Two of the nation’s fast-growing REALTOR® associations have introduced that their members voted and permitted a unification that kinds the third-largest native REALTOR® affiliation in Florida, and the sixth-largest affiliation within the nation. The Pinellas REALTOR® Organization (PRO/CPRO) and Greater Tampa REALTORS® (GTR) will merge to change into Tampa Bay REALTORS® (pending NAR approval), serving over 24,000 actual property professionals in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.
Members of the brand new group will profit from expanded coaching, extra impactful regional advocacy and a unified voice supporting Tampa Bay actual property shoppers, in keeping with a launch. The merged affiliation will proceed taking part in Stellar MLS as its second-largest shareholder, and MLS companies will stay intact.
“To shoppers, Tampa Bay is one thriving area. With unification, members can leverage the unimaginable sources throughout each associations to offer actual property companies all through the Tampa Bay space with three service facilities for extra in-person assist and a bigger mixed workers to assist member wants, mentioned Adam Grenville, 2024 president of Greater Tampa REALTORS®.
Tampa Bay REALTORS® acknowledged they are going to be pushed by two leaders serving as Co-CEOs, PRO/CPRO’s David Bennett and GTR’s Jason Outman. David Bennett is the present CEO of PRO/CPRO and brings over 30 years of profitable management of actual property associations. Jason Outman is the present CEO of GTR and former CEO of Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Together, they may leverage their in-depth data of find out how to actively have interaction REALTOR® members and embed the group in impactful group and world initiatives.
The workers of each organizations will stay in place and coordinate efforts to increase their talents to ship companies to make sure each Tampa Bay REALTOR® has the experience to successfully assist the ever-changing wants of actual property shoppers, the affiliation acknowledged.
“Tampa Bay REALTORS® will proceed to convey localized companies to our members whereas harnessing our enterprise dimension and scale to offer cutting-edge packages and influential advocacy,” mentioned Brad Monroe, chair of the unification taskforce that organized the merger.
