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          Long & Foster Companies, Inc has 35 locations, listed below.

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            • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

              14501 George Carter Way Chantilly, VA 20151-1787

            • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

              14501 George Carter Way The Ellipse At Westfield's Chantilly, VA 20151-1787

            • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

              4733 Bethesda Ave Bethesda, MD 20814-5228

            • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

              20 Chevy Chase Cir NW Washington, DC 20015-2979

            • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

              6320 Allentown Rd Camp Springs, MD 20748-2609

            Business ProfileLong & Foster Companies, Inc

            Real Estate
            HeadquartersMulti Location Business
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            14501 George Carter Way

            Chantilly, VA 20151-1787

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            (703) 653-8500

            Customer Reviews

            1/5

            Average of 4 Customer Reviews

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            Customer Complaints

            12 complaints closed in last 3 years

            2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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            A+
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            Years in Business: 56

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            Long & Foster Companies, Inc has 35 locations, listed below.

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              • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

                14501 George Carter Way Chantilly, VA 20151-1787

              • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

                14501 George Carter Way The Ellipse At Westfield's Chantilly, VA 20151-1787

              • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

                4733 Bethesda Ave Bethesda, MD 20814-5228

              • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

                20 Chevy Chase Cir NW Washington, DC 20015-2979

              • Long & Foster Companies, Inc

                6320 Allentown Rd Camp Springs, MD 20748-2609

              Headquarters
              14501 George Carter Way, Chantilly, VA 20151-1787
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              BBB File Opened:
              1/19/1997
              Years in Business:
              56
              Business Started:
              1/1/1968
              Business Started Locally:
              11/22/2004
              Business Incorporated:
              11/22/2004
              Licensing Information:
              This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
              BBB records show a license number of 0226009158 for this business, issued by Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)-VA

              These agencies may include:

              Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)-VA

              9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400

              Henrico VA 23233

              (804) 367-8500

              http://www.dpor.virginia.gov

              BBB records show a license number of 2705084180 for this business, issued by Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)-VA

              These agencies may include:

              Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR)-VA

              9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400

              Henrico VA 23233

              (804) 367-8500

              http://www.dpor.virginia.gov

              Type of Entity:
              Corporation
              Alternate Business Name
              • Long & Foster - Bethesda Office
              • Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
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              Business Management
              • Ms. Brenda B. Shipplett (VA/WV Division), Vice President/General Manager
              • Mr. J. Nicholas D'Ambrosia, Designated Broker
              • Mr. Timothy E. McGrath, President
              Contact Information

              Principal

              • Ms. Brenda B. Shipplett (VA/WV Division), Vice President/General Manager
              • Mr. J. Nicholas D'Ambrosia, Designated Broker
              • Mr. Timothy E. McGrath, President

              Customer Contact

              • Mr. J. Nicholas D'Ambrosia, Designated Broker
              Additional Contact Information

              Fax Numbers

              • (410) 535-6129
                Other Fax
              • (410) 535-1910
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              Customer Complaints

              12 Customer Complaints

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              Most Recent Customer Complaint

              03/20/2023

              Complaint Type:
              Service or Repair Issues
              Status:
              Resolved
              So I a Section 8 Voucher holder. I have been searching for a place to move. I was connected to an agent about a home for rent. Tanavia. She took me to see a home that had for rent sign with Listing Agent. *****************************. She inquired that I should immediately apply. After paying multiple of application fees and getting denied. I struggled to get the money to pay application fee of $165. I was able to secure the funds. That same day. Jan 16, 2023. I waited to hear something back.. I was told should not be long as I was the only applicant and the house had been in the Market for rent over 100 days. I texted the agent I worked with ******* on Jan 18th. She said that she hadn't heard back since submitting my application. On Monday said that Landlord did not approve my application. I asked why and she said she did not know. I contacted the listing Agent ****** for an answer. He replied he was not aware that the Owners were not accepting applications. I requested my money back for applying. Application fees are for homes that are accepting and open to sell or rent. The Home is still listed for Rent. He said that ******* should have told me it was not. I contacted the main office to report this and they referred me back to him. Again I am a low income resident who has a section 8 voucher. The listing said Vouchers Welcomed. I have been hustled out of my money that was hard for me to get and give.
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              Most Recent Customer Review

              Kari T

              10/14/2022

              Long and Foster allow their agents to forge a buyer's offer to terms the buyer refused to sign. I would not make an offer unless I had a 90% loan pre-approval letter to attach, which LF's agent helped me to get. However, my agent did not want the seller to see 'amount to finance 90%' so she changed it to say '80%', which I had refused to authorize. LF allows their agents to 'require' a 6% commission fee as a condition of submitting a buyer's offer. Twice I tried to offer 3% but was told that when using dual agency a buyer needed to offer 6%. As the dual agent LF knew they were being paid 2.4% by the seller and that I would be legally responsible for paying them the difference of 3.4%, or $9,000, for their 'professional services' LF allows their agents to give buyers a property disclosure form that does not comply with the law. My LF agent was looking over my shoulder as I signed each page and remained silent when she saw I didn't notice two questions were missing answers. The answer to both questions was 'yes,' and had I known of these defects I would not have made an offer. Finally, my LF 'found' square footage that was not built by the builder. (How fortunate that it added 3% to the list price, enough to cover the listing agent fee!!!) The sq footage 'found' was not included in teh CAD drawing provided by developer. My LF agent was provisional, or entry level, and by law needed supervision. But this was yet another law that LF doesn't care to follow. As you can tell from above my inexperienced agent was allowed to do whatever she wanted, including forging my offer, at great harm to myself. I would hire a performing circus monkey before hiring anyone representing Long and Foster.
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