+
FEATURE FEATURE
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
ORRA helps launch
Housing Floridians
downpayment
assistance program
APRIL
MAY
JUNE
2017
POWER
HOUR
JULY
AUGUST
Dream Big!
101st Convention & Trade Expo
August 16 & 17, 2017 // Orlando, FL
SEPTEMBER
ORRA building suffers
significant damage from
Hurricane Irma
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Outgrowing your space?
Contact a REALTOR® today at
DECEMBER
ORRA Member
Night Out Orlando
City Soccer
Bruce Elliott
installed as 2017
president at the ORRA
Annual Awards and
Inaugural
Orlando Regional
REALTOR® Foundation
awarded $5,000 to
form affordable
housing consortium
ORRA
Year In
Review
President Bruce Elliott
serves as a panelist for
the 2017 State of Orange
County Real Estate
ORRA Holiday
Open House
ORRA supports
Family
Promise
of Greater
Orlando
Great American
REALTOR® Days
Global Real Estate Council of
Orlando sends representatives to
Panama for a trade mission
ORRA Property
Management Council
education session
ORRA
Independent
Small Broker
Council Meeting
ORRA Executive Vice
President Jacque
Stanly retires after
more than 40 years
with the association
Global Real Estate
Council of Orlando
send representatives
to Toronto, Canada for
REALTOR® Quest 2017
Lisa Ford
named 2016
REALTOR®
of the Year
Global Real Estate
Council of Orlando
named Platinum
Council for fourth
consecutive year
2016 ORRA Top
Producer Club
members announced
at ORRA Recognition
Awards Luncheon
Orlando Regional
REALTOR® Foundation
earns 2016 Orange
County Sustainable
Development Award
of Excellence
ORRA earns 2016
Florida REALTORS®
President’s Circle
Award
Orlando REALTORS®
Connect member
engagement platform
introduced
CONNECT
ORRA Gold
Key BBQ
Celebration
ORRA partners with
Greater Tampa
REALTORS® on a
Supra Auto Co-op
Orlando Regional
REALTOR® Foundation
presents Heroes’
Commons at
Jefferson Park homes
to new owners
ORRA annual consumer
awareness campaign
launches with “Use A
REALTOR®” messages
Orlando Regional
REALTOR®
Foundation
awarded $5,000
NAR Housing
Opportunity Grant
ORRA presents
“Market Diversity
on the Internet”
at the Florida Fair
Housing Summit
Florida Realtors®
ORRA hosts reception
during the Florida
Realtors Convention
and Trade Expo
Orlando Regional
Commercial Council
networking
twenty under 40
ORRA Power Hour and
Meet the Leadership
Election Candidates
Reception
Jeff Fagan announced
as 2018 presidentelect
at the 2018 ORRA
Leadership Election
Results Reception
“Totes Of Hope”
Florida REALTORS®
hurricane relief
ORRA offers its
158th educational
class (124 for free or
at low-cost)
ORRA offers its 748th
hour of continuing
education credit
ORRA provides
education to its
9,015th member
REALTOR®
EXPO
2017
FOUNDAT I O N
Property
MANAGEMENT
Council
Global Real Estate
Council of Orlando
business meeting
Global
REAL ESTATE
Council of Orlando
BREAKFAST
FOUNDAT I O N
FOUNDAT I O N
JOIN US >
5
An illustrated
glance at interesting
tidbits about
Orlando’s housing
market and more
DESIGNATION
AWARENESS
MONTH
REALTOR® educational designations and
certifications propel both competency
and consumer confidence
ORLANDO
REALTOR®
Volume 9 | Issue 6
Orlando Regional
REALTOR® Association
1330 Lee Road
Orlando, FL 32810
407.253.3580
orlandorealtors.org
Officers:
President - Bruce Elliott
President-elect - Lou Nimkoff
Treasurer - Jeff Fagan
Secretary - Dennis Burgess
Immediate Past President -
John Lazenby
Directors:
Dallas Ackley
Kathi Adkins
Natalie Arrowsmith
James Batenchuk
Christian Bohyn
Jill Boles
Cat Brower
Joseph Doher
Beatrix Masotti
Cathy Marino
Mike McGraw
Tansey Soderstrom
Reese Stewart
Publisher:
Jacque Stanly
Executive Editor:
Laura Haag
Editor:
Lisa McDuffie
Graphic Designer:
Maya J. Cracasso
23
21
@orrafl facebook.com/orlandorealtors orlandorealtors.org
18
Selected snapshots
from events such
as the Global Real
Estate Council of
Orlando business
meeting and the
ORRA YPN “20 Under
40” awards event.
Head over to ORRA’s
Facebook page or
website to view and
download all event
pix!
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE 4
STATS SHOTS 5
NEWS 6
SPECIAL FEATURES
A 40-YEAR FAREWELL 10
YPN “20 UNDER 40” RISING STARS 12
ORRA YEAR IN REVIEW 16
DESIGNATION AWARENESS MONTH 18
TECHNOLOGY 21
ON THE SCENE 23
SPECIALTY COUNCILS 28
MEMBER NEWS 29
CALENDAR 30
READER'S GUIDE 31
CLOSING OUT 32
STATS
SHOTS
ON THE
SCENE
BET
THE
FARM
Realtors Property Resource tools
contribute to the certain success of your
farming strategy
Orlando REALTOR® (USPS # 022-715) is
published bimonthly by the Orlando
Regional REALTOR® Association, 1330
Lee Road, Orlando, FL 32810. Periodicals
postage paid at Orlando, FL. POSTMASTER:
Send address changes to Orlando Regional
REALTOR® Association, 1330 Lee Road,
Orlando, FL 32810. Subscriptions are $9
per year for members and are paid out
of member dues. Copyright 2017 by the
Orlando Regional REALTOR® Association.
10
16
2 Orlando REALTOR® November / December 2017