Local Agent Appointed To National Association of Realtors Board of Directors

Jan. 13, 2011 - PRLog -- Joe Schutt, a salesperson with Gibson Sotheby's International Realty in Boston, MA has been appointed to the National Association of Realtors® Board of Directors for 2011. Schutt was named to the board by 2011 NAR President Ron Phipps and will serve on the Equal Opportunity – Cultural Diversity Committee.   

As a NAR Director, Joe Schutt (http://www.joeschutt.com) will share in the responsibility for governing the National Association of Realtors. The Board of Directors has the authority to: approve expenditures of the Association, set dues, set public policy positions as they pertain to the real estate industry, establish governing policies of the Association, approve member programs, products, and services, approve amendments to the bylaws and recommend to the delegate body constitution and code of ethics amendments.

A Realtor® since 2003, Schutt has earned his Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Green, Loss Mitigation Certification (LMC) and e-Pro professional designations. Schutt has further involved himself in the professional real estate community through his work at the national and state level. Joe serves on the Massachusetts Association of Realtors Board of Directors, the National Association of Gay & Lesbian Real Estate Professionals Board of Directors in addition to chairing and serving on committees of the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

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Joe Schutt, Realtor, working in affiliation with Gibson Sotheby's Int'l Realty, top Boston real estate agency, offers professional Boston residential real estate and relocation services and covers areas like Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End and Cambridge. Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty is Boston’s largest independent real estate company. Founded in 1962 by Betty Gibson in Boston’s South End, the company has grown to eight offices with over 150 agents.