MAAR Honors Members at Annual Awards Luncheon

December 16, 2011

by Tennessee RealEstateRama

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – December 16, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — The Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® announced the recipients of its 2011 awards at a luncheon held on Wednesday, Dec. 14:

Shorty Watkins of Century 21 Maselle & Associates was named 2011 REALTOR® of the Year. Mindy Creech of RE/MAX on Track was named 2011 REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® of the Year. The 2011 Affiliate of the Year honor went to Wendy Thompson of Patriot Bank Mortgage. Raymond Bursi of Bascom Realty received the Community Service Award. There were two recipients of the Outstanding Leadership Award: Isaac Northern, Jr. of Northern, Inc, and Fontaine Taylor of Crye-Leike, Inc., REALTORS®.

Leon Dickson, MAAR’s 2011 president, gave Presidential Awards to Ron Poe of The Poe Firm, P.C., and to MAAR Staff.

“These honorees are an integral part of our association and the community,” Dickson said. “Their efforts are the reason that we have one of the most respected and progressive associations in the industry. We sincerely appreciate their dedication.”

Serving the Mid-South for more than 100 years as the Voice for Local Real Estate, the Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® serves and represents real estate professionals as well as provides real estate information to the general public. About 3,500 members unite to make up one of Tennessee’s largest local REALTOR® organizations with real estate expertise stretching throughout the greater Memphis area. The MAARdata system includes records of all property transactions in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties. The MLS includes listings in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton, Hardeman, Hardin, McNairy, and Lauderdale counties in Tennessee; DeSoto County in Mississippi; and Crittenden County in Arkansas.

MAAR members subscribe to the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics. For more information, visit MAAR’s Web site at www.maar.org.