RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, INC. "The Voice of Real Estate in Rhode Island" Press ReleaseContact: Kerry Park |
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RI Association of REALTORS® Announces 2010 RI REALTOR of the YearOctober 25, 2010, Warwick, RI - The Rhode Island Association of Realtors (RIAR) has announced that Robert Scaralia of RE/MAX 1st Choice in Cranston was chosen by his peers as the 2010 Rhode Island Realtor of the Year. The award recognizes one of more than 4200 Realtors throughout Rhode Island for their dedication to the Realtor organization and their local communities. The statewide winner is chosen from the winners of five regional Realtor of the Year awards. Scaralia, a Warwick, Rhode Island resident who is a second generation Realtor, was the 2001 President of the Greater Providence Board of Realtors, where he also served as Secretary, Treasurer and Vice President. He was the 2004 President of the State-Wide Multiple Listing Service and the 2008 President of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. He has been a member of numerous committees for the national, state and local boards of Realtors. Scaralia has twice been elected Realtor of the Year by the Greater Providence Board of Realtors (GPBOR) and is a Lear award recipient for his service to GPBOR. He is a state-certified real estate instructor. Other candidates for the RI Realtor of the Year award included Carol Hale of Nunes Realty in Newport, recipient of the Newport County Board of Realtors 2010 Realtor of the Year award; Robert Jeffrey of Paragon Properties LLC in Woonsocket, the Northern RI Board of Realtors 2010 Realtor of the Year award winner; Peter Spinella, the recipient of the Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors 2010 Realtor of the Year Award; and Dean de Tonnancourt of Keller Williams in Cranston, winner of the Kent Washington Association of Realtors 2010 Realtor of the Year award. |
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About the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS®The Rhode Island Association of REALTORS®, one of the largest trade organizations in Rhode Island with more than 5,000 members in nearly 1,000 offices, has been serving Rhode Islanders since 1948. Advocating for Rhode Island's property owners, the Rhode Island Association of REALTORS® provides a facility for professional development, research and exchange of information among its members and to the public and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system and the right to own real property. Last year, RI Realtors transacted $6.9 billion in residential real estate sales and $7.1 billion in total sales and rentals including commercial transactions. The Association is one of more than 1,500 boards and associations that comprise the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America's largest trade association, representing over 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries and who subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics. REALTOR® is a federally registered collective membership mark which identifies a real estate professional who is member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics. |
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