Latest REC & Realtor® News - November & December 2024

Florida Realtors® Convention
The Fund hosted an Expo Booth at the 2024 Florida Realtors Convention held August 21 and 22 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando. Attended by over 4,000 real estate agents, the Convention provides a unique opportunity for The Fund to promote the use of real estate attorneys among a key audience.
RWorld Law Symposium
On October 22nd the Attorneys’ Real Estate Council of Palm Beach County and Broward Attorneys’ Real Estate Council hosted Real Estate Round Tables for members of RWorld, the Realtors® of Broward, Palm Beach
& St. Lucie. Thank you to our amazing Fund Members including Giovanni Nicosia, Erin Michelle Miller, Kristen King Jaiven, Sheehan Gobin, David Loevin, Michael Quarequio, Joseph Giannell, Stephanie Young and Evan Rosen!
ORRA Law Symposium
On November 4th The Fund partnered with the Orlando Regional Realtor® Association to bring back the annual Real Estate Law Symposium, an event that goes back nearly 30 years, but had been impacted by hurricanes and COVID. Florida Realtors® Vice President of Law & Policy and General Counsel, Juana Watkins kicked off the event with a presentation on Florida Realtor’s latest forms responding to the
NAR Settlement, including new Buyer Broker Agreements and FRBAR Riders FF and GG. We would again like to acknowledge the generous contributions of our Fund Members including Nishad Khan, Sultana Haque, Lew Oliver, Steven Chong, Michelle Gomez Hinden, Audrey Wanich, James Moore, Ahmad Sadiq. And a special THANK YOU to Erin Prete of the Cornerstone Law Firm for designing the program and recruiting all of these fabulous speakers. Way to go Erin!
The Fund Presents New Realtor Program
The Fund is pleased to announce the launch of Real Estate Agents’ Guide to Florida Condominium Law Post-Surfside, a 2-hour FREC-accredited seminar aimed at educating real estate agents on the significant impacts of legislation affecting the ownership, management, purchase and sale of condominiums. With the assistance of Florida REALTORS®, we have presented the program to local Realtor boards across the state including, Miami Association of Realtors®, Realtors® of Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie, Emerald Coast Association of Realtors®, Central Panhandle Association of Realtors®, Space Coast Association of Realtors® and Royal Palm Coast Association of Realtors®.
11/25/2024