Andres Zamora, Certified International Specialist (CIPS). Born in Costa Rica and member of the National Association of Realtors, (NAR - USA) and the Costa Rica Association of Brokers (CCCBRCR). Has a background in accounting, management and laws. For more than twenty years before going into Real Estate he has been in important positions in banking, tourism, investment consulting, general enterprises advisoring and development companies, etc. Actually is the representative at the Central Valley of REMAX OCEAN SURF REALTY...
At the RE/MAX Convention held in Orlando, Florida in 1999, a group of realtors and agents analyzed the concept of Real Estate Maximums. The concept, a determined team, and the best referral system boosted the decision to open new RE/MAX® offices in Costa Rica.


Andrés Zamora was its first manager, web concept strategy consultant as well
as the broker-associate in the office named REMAX LIDER COSTA RICA S.A.

The prestigious magazine "Actualidad Económica" based this Costa Rican Real Estate Article in the presence of REMAX Costa Rica according to Andres Zamora information.
In 2.001 presented for first time COSTA RICA in San Diego, California, USA REMAX
Convention. Coordination, concept, set up and sucessful presentation were Costa
Rica was introduced for the first time to hundreds of agents. Properties in the
city, at the beach, and the benefits of Costa Rica itself were successfully
promoted
Later he participated in a strategic alliance with Chris Simmons, owner of RE/MAX Ocean Surf Costa Rica at Tamarindo Beach, Guanacaste. Chris, a Canadian CPA resident, has been involved in real estate sales and construction

Chris Simmons and Andrés Zamora talks about coffee and Real Estate in Costa Rica to Gail Lininger (REMAX INTL. CEO) in USA
Again Costa Rica is in the map of Remax worldwide realtors
thanks to the full page article included in the REMAX TIMES official newspaper:

In year 2.001, Andrés Zamora joined the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
OF REALTORS, (NAR) U.S.A. with the CIPS designation.



During part of that year was in charge of coordination with
REMAX Intl. of the marketing of the offices in Costa Rica.:

On the Convention held at Orlando, Fla, USA, Andrés had the opportunity to be the first Costa Rican to be a speaker on a REMAX Convention

The presentation of Costa Rica (POWER POINT FORMAT) can be downloaded here.:
The subject was PARADISE FOUND: Doing business in the
Caribbean and Central America with the panelists T.J. Lynch, Ismael San Miguel,
Ted Horman, George Blachall, Melido Marte, y James Bowell

On year 2003 was elected for the Ethics Commitee at the Costa Rica Real Estate Brokers Board
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Again, in 2.003, the NAR asked Andres to write the country
profile for Costa Rica for the more visited real estate website in the world
www.realtor.com

The text of the profile can be accesed here:
Mid 2.003 started to develop his personal website
www.andresz.com as a different expression of real estate with the goal to
provide the visitors with accurate information regarding Costa Rica

Also, all the properties listed there can be reached in the
www.remax.com system:

Middle of 2003 till today is the representative at the Central
Valley for
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Early 2.004 the National Association of Realtors, USA, FIABCI, FECEPAC and the CCBRCR hold a Congress in San José, Costa Rica
Andres Zamora website -- www.andresz.com -- was used by the
instructors from USA as the example in personal internet real estate promotion
in Costa Rica.


Developer Joshua Ten Brink, Guillermo de la Torre Inmobilia Magazine Publisher, Jeff Hornberger, NAR Manager Business Development for Latin America Andres Zamora and Guillermo Barquero, Vicepresident of the Costa Rica Realtors Association
According to REMAX International now Chris Simmons and
Andres Zamora again rocket Costa Rica name and outstand with the 100.000 REMAX
agents:
Top 87 Individuals – International

Standings for January through April 2004, based on residential commissions
paid. Rankings are compiled from figures submitted by regional offices. List
excludes Associates from the United States and Canada. Download from RE/MAX
Mainstreet at www.remax.com
1. James Bovell - RE/MAX Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
9. Christopher
John
Simmons - RE/MAX
Ocean
Surf
Realty,
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
65. Andres Zamora Flores - RE/MAX
Ocean
Surf
Realty,
Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Channel 7 Interview
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Late July 2004, the most important local News Program Telenoticias Canal 7
interviewed for 2 hours Andres Zamora for the special one week report regarding
Real Estate in Costa Rica.
Reporter Lilliana Carranza baptized the special "Gold meters" and also Emilia
Piza, President of the Costa Rica Brokers Association, the President of the
Construction Chamber, Laura Zuñiga, manager of Mabinsa, one of the largest real
estate management companies, Daniel Langlois, real estate agent and author of
digital Escazu News and developers like Joshua Ten Brink from Riverside Condos
as well as Mike and Chris Simmons from Remax at the beaches in Guanacaste were
important part of the report considered the first in its class.
You can check the Channel 7 report clicking here

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