{"id":59861,"date":"2018-02-21T15:24:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-texas-realtors-and-associations-honored-at-the-texas-association-of-realtors-annual-winter-meeting\/"},"modified":"2018-02-21T16:26:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T20:26:03","slug":"agentes-de-bienes-raices-realtors-de-texas-y-asociaciones-son-honrados-en-la-reunion-de-invierno-anual-de-la-asociacion-de-agentes-de-bienes-raices-de-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/agentes-de-bienes-raices-realtors-de-texas-y-asociaciones-son-honrados-en-la-reunion-de-invierno-anual-de-la-asociacion-de-agentes-de-bienes-raices-de-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas REALTORS and Associations Honored at the Texas Association of Realtors Annual Winter Meeting"},"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\">Feb. 14, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<b> The Texas Association of Realtors recognized its top members and Realtor associations on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12<\/span> during its annual Texas Realtors <span class=\"xn-person\">Winter Meeting<\/span> at the Hyatt Regency in <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin, Texas<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9e27left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg9e27left\" title=\"Texas Association of Realtors logo.\" style=\"HEIGHT: 42px; WIDTH: 400px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Texas Association of Realtors logo.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/175272\/texas_association_of_realtors_logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p\/>\n<p>&#8220;A Texas REALTOR is held to the highest of standards service not only from the association, but from their peers and colleagues and thus being honored at the Winter Meeting award ceremony is a testament to those who go above and beyond the call of service,&#8221; said Kaki Lybbert, chairman of the Texas Association of Realtors. &#8220;Their jobs are not exclusive to connecting people with their dream homes, but to provide a lasting impact in the lives of all Texans.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The award for 2017 Texas Realtor of the Year, the Texas Association of Realtors&#8217; most prestigious award, was presented to <span class=\"xn-person\">Dan Hatfield<\/span> of Farmers National Company in <span class=\"xn-location\">Comfort, Texas<\/span>. This title is bestowed annually to a member who has made outstanding contributions to the industry through involvement in his or her national, state and local Realtor organizations during their career.<\/p>\n<p>The Tom D. Morton Association Executive of the Year award was presented to <span class=\"xn-person\">Ed Moore<\/span>, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Tyler Association of REALTORS. Awarded only to Realtor association leaders with a long track record of service to their local association and a high level respect among industry peers, the Tom D. Morton award was bestowed to Moore for his extensive Realtor association leadership at the local, state and national levels.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Realtor Hero Award, which recognizes a Realtor who has demonstrated outstanding community service related to promoting and advancing homeownership, was awarded to <span class=\"xn-person\">Angela Williams<\/span> of Gann Medford Real Estate in <span class=\"xn-location\">Lufkin<\/span>. Williams is a longtime advocate for expanding homeownership affordability for the local community. As a strong proponent of financial literacy, Williams is an active member of Junior Achievement; teaching young people about personal finance and home ownership.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Mary Miner<\/span> of the Williamson County Association of Realtors was named the 2017 Educator of the Year. Miner is instructor for the Graduate REALTOR Institute and teaches the Accredited Buyer Representative Designation Course, the NAR Green designation courses, and\u00a0the Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae Professional Standards course. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-person\">Heather Konopka-Chaves<\/span> received the 2017 William C. Jennings Award for the outstanding commercial real estate transaction of the year. Konopka-Chaves was honored for her work with the Community Enrichment Center, a nonprofit organization in <span class=\"xn-location\">North Richland Hills<\/span> whose mission is breaking the cycle of poverty and family violence. The 50 condominium units would provide safe housing to homeless families in <span class=\"xn-location\">Tarrant County<\/span> while they stabilized their lives and improved their education and job skills<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 Texas Real Estate Awards also honored local Realtor associations that have launched innovative programs and educational courses over the last year that keep Texas Realtors up to date with the latest legal, business marketing and industry trends. The <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin<\/span> Board of Realtors, <span class=\"xn-person\">Houston Association<\/span> of Realtors and MetroTex Association of Realtors were each recognized as part of the Texas Association of Realtors&#8217; 2017 Education Awards category. <\/p>\n<p>The Governmental Affairs team at the Texas Association of Realtors also honored upstanding members and local associations at the Winter Meeting. The <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span> Board of Realtors received the Governmental Affairs Outstanding Achievement Award. The Strike Force Awards honored nine Realtor members throughout the state for their dedication to grassroots political advocacy and for supporting local issues campaigns to protect private-property rights:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Liz Braden<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">San Antonio<\/span> Board of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Bobbi Hannon<\/span>, Kingsville Area Association of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Mel Harris<\/span>, Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Tena Kirkham<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Bee County<\/span> Board of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li>JR Martinez, Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Scott Morgan<\/span>, Nolan County Association of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Toni Gill<\/span>, Nolan County Association of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Kendra Norwood<\/span>, MetroTex Association of Realtors\n<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"xn-person\">Barbara Russell<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">Greater Denton<\/span>-Wise County Association of Realtors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mel Harris<\/span> of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors received Grassroots Advocate of the Year, a brand new award to the program granted to a Strike Force Award winner. <\/p>\n<p><b>About the Texas Association of REALTORS\u00ae<br \/><\/b>With more than 114,000 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\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texasrealestate.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">TexasRealEstate.com<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n<p><b>CONTACT:<\/b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Hunter Dodson<\/span> <br \/>Pierpont Communications <br \/>512-448-4950 <br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:hdodson@piercom.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">hdodson@piercom.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/175272\/texas_association_of_realtors_logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/175272\/texas_association_of_realtors_logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Texas Association of Realtors<\/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\">Feb. 14, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;<b> The Texas Association of Realtors recognized its top members and Realtor associations on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Feb. 12<\/span> during its annual Texas Realtors <span class=\"xn-person\">Winter Meeting<\/span> at the Hyatt Regency in <span class=\"xn-location\">Austin, Texas<\/span>.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg9e27left\">&lt;img id=&quot;prnejpg9e27left&quot; title=&quot;Texas Association of Realtors logo.&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59861","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=59861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59861\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}