LOU FRICKE - WINS PLUTONIUM AWARD AGAIN! Lou Fricke - Broker Associate and Senior Partner at SCV Homes Inc. has achieved the Plutonium Award for transactions in the 1st Quarter of 2002. "Transactions in a quarter" is an award frequently given out by local real estate companies. The award's catagories usually include Bronze (e.g. 12 transactions), Silver (e.g. 24 transactions), Gold (e.g. 36 transactions) and Platinum (e.g. 60 transactions). However, in rare circumstances - when an individual agent's production is "through the roof" so to speak - a company may bestow a Diamond award (e.g. 80 transactions) or in this case the Plutonium award (e.g. 100 transactions)!!! As far as local records show, the Plutonium Award only been awarded once before (to Lou for 2nd Quarter 2001) and this time, Lou smashed his own record (106 transactions) with 122 transactions for the period Jan through March 2002!!! Lou Fricke has been the #1 agent in the Santa Clarita Valley for the past twelve years. Lou has sold more homes for a higher sales volume than any other agent in the SCV. In addition, Lou is on pace to sell over 200 homes for a sales volume of approx. $60,000,000 this year. Bottom line… Lou is on pace to make the year 2002 the 13th consecutive year as the SCV's #1 real estate agent. Gil Dominguez, Broker of SCV Homes Inc., said, "Lou has served so many clients over such a long period of time, that his name is very well recognized in this town. In fact, just about every homeowner you meet has either worked with Lou or knows someone who has worked with Lou. I guess it just goes to show that if you take care of people, they'll take care of you. And that's what Lou has done for the past 14 years - take awesome care of his clients; and in return they have reciprocated with lots of repeat and referral business!" You can reach Lou Fricke and SCV Homes Inc. by phone - (661) 259.7411, email - lou@scvhomes.com or by visiting the company's web site at www.scvhomes.com.