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Despite disruptions caused by the pandemic, RE/MAX Around Atlanta has hired 16 new agents since September 2020.

The agents range from those just beginning their careers in real estate after leaving industries that were impacted by the coronavirus, like hospitality and restaurants, to veterans returning to the firm from other local teams, according to a press release.

The on-boarded new agents are: Francis Kieffer, Taylor Ruden, Kaileigh Lulay, Oliver Atcheson, Dawn Hall, Nathan Minkwic, Sarah Ranier, Nick Magarian, Tony Money, Emily Spears, Melissa Paulk and Krista Shinn.

The returning agents are Julie Bakken, Christina Bach Norman, Leslie Tomasini and Olivia Ott.

The addition of the agents comes as RE/MAX Around Atlanta saw “significant” growth in pending contract and closed sale volume in 2020 over 2019, the firm said.