Scott Dunbar to manage newly opened Troop Real Estate
February 06, 2004
Santa Paula News
Citing the Santa Clara Valley’s emerging growth potential, Troop Real Estate, Inc. has opened a Santa Paula office to serve the entire valley and named the award-winning area Broker Scott Dunbar to manage the office, announces Bob Harrison, West Ventura County regional manager for Troop. Located in the Vons Shopping Center at 586 W. Main St. in Santa Paula, the new Troop office, its fifth in West County and eleventh overall in Ventura County, debuts with five seasoned agents knowledgeable in this specific market, according to Harrison.
“We are excited about the growth potential of the valley,” said Harrison. “Santa Paula’s strategic location within the region will enable our company to maximize service to clients coming to and relocating within an area that includes Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru and east to the L.A. County line.”Commenting on the Santa Paula office, company President Brian Troop stated: “The Santa Paula office rounds out our full-service coverage of Ventura County. The Santa Clara Valley is an area earmarked for growth over the next 10 years, and I believe it holds countless opportunities. We are delighted to have Scott Dunbar’s association with Troop. His knowledge and expertise in the area for so many years made him the best choice to lead the office.”Joining Troop after serving as an associate for Century 21 Buena Vista in Santa Paula for some six years, Dunbar provides extensive knowledge of West Ventura County. He also has a proven track record as a successful business owner and Real Estate Broker specializing in marketing and sales of ranch, land and commercial properties. “Scott will continue to serve his clients well in this capacity,” Harrison said.While at Century 21, Dunbar received the “Centurion Award” each year from 1999 through 2003. He also distinguished himself as a Broker and manager of the company’s ranch and land division. He is an Accredited Land Consultant, Designee Seniors Real Estate Specialist, and a member of the Realtors Land Institute.Active in community affairs, Dunbar is a member of the Santa Paula Rotary Club, the Ventura County Farm Bureau, and the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce.Joining Scott Dunbar in Troop’s new Santa Paula office is his wife, Cynthia, a top agent in her own right at Century 21. Cynthia Dunbar will be a real estate producing agent, as well as handling some administrative duties.A fourth generation resident of Santa Paula and a graduate of Santa Paula High School, Cynthia Dunbar served as relocation director, Broker administrator and full-time agent while at Century 21. She is a second term president of the Soroptimist International of Santa Paula, a director for eight years of the Santa Clara Valley Boys & Girls Club, and is currently serving as a City Council appointed member of the Santa Paula Citywide Visioning Committee and member of the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce.
Cynthia Dunbar has remained active with the Ventura County Coastal Association of Realtors, having served on the Multiple Listing Committee for six years and a membership-elected committee member of the Board of Realtors Political Action Committee.The Dunbars reside in Santa Paula.Commenting on their move to Troop, Scott Dunbar said: “We look forward to being part of the Troop family and a company that has the integrity, energy and drive to see that its clients receive the most satisfaction during their transactions. We are also delighted that the new office is in Santa Paula. The completion of Highway 126 has been vital to easily bridging the area from San Fernando – Los Angeles west to the Santa Clara Valley.”Established in 1987, Troop Real Estate, Inc. is Ventura County’s largest independent brokerage and has perennially been a leader in the county’s residential market for the number and dollar volume of listings sold. The company, with approximately 450 seasoned sales professionals, provides the full range of residential, property management, REO, commercial, financial, new homes, escrow, estate homes and relocation services.Troop offices are located in Simi Valley, Agoura, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Moorpark, Camarillo, Channel Islands, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Paula and Northridge.