Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate | Executive Partners is the first and only real estate company in the CSRA to receive a 2014 CARTUS Platinum Excellence Award. Platinum is the highest level of the CARTUS Excellence Awards. The award was presented at the 2014 CARTUS Broker Network International Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL on February 28, 2014.

CARTUS, a global relocation provider, holds agencies to the highest standards in service and values, requiring each broker to achieve specific metrics.

Broker and Owner Tommy Stephenson says, "I am very proud of the hard work and dedication our staff and agents have put in to achieve this milestone. We set the goal early on to achieve Platinum Status with CARTUS, and our hard work has paid off. It gives our company great pride to represent the hard-working men and women of our great military, and this achievement is truly a testament to that."

To achieve these specific metrics, CARTUS requires all Relocation Agents to attend classes every year for each of its branches. The goal of this intensive training is to update agents on the latest policies and procedures, as well as to reinforce policies and procedures already in place.

Whitney Caudle, BHGEP Relocation Coordinator, says, “Not only did we exceed the CARTUS expectations, but also we have influenced other brokers in the Southeastern Region to challenge themselves.”