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MLS ranked Drinkwater of Grand Gables number one in sales in Scituate

According to the Multiple Listing Service Property Information Network (MLS) David Drinkwater, president/co-owner of Grand Gables Realty Group, is ranked number one in the sale of single family homes and condominium properties for the combined Scituate and Cohasset marketplace for 2007. According to MLS, he was the top producing real estate agent in Scituate in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. For cumulative sales on the coastal South Shore (from Quincy to Plymouth) from 2001 through 2007 he is ranked fourth out of the over 2,000 agents that service the area. In addition to his successes as a listing and selling agent, Drinkwater has established himself as a recognized authority in the real estate field. In 1998 he served as the president of the Plymouth and South Shore Association of Realtors. In 2002 Drinkwater was the president and chief industry spokesperson for the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) and in 2006 he served as the regional vice president of the National Association of Realtors. Drinkwater founded Grand Gables Realty Group in 2002 with his wife, Mary-Ellen (Meehan) Drinkwater. He also holds an active license in Mass. as a certified public accountant.
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