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Daugherty Leaders
John Daugherty, Realtors recently nominated Kathy Wetmore, Laura Sakowitz Sweeney, Lisa Kornhauser, Barbara Josephson and Marc Ziegler for The Wall Street Journal, lore Magazine and REAL Trends, Inc.’s third annual Top 200 Real Estate Professionals Award. Individuals who closed more than 75 sides or $30 million in sales and sales teams with more than 125 closed sides or $50 million in closed sales volume top the list of nominees.
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Pathway Taps Cartwright
Kimberly Cartwright has been promoted to Realtor with Pathway Real Estate Advisors. Formerly a sales associate, Cartwright joined Pathway in 2005. Cartwright has seven years’ experience in commercial real estate, leasing office space and bookkeeping. She specializes in the Pearland/Alvin area.
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Transwestern
Transwestern Realty Finance Partners, L.L.C hired Michael Girimonti as Senior Vice President in its New York office.
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John Daugherty Elected
The Luxury Real Estate Board of Regents has elected John Daugherty, Jr., founder/president of Houston-based John Daugherty, Realtors, as one of the 12 new members to its Executive Committee.
John Daugherty, Jr. will serve as the exclusive Houston member on the Executive Committee through April 2009.
“The Executive Committee serves as council to me and my staff on the direction of the Board of Regents program. They refer new members and consult on new program concepts,” said John Brian Losh, CEO and publisher of LuxuryRealEstate.com.
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Crutchfield to Aque
Sheryl Crutchfield has been named Director of Leasing and Marketing for Aque Investment Group, Houston. At Aque Investment, Crutchfield handles leasing and marketing for a 650,000-sf office portfolio with properties in the North Belt and West Houston/Energy Corridor submarkets. She also provides analysis and due diligence for new acquisitions. Crutchfield most recently served as Senior Leasing Manager for Caldwell Companies.
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Deal Gains Recognition
Matthew C. Deal of Houston has been named a member of the Counselors of Real Estate, an international organization of respected real estate professionals.
Deal is co-managing partner of Lewis Realty Advisors, a well-known Houston-based appraisal and real estate counseling firm.
Established in 1953, the Counselors of Real Estate is an international membership organization of 1,100 advisors who provide intelligent, unbiased, and trusted real estate advice. Membership is selective, extended by invitation only.
““Matthew Deal is one of the top real estate experts in his field and is recognized nationally. Deal represents the high-caliber of real estate advisors who are invited to join this prestigious group and earn the CRE designation,” said Gregory Lewis, CRE, chairman of the Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter of the Counselors of Real Estate and Mr. Deal's sponsor.
Counseling is not considered a specific real estate discipline, such as brokerage, management, or appraisal. Rather, it is considered a problem-solving process. No matter the property type, real estate decision makers call upon Counselors for advice on the many diversified issues encountered in the broad field of real estate. Areas of expertise include: expert witness testimony and litigation support; economic and fiscal impact studies; financing; development; acquisition and dispositions; public/private partnerships and investment analysis and strategy.
To earn the CRE designation, a minimum of 10 years experience in the real estate field is required. The Counselors of Real Estate organization is an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.
In his private practice at Lewis Realty Advisors, Deal has completed counseling assignments for many governmental agencies and private property owners. In addition, he has analyzed the impact of environmental conditions on property values and appraised the value of office buildings, apartments, golf courses, condominiums, restaurants, financial institutions, retail, distribution centers, master-planned communities, sports and entertainment facilities, timberland, churches, hotels, ranches, and raw land.
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Colliers Names SVPs
The Houston office of Colliers International is pleased
to announce the promotions of Walker Barnett, Patrick Graham, Saul Keeton, and Jay Kyle to Senior Vice President effective immediately. Fred Baca, President of Colliers
International in Houston, stated, “Colliers International’s presence continues to expand and
make its mark on Houston."
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Daugherty Recognized by Nancy
Owens Foundation for Giving
John A. Daugherty, Jr., president of John Daugherty, Realtors was given the first “Spirit of Giving” award from the Nancy Owens Memorial Foundation (NOMF). Daugherty was selected as a recipient for his years of philanthropic support to NOMF, which was established in 2002 to aid funding for charities committed to breast cancer research. Nancy Owens a longtime friend and associate of John A. Daugherty, Realtors worked at his company for 10 years.
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Moody Rambin Taps Dray
Christopher S. Dray has joined Moody Rambin Interests’ Office Services Division as Senior Vice President, Investment Sales. He has 19 years of experience in investment banking, sales and marketing with Wachovia, Williams Securities and Monsanto Company. Prior to joining Moody Rambin, Dray was Director of Acquisitions, Eastern USA, for Creekstone and Director of Private Clients for Triad Real Estate Consulting Group.
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Pathway Real Estate Advisors
Patrice Wooten Hightower has been named Secretary/Treasurer of Pathway Real Estate Advisors, a Houston-area real estate brokerage and management firm.
Patrice Wooten Hightower is a Partner and Realtor with Pathway Real Estate Advisors. She is the founder and President of The Pathway Management Group, a diversified investment firm involved in real estate and investment management, and the parent firm of Pathway Real Estate Advisors. A native of Houston’s Riverside area, Wooten Hightower has more than 25 years of experience in real estate asset management and investments in Houston and New York
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Robinson Named
Lois Robinson, a long-time agent with Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors' Pirates Beach office, has accepted the additional responsibility as career development coordinator for the company's two Galveston offices and the office on Tiki Island.
Prior to joining Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors in 2005 as a sales associate, Robinson had a long association with Hines, the international development firm based in Houston
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Inman Promotes Swesey, Roberts
Inman News, an independent real estate news service, is proud to announce the promotions of Jessica Swesey, from Editorial & Content Director to Vice President of Content, and Glenn Roberts, Jr., from Reporter to Deputy Editor. In her new role, Ms. Swesey will lead the editorial direction of all content produced by the company, including news, research reports, event content, column syndication and blogs. Mr. Roberts will take responsibility of the day-to-day quality control of the news.
Ms. Swesey started with Inman News in 2002 as a Filing Editor and Reporter, and served as the company’s Managing Editor for three years before taking on the role of Editorial & Content Director in early 2007. Previously she worked as a reporter covering local sports for the Courier Express, a small-town newspaper in Pennsylvania. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE). She received her bachelor's degree at West Virginia University.
Perot Makes Big Play
in Houston Area
Hillwood, a Dallas-based firm led by Ross Perot Jr., has purchased the 3,827-acre Sienna Plantation South property in Fort Bend County near Houston. Hillwood's plans for the site calls for 7,000 single-family homes. The community will also have 300 acres for retail and commercial use; 100 acres for schools and churches and more than 1,000 acres for parks and open spaces. Editor's Note: A few days ago, I toured several of the Hillwood communities near Fort Worth by helicopter with Hillwood's Dave Pelletier. From the air, it is evident that Hillwood is capable of producing quality, well-planned developments. The arrival of a major firm like HIllwood in Houston is evidence that the residential market has a bright future. For more on Hillwood's acquisition, please go to our Houston Deals page. Hillwood also is developing a noteworthy urban project in downtown Dallas called Victory, which includes high-rise residential, hotels, retail and office. The outdoor plaza at Victory is a very appealing space. Ashley Parker, daughter of Houston real estate leader Kelley Parker, is on the Victory marketing/PR team.
Greater Houston Builders Association
Sponsors Charity Project at
Minute Maid Park
HomeAid Houston, a charity sponsored by the Greater Houston Builders Association and the local arm of HomeAid National teamed with the Houston Astros and Royce Builders to launch PROJECT PLAYHOUSE, Thursday June 28th at Minute Maid Park during the Astros game. The playhouse is an elaborate 8 foot by 10 foot Texas-style cabin that was constructed with donated materials from companies throughout Houston. The playhouse now sits in its temporary home in Minute Maid Park’s “Squeeze Play” area (the children’s playground in right field). This ambitious fund raiser will benefit Houston’s homeless.
Sales of $5 raffle tickets began June 28th, giving fans a chance to win the playhouse in a drawing on July 28th. Tickets are being sold throughout July at every game.
Royce Builders donated the construction of the playhouse, a miniature replica of a Texas-style cabin complete with cedar siding and stone, a tin roof, a front porch with slate flooring and outfitted inside with the less traditional “cabin” features the playhouse includes a flat screen T.V., cedar baseboards, cedar chair rail, electricity and childproof electrical plugs, phone/cable wiring, air conditioning, hardwood floors, a built-in bench and loft, blinds, a dutch front door, tempered glass on the windows and the playhouse is also wind proofed with storm clips. The electrical company who donated the wiring has also offered to install at no charge, the underground electrical once the playhouse is installed at its final destination. Members of the GHBA donated the necessary materials and labor for construction. The Houston Astros have donated team memorabilia to decorate the interior of the playhouse.
Project Playhouse originated in Orange County, California as HomeAid’s signature fundraiser. This will be the first year HomeAid Houston is partnering with a local builder to construct a playhouse.
“It has always been a priority for Royce Builders to give back to the community that has been so good to us over the past 23 years,” said Shawn Speer, Royce Builders Texas Regional Manager. “When HomeAid Houston approached us about being the designated builder for this generous project, we were more than happy to sign on. This is exactly what we like to get involved in because it brings a number of different segments of the homebuilding industry together for a great cause."
“This exciting and unique fund raising effort has great potential in so many ways,” said Stuart Feldman, chairman of Project Playhouse and a member of the HomeAid Houston Board of Directors. “An obvious benefit is to raise funds for new HomeAid construction projects that provide transitional housing for Houston’s homeless. It is also a powerful way to generate public awareness about the homeless and HomeAid’s commitment to assisting those less fortunate.”
“Project Playhouse is a fun way to generate funds for future HomeAid projects,” said Bette Moser, executive director of HomeAid Houston. “We are so fortunate to have the professionals at Royce Homes, the Houston Astros, and the numerous GHBA members who have offered their services and materials, to make this project a reality. With the interest and enthusiasm we are experiencing, we are confident that Project Playhouse could become an annual fund raiser.”
HomeAid Houston and Dakotablue Homes are teaming together for a second project for 2007 to construct two 4200 square foot homes for Boys and Girls Harbor. These two houses will allow 16 youths to join the Boys and Girls Harbor program. Boys and Girls Harbor was founded 60 years ago. The organization has been committed to providing healthy, comprehensive care for children and families in crisis. For children who are experiencing family hardship, neglect, abandonment or abuse, the Harbor provides a family environment in a home setting. Through its programs, the Harbor strives to help children learn to overcome self-destructive patterns, break cycles of abuse, develop social skills, learn responsibility, and work toward becoming healthy, happy and productive members of society.
For more information on HomeAid Houston and upcoming or past projects, go to www.homeaidhouston.org
The People Blog |
Capmark Finance recently named Julian Kwok as vice president of their Houston Galleria office.
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Transwestern announced the recent promotion of Vicki Hollon to Vice President in our Management Services group
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COLLEGE STATION. – Realtor David Dalzell of Abilene has been elected chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University. D. Marc McDougal, a Lubbock Realtor, is the new vice chairman.
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As part of the CB Richard Ellis and Trammell Crow Company acquisition, CB Richard Ellis announces new leadership roles for former Trammell Crow principals Mark Taylor and Stan Dowell.Taylor will assume the role of Marketing Director for Houston’s Brokerage Services and Asset Services.Dowell assumes his new position as Managing Director for Houston’s Corporate Services.
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Newland Communities has promoted Jennifer Taylor to the company’s newly created position of Vice President of Marketing for Texas, where she will direct marketing efforts for nine master-planned developments in the Houston, Dallas and Austin markets.
Taylor will also play an active role in developing market research and strategies for future Texas acquisitions and start-up projects for San Diego-based Newland Communities, one of the nation’s largest master-planned community developers.
Since 2003, Taylor has been Regional Marketing Director for Newland Communities, and prior to that she served as Marketing Director for the Texas division of Terrabrook, which was acquired by Newland Communities in 2003. She began her real estate development career in 1992 with American General Land Development, starting as a Realtor relations specialist and promoted to Marketing Manager in 1994. Ted Nelson is Texas Region President of Newland.
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Realtor Skip Normandin has opened Normandin Associates Realty in the Colonnade Shopping Center in Atascocita.
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Brandi McDonald and Anthony Fritsche, formerly of Trammell Crow, have joined Transwestern's Houston Tenant Advisory practice as managing directors. Over the last few years, the team has completed over 5.2 million sf of leasing transactions. Also, Transwestern has hired Margaret Ann Cook and Valerie Palmquist.
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Prudential Gary Greene Realtors' Northwest office recently welcomed new manager John Barba, who joins current manager Margo Frederking in directing the activities of the thriving office.
Over the last several years, Barba has been involved in consulting with several Prudential and Cendant companies across the Midwest on mergers, acquisitions and franchising. He also served as general manager for Prudential Texas Properties in Dallas/Fort Worth where, over a two-year period, he tripled the size of that operation
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My friend Edith Lank has completed a new book with a humorous take on real estate. The book, I’ve Heard it All and So Should You: Confessions of a Real Estate Columnist, is published by Dearborn Real Estate Education.. Edith tells how she dealt with some hilarious inquiries from consumers, such as: “I would appreciate any information on Fanny Mae. Also if she has any books out…” Edith's book is available in bookstores and at www.dearbornRE.com
...........................................CB Richard Ellis announced today succession plans for Will Penland, Senior Managing Director for Houston and a 30-year CBRE veteran, as John Holland is named Senior Managing Director for the company’s Houston locations.
Holland, currently Senior Managing Director of Trammell Crow Company in Houston, will manage the daily operations of the Houston offices, which comprises more than 450 staff members, including 80 sales professionals. Penland will assist in the transition of the management responsibilities through the first quarter of 2007.
“The theme of this office acquisition is a perfect fit,” said Penland. ”I believe that John Holland is the perfect fit to lead this new company in the future. John’s a person of integrity with a strong client focus.”
Penland departs CB Richard Ellis after a tenure that began in 1971 in Dallas. Penland moved to Houston in 1977 to establish the Downtown Houston office and became Area Manager for Houston in 1990 where he currently oversees all of CB Richard Ellis’ brokerage and asset services operations. Throughout his career, Penland has served on a number of boards and committees that include: Chairman of the Urban Land Institute District Council, Board Member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Chair of the Real Estate Committee for the Greater Houston Partnership for the past two years, Board Member of the Houston Downtown District and is also a member of the Advisory Council of the School of Real Estate at his alma mater, the University of Texas.
Holland will assume Penland’s role in the Houston Galleria office with more than 20 years of experience at Trammell Crow Company. In his most recent position as Senior Managing Director, Holland was responsible for all aspects of Trammell Crow Company’s Houston service business, including managing a staff of 200 professionals that provide solutions and create value for over 50 million of sf of commercial space for hundreds of Corporate and Institutional clients.
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The Houston Association of Realtors drew a large crowd to its annual banquet at the Houston Inter Continental Houston Hotel. Vicki Fullerton was named Realtor of the Year. .....................
HAR's John E. Wolf Citizenship Cup Award was given to the Nancy Owens Memorial Foundation Committee, a charity that supports the fight against breast cancer. The recipients of the Wolf Citizenship award are Amy Bernstein, James Burke, Cheri Fama, Vicki Fullerton, Terri Guerra, Peggie Kohnert, Lynn Mather, Gloria Moorman, Robin Mueck, Nancy Nunu, Mary Piper, Irby Rozelle, Michelle Sandlin, Katherine Stewart, Peggy Vineyard and Roxane Witte..................................... ..........Rob Cook of Robert D. Cook Properties was sworn in as 2007 chairman of HAR. Other officers include Michael Levitin, Vicki Fullerton, Margie Dorrance, Carlos Bujosa and Lorraine Abercrombie............... In his remarks, HAR President Bob Hale noted that HAR continues to get noticed in the media for its innovative efforts, including a customer feedback program that recognizes Realtors with the best customer service..........New members to the HAR board of directors include Mario Arriaga, Judi Barr, Billy Hartman, Kenneth Li, Sandy MacNaughton, Rob Mueck, Weldon Rigby, Richard Smith, Wayne Stroman, Sharon Teusink, Steve Thistle and Mark Willis.
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My friend and colleague Tom Kelly, one of the top real estate writers in the nation, is preparing to come out with his new book, "Cashing in on a Second Home in Central America.". The book, to be released in early 2007, says the book is a guide for for second home buyers. Kelly, who has a radio show on real estate, has written the book with Mitch Creekmore of Stewart International and Jeff Hornberger of the National Association of Realtors. Contact Tom at news@tomkelly.com .,. Creekmore was featured in a recent Houston Chronicle article by Jena Moreno.
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John Richardson has joined Colliers International as senior vice president in the Houston office leasing division.
Cathy Marlin, Director of Relocation for WEICHERT, REALTORS - Wayne Murray Properties in Houston, has earned the Global Mobility Specialist (GMS) designation after successfully completing the GMS series of courses and exams.
Heritage Texas Properties hosted a large open house at their West Loop offices, with the firm's Robin Mueck and Lynn Zarr shaking hundreds of hands at the entry. All of the company's top people and top agents were on hand, including Cheri Fama, Judy Monroe and Ken Alpha. The offices have a great 12th floor view overlooking Memorial Park. Lorraine Abercrombie, chair of the Houston Association of Realtors, was in attendance. Other faces in the crowd included Rob Cook, Carlos Bujosa, Bill Jones, Henry Cheek, Ted C. Jones, Richard Anderson, Fred Baca, Martha Turner, Dana and Mark Kaufman, Sam Scott, Rene Galvan, Steve Montgomery, Bill Burney, Minnette Boesel, Suzanne Page-Pryde and many many more.
Keller Williams Realty and The Salvation Army are partners in a fund-raising effort to provide homes for needy families, along with food and clothing. Through the Home Sweet Home program, Keller Williams Realtors in the 14 Houston-area market centers will make monetary donations to The Salvation Army in honor of their home buyers and sellers in lieu of closing gifts. Homeowners will have the opportunity to make matching cash contribution. At the kick-off event, Judy Hopkins, a Houston-area Keller Williams broker, explained the program.
Transwestern is pleased to announce that Kevin M. McShea has joined the firm as Senior Vice President for the Bethesda Leasing Group, focusing on tenant advisory services in the Mid-Atlantic Region from Transwestern’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office.
Phoenix Realty Group, a national real estate investment firm that creates and manages urban private equity funds, has announced the hiring of Scott Shea as Vice President, Project Acquisitions and Assistant General Counsel.
Michael Palmer of CB Richard Ellis’ Houston Industrial Tenant Representation team has been promoted to Senior Vice President...... The financial magazine Euromoney has named CB Richard Ellis the overall winner in its 2006 Global Real Estate Awards.
Michael J. Hueppeler has been named vice president of the tenant rep group in the Dallas office of Grubb & Ellis.
Royce Builders, a Houston-based company that ranks among the top 30 privately held homebuilders in the United States, has named veteran real estate marketing professional Margaret Greenwood as Corporate Marketing Director. Greenwood will oversee all national marketing functions for Royce, which operates in five markets including Houston, Dallas, Phoenix, Atlanta and Charlotte.
Travis Stone has been promoted to Senior Vice President overseeing sales and operations for the Houston Division of Newland Communities, a nationwide community developer with active projects in 14 states. In his new position, Stone will direct sales and operations activities for the six Newland Communities developments in the Houston market, including Cinco Ranch, Eagle Springs, Grayson Lakes, Seven Meadows, Summerwood and Telfair. He will also continue to be responsible for daily operations at Telfair, a 2,018-acre community in Sugar Land.
Ryan Moody of Prudential Gary Greene in Jamaica Beach (Galveston) has been named Rookie of the Year. Since starting with the firm in October, Ryan has recorded 18 closings and listed 25 homes. The 27-year-old sold a home his first week as a Realtor.
NewQuest Properties has hired two new associates for its retail leasing and brokerage services division. Houston native Cullen Kappler joins NewQuest after working with Yancey-Hausman in Austin for two years. During his tenure with Yancey-Hausman, Kappler was involved with retail leasing and the acquisition and disposition of properties.Mac Ruggles joins NewQuest after working for more than three years as a mortgage lender with Wells Fargo in Seattle.
CB Richard Ellis announced today that Tre Banks of CB Richard Ellis’ Multi-Housing Team has been promoted to Senior Associate.
National commercial real estate services firm Studley announced that Drew Morris has been promoted to Managing Director in the firm's Houston office. Morris joined Studley in 2003 after serving six years with Trione & Gordon.
CB Richard Ellis announced that Steve Hryszko has joined the firm’s Self-Storage Advisory Group as a Vice President. Hryszko, a 20-year real estate veteran, has a distinguished track record in the self-storage sector, most recently working for U-Store-It, where he oversaw the acquisition of more than $1 billion worth of self-storage properties.
Pat Duggan has been named Houston division president of Taylor Woodrow.
John Langton has joined the Transwestern Commercial Services firm as Vice President in the Development Services group.. Langton will provide development services on Transwestern’s build-to-suit and speculative development projects in Houston. His current activities include oversight of the company’s Texas Medical Center Transit Center and Shadow Creek Ranch Town Center
Congratulations to Michael Desiato, who has been named publisher of Real Estate Media, which is part of the ALM publishing organization. Michael is a great guy and I know he will do well. He is a past president of the National Associaion of Real Estate Editors and I have worked with him in that organization for a number of years. Michael replaces Jonathan Schein who left the firm to pursue other business interests. Michael has been with the Real Estate Media company for a number of years and he was instrumental in launching GlobeSt.com, and the organization's three regional magazines, Real Estate Southern California, Real Estate New York and Real Estate New Jersey. The national Real Estate Forum magazine is the cornerstone of Michael's group.
RealtyNewsReport.com Wins
Major Journalism Award
RealtyNewsReport.com has been named a winner in the Best Web Site category in the 56th Annual Journalism Awards competition of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE).
RealtyNewsReport.Com was founded by veteran journalist Ralph Bivins, who worked at Texas newspapers for a number of years before launching the popular web site in 2004.
The NAREE award winners were selected by a panel of expert judges from the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. Commenting on RealtyNewsReport.Com, the judges said: "This is a truly entrepreneurial site, which provides a newsy, chatty report with a friendly interface. Bivins has extensive print journalism experience in the real estate field, and it shows.”
RealtyNewsReport.com was a second place winner in the Best Web Site category with RealEstateJournal.com, a Dow Jones product, winning first place.
"It is an honor to receive this prestigious award," Bivins said. "The NAREE contest attracts entries from many outstanding journalists around the country."
NAREE, founded in 1929, is the nation's largest organization of journalists who cover residential and commercial real estate, real estate finance, investments, construction and design.
Houston-based RealtyNewsReport.Com focuses on national and regional real estate news and economics coverage. This blend of information has proved to be a winning combination that attracts thousands of readers and information seekers.
"I also want to thank our outstanding webmaster, Analee Micheletti, who deserves a great deal of credit. Her talent has made the site attractive and keeps people tuned-in to RealtyNewsReport.com," Bivins said.
The NAREE awards were presented at the recent NAREE conference in Charlotte, NC. The winners include: Sandy Fleishman of the Washington Post, Carl Larsen of San Diego Union-Tribune, and Jamie Smith Hopkins of the Baltimore Sun. A complete list of winners is below.
WINNERS IN THE NAREE JOURNALISM CONTEST
Winners in the Journalism Competition sponsored by the
National Association of Real Estate Editors include:
Category 1: Best Newspaper Report (More Than 250,000 Circulation)
First Place: Sandra Fleishman, Washington Post
Second Place: Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune
Category 2: Best Newspaper Report (Less Than 250,000 Circulation)
First Place: Shannon Behnken, Tampa Tribune
Second Place: Alec Rosenberg, Oakland Tribune
Category 3: Best Commercial Real Estate Report
First Place: Mandy Jackson, California Real Estate Journal
Second Place: Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune
Category 4: Best General Circulation Magazine Report
First Place: Mari McQueen, Consumer Reports
Second Place: Francis Storrs, Boston Magazine
Category 5: Best Trade Magazine Report
First Place: John Caulfield, Builder Magazine
Second Place: Matt Power, Professional Builder
Category 6: Best Online Report
First Place: Peter Robison, Bloomberg News
Second Place: Holden Lewis, Bankrate.com, Inc.
Category 7: Best Broadcast Report (Radio, Television, Online)
First Place: Carol Massar, Bloomberg TV
Second Place: Ilyce Glink, WGN-TV and Tribune
Category 8: Best Freelance Report (All Media)
First Place: Lisa Davis, Freelance
Second Place: Jane Hodges, Freelance
Category 9: Best Column (All Media)
First Place: Holden Lewis, Bankrate.com, Inc.
Second Place: Ken Harney, Washington Post
Category 10: Best Serial Report (All Media)
First Place: Jamie Smith Hopkins, Baltimore Sun
Second Place: Jim Leusner, Orlando Sentinel
Category 11: Best Collection of Work by an Individual (Real Estate Content)
First Place: Kelly Zito, San Francisco Chronicle
Second Place: Emmet Pierce, San Diego Union-Tribune
Category 12: Best Collection of Work by an Individual (Home Content)
First Place: Rebecca Teagarden, Seattle Times
Second Place: Aglaia Pitcovnis, Bankers & Tradesman
Category 13: Best Newspaper Real Estate Section (More Than 250,000 Circulation)
First Place: Michele Derus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Second Place: Carl Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune
Category 14: Best Newspaper Real Estate Section (Less Than 250,000 Circulation)
First Place: Bill Hartnett, Palm Beach Post
Second Place: Terry Egan, Banker & Tradesman
Category 15: Best Newspaper Home Section (More Than 250,000 Circulation)
First Place: Colleen McBrinn, Seattle Times
Second Place: Judy Stark, St. Petersburg Times
Category 16: Best Newspaper Home Section (Less Than 250,000 Circulation)
No Awards given.
Category 17: Best General Circulation or Shelter Magazine
First Place: Adele Cygelman, Robb Report Vacation Homes
Second Place: Carl Larsen, San Diego Union-Tribune
Category 18: Best Building and Development Magazine
First Place: Denise Dersin, Builder Magazine
Second Place: Leslie Ensor, Custom Home
Category 19: Best Financial Real Estate Magazine
First Place: Jessica Kearney Heidgerken, The Institutional Real Estate Letter
Second Place: Paul Fruchbom, Private Equity Real Estate
Category 20: Best Web Site
First Place: Laura Lorber, RealEstateJournal.com
Second Place: Ralph Bivins, RealtyNewsReport.com
Category 21: Best Team Report (All Media)
First Place: Geoff Dutton and Jill Riepenhoff, Columbus Dispatch
Second Place: Tony Doris and John Pacenti, Palm Beach Post
James D. Carper Award for Best Entry by a Young Journalist
First Place: Jamie Smith Hopkins, Baltimore Sun
Second Place: Mandy Jackson, California Real Estate Journal
Robert F. Brennan Award for Best Overall Entry by an Individual
First Place: Jamie Smith Hopkins, Baltimore Sun
Second Place: Carol Massar, Bloomberg TV
Journalism Award Received
Ralph Bivins accepts Web Site award
on behalf of RealtyNewsReport.com
from Al Heavens, president of the
National Association of Real Estate
Editors (NAREE). The journalism
awards ceremony was held at
the NAREE conference in
Charlotte, NC. Bivins is editor of
RealtyNewsReport.com. Heavens,
who covers real estate for the
Philadelphia Inquirer, is the author
of "What No One Ever Tells You
Abour Remodeling Your
Home.""
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