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This This month month we atwe Philadelphia at Philadelphia Real Real Producers Producers magazine magazine are celebrating are celebrating our third our third year year in print in print … our…36th our 36th issue!issue! Thinking Thinking back back on early on early 2019 2019 before before goinggoing to print to print brings brings back back memories memories of anxiety, of anxiety, stressstress and doubt. and doubt. It feels It feels like just likeyesterday just yesterday I wasIselling was selling ads into ads an into imaginary an imaginary magazine magazine and interviewing and interviewing the region’s the region’s mostmost successful successful real estate real estate agents agents with with hopeshopes of oneofday oneactually day actually publishing publishing their their story.story. Today, Today, we’vewe’ve featured featured over over 100 amazing 100 amazing REALTORS® REALTORS® and told andthe toldstories the stories of dozens of dozens of their of their favorite favorite affiliates affiliates who have who have chosen chosen to partner to partner with with us. We’ve us. We’ve hosted hosted events events at some at some of theofhottest the hottest venues venues that Philadelphia that Philadelphia has tohas offer. to offer. Our newest Our newest endeavor, endeavor, BucksBucks County County Real Real Producers, Producers, is becoming is becoming a a staplestaple in theinsuburban the suburban real estate real estate scene, scene, and we andcould we could not be not more be more excited excited aboutabout the trajectory the trajectory of both of both publications. publications. I’d like I’dto like thank to thank our readership our readership and partners and partners for embracing for embracing Real Real Producers Producers and what and what we stand we stand for which for which is to connect, is to connect, elevate elevate and inspire and inspire the real the estate real estate community community here here in theinGreater the Greater Philadelphia Philadelphia region. region. To my Toincredible my incredible teamteam of photographers, of photographers, writers, writers, designers, designers, printers, printers, administrative administrative directors, directors, and friends… and friends… Thank Thank you! you! TheyThey say teamwork say teamwork makes makes the dream the dream work,work, and and without without you, all you, my allbusiness my business and personal and personal life would life would be anbe absolute an absolute nightmare. nightmare. Thank Thank you to you mytofamily my family for your for your constant constant support support and encouragement. and encouragement. Thank Thank you to you to my beautiful my beautiful girlfriend, girlfriend, my world my world traveltravel companion, companion, Bethany, Bethany, for dealing for dealing with with the the insanity insanity that comes that comes with with this life thisand lifefor and for beingbeing therethere for me forduring me during the ups theand ups and downs downs of this of journey. this journey. One foot One in foot front in front of theofother the other we, as we, a as a community, community, will continue will continue to accomto accomplishplish greatgreat things, things, crushcrush new goals new goals and make and make a positive a positive impact impact on those on those around around us. Stay us. Stay the course, the course, do good do good and keep and keep up the upgreatness. the greatness. And at And at the end theofend theofday, the remember, day, remember, like like my friend my friend BrunoBruno says,says, “Work “Work to live, to live, don’tdon’t live tolive work.” to work.” Let’s Let’s live itlive up it up together together and do and what do what we dowe best do for best for our clients our clients and our andfamilies our families for years for years to come. to come. Cheers, Cheers, Real Real Producers! Producers!
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True True leaders leaders are always are always in theinact theofact breaking of breaking “My parents “My parents werewere from from Italy Italy and came and came here here with with no no new ground. new ground. For them, For them, it’s natural it’s natural to always to always wantwant money money in their in their pockets. pockets. Our upbringing Our upbringing was work. was work. That That to push to push their their limitslimits todaytoday and tomorrow. and tomorrow. was awas lesson a lesson we learned we learned right right away.away. We had Weour hadfun, ourbut fun, but you had youto had work to work and maintain and maintain a job aand jobtry andtotry make to make it. it. whatwhat they did theywhen did when they came they came over over to thetoU.S.” the U.S.” Anthony Anthony DiCicco DiCicco definitely definitely puts that puts same that same spiritspiritThat’sThat’s to work to work everyevery day. day. It didn’t It didn’t take long take for longthat for drive that drive to become to become part of part of Anthony’s DNA.DNA. As a REALTOR® As a REALTOR® with with the Joseph the Joseph Bograd Bograd TeamTeam Anthony’s at RE/MAX at RE/MAX Elite,Elite, Anthony Anthony puts his putstireless his tireless drivedrive into action into action for those for those around around him …him in turn, … in turn,“For “For as long as as long I can as Iremember can remember I always I always wanted wanted to sell to sell achieving achieving at a level at a level that is that continuously is continuously aboveabove something. something. I wasI addicted was addicted to thetohustle,” the hustle,” he remembers he remembers and beyond. and beyond. with with a smile. a smile. “When “When I wasI 5was years 5 years old, Iold, wasI selling was selling pretzels pretzels on Frankford on Frankford Avenue Avenue trying trying to make to make a buck. a buck. I I it.” it.” “I love “I the lovehustle the hustle in this inbusiness, this business, and Iand always I always lovedloved try totry beto thebebest the at best what at what I do,”Ihe do,” says. he says. “I have “I have an an ongoing ongoing need need to advance to advance to thetonext the level. next level. If I sell If I sell Becoming Becoming a REALTOR® a REALTOR® 30 houses, 30 houses, in myinmind, my mind, I can Ireach can reach 60. And 60. then And thenAnthony’s Anthony’s fatherfather started started off inoff theinTV thebusiness TV business and then and then whenwhen I reach I reach 60, in60, myinmind, my mind, I can Iget cantoget 90to and 90 andwentwent into the intoautomobile the automobile industry. industry. so on.soThe on.achievements The achievements I reach I reach todaytoday are never are never good good enough enough for tomorrow.” for tomorrow.” “My family “My family owned owned a number a number of used of used car businesses car businesses in in Northeastern Northeastern Philadelphia, Philadelphia, so I was so Iin was theincar thebusiness car business through through a big apart big of part myoflife,” my life,” Anthony Anthony recalls. recalls. TotalTotal Commitment Commitment Of course, Of course, that level that level of achievement of achievement doesn’t doesn’t happen happen by waving by waving a magic a magic wandwand and calling and calling it it At theAtsame the same time,time, Anthony Anthony and his andfamily his family did other did other workwork good.good. It takes It takes a level a level of total of total commitment commitment everyeverythat eventually that eventually led him ledto him getting to getting his start his start in real inestate. real estate. day — day and —night. and night. “We always “We always did renovation did renovation and construction and construction work,work, too. too. “I love “I helping love helping people people find their find their dream dream house. house. In InThrough Through that process that process of putting of putting properties properties together, together, I I the process the process of doing of doing that, that, I am very I am very aggressive,” aggressive,” saw the sawway the other way other agents agents took took over over the properties the properties we we had worked on toon selltothem,” sell them,” he says. he says. “That’s “That’s whenwhen it it Anthony Anthony explains. explains. “I literally “I literally am available am available to to had worked workwork 24/7.24/7. If someone If someone textstexts me atme 3 a.m., at 3 a.m., it’s it’s hit me hitthat me Ithat wanted I wanted to beto able be to able doto that do side that of side theof the okay.okay. My goal My is goal to answer is to answer right right away.away. The goal The goal process, process, as well. as well. So I got So Imy gotreal myestate real estate license license in 2008. in 2008. felt good to beto able be to able selltosomething sell something that Ithat hadIbeen had been is always is always to beto responsive be responsive as soon as soon as possible. as possible. It feltItgood involved involved in creating.” in creating.” Because Because the minute the minute you don’t you don’t respond respond is theisminthe minute they ute find theysomeone find someone else.”else.” Reputation Reputation for Results for Results
Through Through time time one thing one thing led toled another to another and Anthony’s and Anthony’s real estate business business continued continued to grow, to grow, alongalong with with his his That That drivedrive and determination and determination has always has always been been real estate outstanding outstanding reputation reputation for results. for results. part of part Anthony of Anthony from from the very the very beginning. beginning. Driven Driven from from the Start the Start
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“We have a lot aoflot funofwith fun with that, that, inviting inviting people people to stop to stop In theInprocess, the process, Anthony’s Anthony’s success success has been has been “We have bydrop and drop off toys. off toys. ThenThen we put weitput all it inall a big in atruck big truck remarkable. remarkable. In fact, In in fact, 2021 in 2021 alone,alone, he closed he closedby and and drive the toys the directly toys directly downdown to deliver to deliver the donathe dona105 transactions 105 transactions representing representing over over $41 mil$41 mil- and drive tions,” he smiles. he smiles. lion in lion sales in sales volume. volume. In addition, In addition, Anthony Anthony is istions,” part of part theofelite the Joseph elite Joseph Bograd Bograd Team,Team, a group a group Another favorite favorite efforteffort for Anthony for Anthony is being is being part of part theof the that is that consistently is consistently the top-performing the top-performing RE/ RE/ Another for a for Cause a Cause … raising … raising fundsfunds to combat to combat cancer. cancer. MAXMAX teamteam in Pennsylvania in Pennsylvania … one…that one ranks that ranksGala Gala as theasnumber the number 10 team 10 team among among all RE/MAX all RE/MAX teamsteams in America, in America, basedbased on volume. on volume. IconicIconic Impact Impact WhenWhen you talk youwith talk with Anthony, Anthony, it’s easy it’s to easy seetothe seequalities the qualities ThoseThose results results comecome at allat price all price points points alongalong that make that make him an him iconic an iconic leaderleader in theinbusiness the business … with … with his his the way, the way, as well. as well. all-inall-in drivedrive to serve to serve the needs the needs of those of those around around him. him. “In the “Incourse the course of doing of doing whatwhat we do, wewe do,enjoy we enjoy“In this “Inbusiness, this business, I loveI the lovefact thethat fact you thatmeet you meet a client a client staying staying reallyreally in tune in tune with with our community our community and they and turn they into turn family. into family. I don’t I don’t just sell justthem sell them a house a house and clients and clients … working … working with with properties properties from from and then and then forgetforget aboutabout them.them. We have We have an ongoing an ongoing bondbond $200,000 $200,000 to $10 tomillion,” $10 million,” he says. he says. “We enjoy “We enjoy through through time.time. TheyThey inviteinvite me tome their to their houses houses for events. for events. beingbeing able to able help to everyone.” help everyone.” We stay We in stay touch in touch and that’s and that’s where where the referral the referral business business comes comes into play,” into play,” Anthony Anthony emphasizes. emphasizes. “The“The samesame thingthing holdsholds true for trueother for other REALTORS® REALTORS® in theinbusiness. the business. I really I really enjoyenjoy the friendly the friendly relationships relationships I get to I get have to have with with otherother people people in theinindustry the industry through through time.”time.” Congratulations Congratulations to Anthony to Anthony Dicicco Dicicco for reaching for reaching greatgreat results results for people for people across across the region the region … achieving … achieving aboveabove and beyond and beyond with with his 24/7 his 24/7 drivedrive and his andcommitment his commitment to to getting getting the job thedone job done for those for those around around him. him.
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AwayAway from from work,work, Anthony Anthony treasures treasures time time he he gets to gets spend to spend with with his family, his family, including including his his wife,wife, Nicole, Nicole, who has whoworked has worked as a full-time as a full-time special special education education teacher teacher for 22for years, 22 years, their their four daughters, four daughters, and his andmother, his mother, Carol.Carol. In hisInfree his time, free time, in addition in addition to soaking to soaking up asup as manymany moments moments with with his family his family as possible, as possible, Anthony Anthony has ahas passion a passion for playing for playing ice hockey. ice hockey. He also He has alsoahas heart a heart for helping, for helping, as well. as well. EachEach year,year, one ofone theofmost the most gratifying gratifying waysways he he enjoys enjoys getting getting involved involved is with is with the Toys the Toys for for Tots drive Tots drive for Children’s for Children’s Hospital. Hospital.
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WhileWhile Jim Briggs Jim Briggs has had hasmany had many professional professional suc- successes cesses over over his past his 46-year past 46-year career career in real inestate, real estate, his most his most memorable memorable and personally and personally rewarding rewarding accomplishments accomplishments involve involve the people the people he has hehelped has helped and the andwork the work he has hedone has done with with organizations organizations like like FACTFACT BucksBucks County, County, BucksBucks County County Housing Housing Group, Group, and Fisherman’s and Fisherman’s Mark.Mark. Jim has Jimbuilt has built his business his business by both by both serving serving as anas ambassador an ambassador for underserved for underserved and disenfranchised and disenfranchised communities, communities, whilewhile also helpalso helping his ingclients his clients and carving and carving a space a space in theinreal theestate real estate industry industry as a luxury as a luxury specialist. specialist. A natural A natural leader leader and lover and lover of people, of people, Jim has Jim has always always had ahad desire a desire to serve to serve and advocate and advocate for larger for larger communities communities through through representation representation and ambasand ambassadorship. sadorship. Growing Growing up inup Beaver in Beaver Falls,Falls, he became he became very very involved involved with with the American the American FieldField student student exchange exchange program. program. His leadership His leadership in theinorganizathe organization led tiontoled histointerest his interest in foreign in foreign services services and desire and desire to become to become a diplomat. a diplomat. Jim attended Jim attended American American University’s University’s School School of of International International Service Service in Washington, in Washington, D.C. to D.C. study to study foreign foreign services, services, but after but after taking taking his world his world trip on trip on the SS theSeven SS Seven Seas,Seas, traveling traveling to South to South America, America, Africa Africa and Europe, and Europe, he decided he decided to transfer to transfer to Penn to Penn StateState University University and pursue and pursue his interest his interest in arts inand arts and science science instead. instead. He toured He toured the country the country as part as of part of the Penn the Penn StateState choirchoir and entered and entered the restaurant the restaurant industry industry as a singer as a singer waiter. waiter. Jim spent Jim spent a fewayears few years in theinrestaurant the restaurant industry industry afterafter college, college, traveling traveling as a “ski as a bum” “ski bum” in Stowe in Stowe Vermont Vermont and working and working in various in various restaurants restaurants as a as a bartender bartender and manager. and manager. His restaurant His restaurant adventures adventures took took him to him Cape to Cape Cod, Cod, SaintSaint Thomas, Thomas, Puerto Puerto Rico,Rico, and lastly, and lastly, New New Hope,Hope, where where he decided he decided to setto set rootsroots and create and create a home. a home.
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SinceSince New New HopeHope was considered was considered a “weekend a “weekend town”town” to many to many at theattime, the time, Jim began Jim began meet-meeting a ing lot of a lot people of people who were who were looking looking to buy to buy a home a home in theinarea. the area. Wanting Wanting to help to people help people achieve achieve that goal, that goal, he decided he decided to gettohis getreal his real estateestate in license in license 1976 1976 and thus and started thus started his his adventures adventures in real inestate. real estate. WithWith people people as theasprimary the primary focusfocus of hisof his career, career, Jim built Jim built his business his business by just bybeing just being socially socially activeactive and involved and involved in hisincommuhis community. In nity. theInlate the1980s, late 1980s, he helped he helped bringbring FACTFACT (Fighting (Fighting Aids Aids Continuously Continuously Together) Together) to to BucksBucks County, County, establishing establishing the local the local chapter chapter and serving and serving as a board as a board member member and founding and founding director director for years. for years. As somewhat As somewhat of anof ambassador an ambassador for the for the LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ community community in New in New Hope,Hope, Jim also Jim also helped helped establish establish the Rainbow the Rainbow RoomRoom for for LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ youthyouth in thein2000s. the 2000s. “When “When we realized we realized the youth the youth in theinarea the area werewere beingbeing discriminated discriminated against against and thrown and thrown out ofout their of their families, families, we decided we decided to create to create a support a support roomroom for them. for them. My husband My husband and and others others would would go togo these to these meetings meetings and hear and hear teenagers teenagers say how say their how their parents parents kicked kicked themthem out ofout theofhouse the house afterafter learning learning they they werewere gay. gay. It was It heart-wrenching. was heart-wrenching. AfterAfter establishing establishing the Rainbow the Rainbow room,room, we were we were able to able provide to provide a a safe environment safe environment for those for those teensteens to gather,” to gather,” explained explained Jim. Jim. In addition In addition to helping to helping establish establish the the Rainbow Rainbow Room, Room, Jim served Jim served for several for several yearsyears on the onBoard the Board of Directors of Directors with with BucksBucks County County Housing Housing Group, Group, an organization an organization that advances that advances the interests the interests of people of people with with low-moderate low-moderate income income and people and people in crises in crises through through the provision the provision of affordable of affordable housing housing and related and related socialsocial services. services. For the Forpast the 20 pastyears, 20 years, Jim has Jimalso has supported also supported the Fisherman’s the Fisherman’s MarkMark in Lambertville, in Lambertville, sup- supplying plying food food and clothing and clothing donations, donations, and doing and doing monthly monthly food food delivery delivery to thetofood the food pantry. pantry. MoreMore recently, recently, Jim conducted Jim conducted a “Backpack a “Backpack challenge” challenge” event, event, which which resulted resulted in a total in a total of 25of backpacks 25 backpacks beingbeing filledfilled with with school school supplies supplies for children for children in need. in need. “This“This will be will anbe an ongoing ongoing eventevent that Ithat am Iproud am proud to beto involved be involved in,” said in,” Jim. said Jim.
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Jim has Jimhosted has hosted numerous numerous events events over over the years the years for both for both charities charities and clients. and clients. For years, For years, he hosted he hosted an annual an annual appreciation appreciation eventevent and and fundraiser fundraiser at hisatrestored his restored historic historic homehome in Buckingham. in Buckingham. Upwards Upwards of of a hundred a hundred people people would would comecome out out dressed dressed in theinappropriate the appropriate themed themed attire, attire, for fun forand funfestivities, and festivities, like like bounce-houses bounce-houses for kids, for kids, face paintface painting, horse ing, horse rides,rides, and karaoke. and karaoke. Jim loved Jim loved entertaining, entertaining, throwing throwing parties, parties, and showing and showing his clients his clients how much how much he cared. he cared. He used He used to to have have a program a program calledcalled “Vested “Vested Interest,” Interest,” where where he’d make he’d make a vesta vest to give to away give away as a closing as a closing gift togift histo his clients clients and fellow and fellow agents, agents, whenwhenever ever a listing a listing would would close.close. Vested Vested Interest Interest eventually eventually turned turned into crafting into crafting a special a special pottery pottery piece,piece, or ornamental or ornamental birdhouse. birdhouse. During During the pandemic, the pandemic, he made he made over over 1,0001,000 face masks face masks for friends, for friends, fam- family, clients, ily, clients, and kids, and kids, and shipped and shipped themthem all over all over the country. the country.
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“I have “I have known known Jim for Jimalmost for almost 40 years. 40 years. I work I work with with dozens dozens if notifhundreds not hundreds of [real of [real estateestate agents] agents] and Iand can Isay canwithout say without hesitation hesitation that that Jim isJim among is among the best. the best. He isHe hard-working, is hard-working, ethical, ethical, and intimately and intimately knows knows this area. this area. Whether Whether selling selling or buying, or buying, in Jim inyou Jimwill you will have have an advocate an advocate and he and will hedo will everything do everything in hisinpower his power to achieve to achieve the outcome the outcome you you desire. desire. In addition In addition to that, to that, you gain you again friend a friend for life. forTo life. coin To one coinofone hisofown his phrases, own phrases, ‘I ‘I have have a vested a vested interest interest in your in your future.’ future.’ Go toGo to JimBriggsRealEstate.com JimBriggsRealEstate.com and Contact and Contact Jim.”Jim.”
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TimeTime is money, is money, and nobody and nobody has ahas minute a minute to to wastewaste in today’s in today’s real estate real estate market. market. That’sThat’s why REALTORS® why REALTORS® love working love working with with Quaint Quaint Oak Mortgage Oak Mortgage LoanLoan Officer Officer Patrick Patrick Lopez. Lopez. WhenWhen he says he asays client a client is pre-approved, is pre-approved, therethere are never are never any issues any issues at theatclosing the closing table.table. And ifAnd a client if a client isn’t ready isn’t ready yet, he yet, nurtures he nurtures themthem through through the process the process until until they are, they are, handing handing themthem back back to their to their real estate real estate agentagent on a silver on a silver platter. platter. “Out “Out of theof309 theloans 309 loans I managed I managed last year, last year, everyevery singlesingle person person I pre-approved I pre-approved was able was able to close to close whenwhen they found they found the right the right home,” home,” Patrick Patrick says.says. “At Quaint “At Quaint Oak Mortgage, Oak Mortgage, we we offer offer the entire the entire spectrum spectrum of loans, of loans, shareshare a tremendous a tremendous amount amount of knowledge, of knowledge, and and do the dowork the work to gettopeople get people to closing. to closing. As a As a result, result, my loan my volume loan volume for 2021 for 2021 was over was over $70-million, $70-million, mostmost of which of which camecame from from REALTOR® REALTOR® partner partner referrals. referrals. ThoseThose rela- relationships tionships meanmean everything everything to me, toand me,I’m and I’m proudproud of myofreputation my reputation for being for being an honest, an honest, straightforward straightforward lending lending professional professional whom whom people people can depend can depend on and ontrust.” and trust.” A Philadelphia A Philadelphia native, native, Patrick Patrick graduated graduated from from Temple Temple University University with with a BA ainBA in Business. Business. AfterAfter college, college, he started he started working working in theinmortgage the mortgage industry industry because because it comit combinedbined his love his of love numbers of numbers with with his interest his interest in real inestate. real estate. “I’ve “I’ve bought bought and sold and over sold over 30 investment 30 investment properties, properties, from from rehabbed rehabbed single-family single-family homes homes to oldtowarehouses old warehouses I I
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