RE LEADER WINTER 2016_LAY1 1/4/16 1:09 PM Page 1 Winter 2016 RSVP: Register, Support, Vote, Participate 2015 Convention in the Hub City 2015 Shining Stars 2016 Legislative Priorities RE LEADER WINTER 2016_LAY1 1/4/16 1:09 PM Page 2 RE LEADER WINTER 2016_LAY1 1/4/16 1:09 PM Page 3 Real Estate LEADER is the official publication Winter 2016 of the Mississippi REALTORS®. The quarterly magazine provides Mississippi real estate professionals with timely information on trends and best practices, tools and resources departments: for professional development, and news about features: innovative business and community leaders. Cover Story: 4 President’s Perspective 20 4 Word on the Street Editor 6 Legal Ease Beth Hansen RSVP: Register, Support, Vote, Participate
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[email protected] 2015 MAR Awards and Recognition 24 MARPAC Photographer Gib Ford Gil Ford Photography 16 Thank you MAR Convention Sponsors REALTOR® Editorial Board Dorothy Thompson, Chair, Jackson Megan Hall, Vice Chair, Jackson Chris Adcock, Staff Liaison Trudy Bounds, AE Liaison, Hattiesburg Barry Clemmer, Jackson Cynthiadora Creel, Gulfport Michael Davis, Columbus Patricia Fleming, McComb Keith Henley, Tupelo Jonathan Hester, Greenville Jere’ Jabour, Vicksburg Stephen Jones, Columbus Kevin Knight, Tupelo Ashley McAdory, Brandon Carol McElroy, Meridian On the cover: Barry Monday, Hattiesburg 2016 MAR President Lisa Hollister Crystina Moran, Gulfport shares an invitation to MAR mem- Ann Marie Pate, Cleveland bers to RSVP: Register, Support, Penny Stettinius, Carriere Vote, Participate.