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McCANDLESS - For the past year or so, Prudential Preferred Realty co-owner Helen Sosso has been commuting from Pittsburgh to Sarasota, Fla.
The reason? Ms. Sosso has been helping her son, Scott, start his own residential real estate business, Prudential Palms Realty in Sarasota, which is owned by the Sosso family.
"Scott wanted to start his own company, and I came to help," said Ms. Sosso, contacted at her Florida office. I don't even have a title." Ms. Sosso is one of the better-known real estate brokers in Greater Pittsburgh. She and her business partner, Ron Croushore, bought Prudential Preferred Realty in 1991, and it has become the Pittsburgh areas thirdlargest residential brokerage.
Since opening in August 2002, Prudential Palms has grown to -eight offices in Sarasota County with 130 sales agents. The...