email: lolmstead@turpinrealtors.com
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Lois began her successful real estate career in 1992, and has been long recognized for multi-million dollar production levels. She joined Turpin in January 2004 based on the company’s superb reputation and the fact that it serves her local neighborhood. “The attention to detail, the sophisticated understanding of the process of selling real estate, and the personal approach given to clients is a good match for the way I do my own business,” Lois explains.
Clients and co-workers describe Lois’s professional style as caring, dynamic, outgoing, intelligent and detail-oriented. She is a member of the North Central Jersey Board of Realtors where she serves on the Professional Standards Committee. Lois also belongs to the Garden State Multiple Listing Service and National Board of Realtors.
Before entering the real estate field, Lois attained a Masters Degree in psychiatric nursing as well as a post-masters certificate in nursing administration. Previous jobs included positions in surgical nursing, psychiatric nursing, and working with a group of teaching surgeons at Long Island Jewish Hospital.
Lois has been an active volunteer in the community over the years as a board member with the Pingry School Parents’ Association and as an assistant kindergarten teacher for religious education at Christ the King Church in New Vernon.
Lois is married with two children. The Olmsteads are residents of New Vernon, having previously lived in Murray Hill. Popular family vacation spots are the Eastern shore of Maryland and Lake Champlain in Vermont. Closer to home, Lois belongs to a book club and investment club.
Lois sums up her role as a Turpin sales associate this way, “I most enjoy meeting people, solving problems, and making a good match. Educating people about the sales process and the real estate market is both challenging and satisfying.”
Far Hills OfficeRoute 202
P.O. Box 100
Far Hills, NJ 07931
Phone: 908-234-9100 ext. 203
cell: 973-615-2376
Email:
mjbenedetto@turpinrealtors.com
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Mary Jane connects with her real estate career in a very personal way. Homes and architecture have always been a passion, especially since she and her husband designed their New Vernon home and supervised the building process themselves.
Before joining Turpin, Mary Jane had a 25-year background in the retail industry. She held management positions at various better department stores, including Bloomingdale’s. These early experiences led her to Federated Department Stores where she was a Vice-President and General Merchandise Manager. She also held the position of General Manager at Ralph Lauren in The Mall at Short Hills.
In her retail experience, Mary Jane developed numerous skills that led to her success. She has the ability to get the job done under any circumstance, she works well with people to achieve optimal performance, and she utilizes fair but aggressive strategies to succeed. Woven throughout her career has been an enthusiasm for the process, and an ability to have fun while doing it. Mary Jane brings these long-term business and people skills to buyers and sellers in an upbeat, positive manner.
Mary Jane moved to the New Vernon section of Harding Township in 1994. She is married to an ophthalmologist who practices locally and has one teen-age daughter who has attended two local private schools. Mary Jane has always been active in her daughter’s school and sports activities as treasurer of the parent boards or as a class parent.
In her free time, Mary Jane enjoys cooking, entertaining, reading and travel. She has traveled to Europe and the Far East extensively for business and pleasure. She has a B.A. degree in French from Douglass College.
Mary Jane chose Turpin based on its wonderful reputation as a full-service agency with a personal touch. She sums up her professional philosophy this way, “I believe one’s personal environment is crucial to one’s sense of well-being and comfort on a daily basis. Working to satisfy a client’s housing needs will serve to impact his or her life in a new home in a very positive manner for a long time.”
