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Pinellas County Realtor Takes Office As President of Florida’s Largest Professional Association
ORLANDO, Fla., January 2007 – Nancy Riley, broker, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Pinellas County, has been installed as the 2007 President of the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR), the state’s largest professional association with 170,000 members.
Riley is a member of the Pinellas Suncoast Association of Realtors and the Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors. She has served her local associations in numerous capacities, including as the 1999 president of what was then the Greater Clearwater Association of Realtors (now part of the merged Pinellas Suncoast Association) and was honored as the 2000 Realtor of the Year by the Greater Clearwater Association. On the state level, she served FAR as president-elect in 2006, treasurer in 2004, as vice president-secretary in 2003 and as a district vice president in 2000. On the national level, she is a director for the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) and has also chaired and served on numerous committees.
Riley has earned a number of real estate designations including Certified Residential Specialist (CRS), Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) and Performance Management Network (PMN).
She has been active in a number of community, social and political organizations. Riley was elected Republican State Committeewoman for Pinellas County and serves on the Board of Directors of the Republican Party of Florida. A graduate of the Leadership St. Pete Class of 1995, she was a voting delegate to the 2000 Republican convention in New York. A mother of four daughters and grandmother of six, she lives in Clearwater with her husband Tom.
Reflecting on what lies ahead for the real estate industry in 2007, Riley says, “The Florida Association of Realtors has built a foundation for a stronger political presence in Tallahassee and in Washington, D.C. Our Realtor members can expect to see their state association resources committed to a broad spectrum of property rights and quality-of-life issues. We’ve got to get insurance and property tax issues under control. Not only is it vital to our industry, but the state’s economy is dependent on a robust real estate market.”
The Florida Association of Realtors®, the voice for real estate in Florida, provides programs, services, ongoing education, research and legislative representation to its 170,000 members in 68 local boards/associations throughout the state.
© 2007 FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
