REALTY EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL FOUNDER HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY
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REALTY EXECUTIVES INTERNATIONAL FOUNDER HONORED POSTHUMOUSLY
AS “REALTOR OF THE YEAR”
Phoenix Association of REALTORS® Recognizes Dale Rector for His Leadership and Contributions to the Industry
Phoenix, Ariz., December 20, 2004 —The Phoenix Association of REALTORS® has posthumously awarded Realty Executives International’s founder, Dale Rector, with the 2004 REALTOR® of the Year award for his exceptional leadership and contribution to the real estate industry. Rector passed away on October 31, 2004, at the age of 84. Rector’s wife June and two sons Gary and Rich accepted the award on Dale’s behalf at the Association’s annual membership luncheon.
“Dale embodied the ideals, wisdom and creativity that we should all strive to attain, and gave 100% of himself to the industry he loved,” said Diane Scherer, CEO of the Phoenix Association of REALTORS®. “He was the type of individual that you admired more and more as both a person and a professional the better you got to know him.”
“My father would have been extremely proud to have been recognized with the Association’s award,” said Rich Rector, CEO of Realty Executives Phoenix. “His lifelong goal was to create a better system of reward and recognition for top-producing individuals in the industry and he was enormously pleased to see the success and proliferation of the 100% commission concept that he founded.”
The award recognizes a REALTOR® member of the Association who has demonstrated, within the award year, an outstanding commitment to the endeavors and principles of the Association, and who has given unselfishly and continually of his or her time to furthering the goals of the Association. For more information on Dale Rector, please visit www.realtyexecutives.com.
About the Phoenix Association of REALTORS®
The 12,000-member Phoenix Association of REALTORS® , the region’s leader in the real estate information and services business, establishes and maintains high standards of integrity, honor and character among its members, protects the public’s right to buy, own and transfer real property, and promotes better public understanding of the profession and the real estate transaction process.
About Realty Executives Phoenix
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona with multiple offices throughout the state, Realty Executives Phoenix was founded in 1965 on the unique principle of 100% commissions for its agents. This has attracted the top performers in real estate and has helped grow the company to more than 1,400 Executives. The company has been consistently ranked as the number one real estate brokerage in Arizona in both transactions and sales, and is the eleventh largest brokerage in the U.S. For additional information on Realty Executives Phoenix, please visit the company's website at www.searchhomes.com, or call 1-602-957-0444.
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