{"id":48394,"date":"2016-10-05T16:26:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo2016.hispanicprwire.com\/english-texas-association-of-realtors-installs-officers-outlines-priorities-for-2017\/"},"modified":"2016-10-05T16:26:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T20:26:00","slug":"english-texas-association-of-realtors-installs-officers-outlines-priorities-for-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/english-texas-association-of-realtors-installs-officers-outlines-priorities-for-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae installs officers, outlines priorities for 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTIN, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 5, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae (TAR) installed its 2017 officers last month during the Texas REALTORS\u00ae Conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Galveston<\/span>. The incoming officers, including Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Vicki Fullerton<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">The Woodlands<\/span>, Chairman-Elect Kaki Lybbert of <span class=\"xn-location\">Denton<\/span>, Secretary\/Treasurer <span class=\"xn-person\">Tray Bates<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Corpus Christi<\/span> and Immediate Past Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Rouda Smith<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>, have more than a century of combined leadership experience within the <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> real estate industry and their local communities. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The demand for <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> real estate is strong and enduring, and it&#8217;s an incredibly exciting time to work in our industry,&#8221; said incoming Chairman Fullerton. &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Texas&#8217;<\/span> diverse economy continues to be a magnet for relocating families and job growth, while the <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> real estate industry is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/business\/texanomics\/article\/Texas-registers-healthy-job-growth-in-August-9227014.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">key driver in job growth across the state<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With well over 100,000 Texas REALTORS\u00ae across the state, TAR has experienced record membership growth in 2016 and has continued to advocate for <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> property owners after the passage of statewide Proposition 1 last fall, which permanently banned real estate transfer taxes. The association is actively educating private-property owners across the state on hidden property taxes\u2014increases in property taxes due to skyrocketing property appraisals even when tax rates are lowered or remain unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Fullerton continued, &#8220;TAR remains on the front lines of ensuring <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> remains a great place to live, work and do business. In the upcoming legislative session, you can count on Texas REALTORS\u00ae to advocate for policies that protect the rights of private-property owners and strengthen our economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Incoming Chairman\u00a0<b><span class=\"xn-person\">Vicki Fullerton<\/span><\/b> is a broker with RE\/MAX in The Woodlands &amp; Spring. Fullerton is a committed leader who brings more than 38 years of real estate experience to her role. She is Immediate Past chair of the Realtor Party Trustees for Campaign Services and serves as the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae (NAR) federal political coordinator to U.S. Congressman <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Brady<\/span>, chairman of the ways and means committee. Vicki is the 2014 state representative on the REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Political Action Committee (RPAC) Major Investor Council. In 2011, she chaired the NAR Issues Mobilization Committee. Fullerton served as regional vice president on the TAR Executive Board from 2004 to 2013 and was a TREPAC trustee from 2010 to 2014. She served as chairman for the Montgomery County Association of REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> in 1992, president of the Lone Star CRS chapter in 1999, and chairman of the Houston Association of REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (HAR) in 2009. She was recognized by HAR as REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> of the Year in 2006. <\/p>\n<p><b>Kaki Lybbert<\/b> of Century 21 Judge Fite in <span class=\"xn-location\">Denton<\/span> is the incoming Chairman-Elect for TAR as well as chairman of the Major Investor Council for NAR. The youngest daughter of a family that was steeped in the construction business, she obtained her real estate license in 1995 and has been an associate of Century 21 since 1998. She has consistently been one of the top producers of her company. Lybbert gives her time and resources to her profession and her community, serving on many committees and boards throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Denton<\/span>\/<span class=\"xn-location\">Wise County<\/span>. She has served in many roles throughout the REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> organization, including chairman of TREPAC in 2012 and on the 2016 RPAC Fundraising Forum for NAR. <\/p>\n<p>Incoming Secretary\/Treasurer<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Tray Bates<\/span> <\/b>is the president and broker\/owner of Bates Commercial LLC. A third-generation commercial real estate broker, Bates has provided real estate services throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> since 1993. Recognized for his outstanding service in the real estate industry, Bates was named REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> of the Year by the Corpus Christi Association of REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> (CCAR) in 2009 and served as chairman of CCAR in 2011. A founding member of the South Texas Commercial Association, Bates served as president in 2012 and 2015. He has been a member of the TAR\u00a0Board of Directors since 2009 and is a current member of the NAR Commercial Committee. <\/p>\n<p>Immediate Past Chairman<b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Leslie Rouda Smith<\/span><\/b> is a broker with <span class=\"xn-location\">Dallas<\/span>-based <span class=\"xn-person\">Dave Perry-Miller<\/span> &amp; Associates and will be the 2017 regional vice president for NAR, representing <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span>. A dedicated member of the REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> organization, Smith served as president of the Collin County Association of REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> in 2012 and as vice president for NAR in 2013. She has chaired and served on more than 20 TAR committees, task forces, and work groups, including serving four years as TREPAC trustee. Smith currently serves on the Board of Regents of REALTOR<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> University and on the national Advisory Council for RPR (REALTORS<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Property Resource). <\/p>\n<p>The installation ceremony took place on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 8<\/span> at the Galveston Island Convention Center. More than 500 Texas REALTORS\u00ae and industry dignitaries attended the Installation, led by master of ceremonies <span class=\"xn-person\">John Smaby<\/span>, 2017 First Vice President for NAR.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Texas Association of Realtors<br \/><\/b>With more than 100,000 members, the Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae is a professional membership organization that represents all aspects of real estate in <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span>. We advocate on behalf of Texas REALTORS\u00ae and private-property owners to keep homeownership affordable, protect private-property rights, and promote public policies that benefit homeowners. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrealestate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">TexasRealEstate.com<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT<\/b>: <span class=\"xn-person\">Danielle Urban<\/span><br \/>Pierpont Communications<br \/>512-448-4950<br \/><a href=\"mailto:durban@piercom.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">durban@piercom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">AUSTIN, Texas<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Oct. 5, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae (TAR) installed its 2017 officers last month during the Texas REALTORS\u00ae Conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Galveston<\/span>. The incoming officers, including Chairman <span class=\"xn-person\">Vicki Fullerton<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">The Woodlands<\/span>, Chairman-Elect Kaki Lybbert of <span class=\"xn-location\">Denton<\/span>, Secretary\/Treasurer <span class=\"xn-person\">Tray Bates<\/span> of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48394\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}