{"id":11921,"date":"2016-11-02T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/realogy-demonstrates-strong-partnership-with-national-association-of-gay-lesbian-real-estate-professionals\/"},"modified":"2016-11-02T13:21:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T17:21:00","slug":"realogy-demonstrates-strong-partnership-with-national-association-of-gay-lesbian-real-estate-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wordpress.realogydev.com\/anywherere\/realogy-demonstrates-strong-partnership-with-national-association-of-gay-lesbian-real-estate-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Realogy Demonstrates Strong Partnership with National Association of Gay &#038; Lesbian Real Estate Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MADISON, N.J.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 2, 2016<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, was well represented by speakers, moderators and panelists at the recent 2016 National Association of Gay &amp; Lesbian Real Estate Professionals Conference in <span class=\"xn-location\">Ft. Lauderdale<\/span>. Click to view a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realogy\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1218825581474169\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook photo album<\/a> featuring many of the contributions of Realogy&#8217;s brand representatives outlined below.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Across Realogy&#8217;s brands and businesses, we are committed to having strong representation at industry forums that both educate real estate professionals and embrace the inclusion of the LGBT community,&quot; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Monty Smith<\/span>, NRT&#8217;s president of company-generated business.&nbsp; &quot;I am honored to be appointed to the Advisory Board for NAGLREP, and equally privileged to work alongside real estate professionals who seek to set themselves apart from their competitors by anticipating and responding to the unique needs and interests of LGBT home buyers and sellers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Smith is also the executive sponsor of Realogy&#8217;s RealPride employee resource group, which last month hosted at Realogy&#8217;s headquarters for its employees worldwide a special guest speaker, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jim Obergefell<\/span>, who made a huge impact in the civil rights of marriage equality for the LGBT community across the nation following the landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges.&nbsp;At the time of the landmark case, Obergefell was a sales associate affiliated with NRT&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-person\">Coldwell Banker West Shell<\/span> company in <span class=\"xn-location\">Ohio<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The Realogy franchise brands showed their full support through the following active roles at the NAGLREP conference:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b>Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sherry Chris<\/span>, president and chief executive officer of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC, and Out Leadership founder and principal <span class=\"xn-person\">Todd Sears<\/span> unveiled a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhgre.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Real-Estate-Out-Leadership-Business-Brief.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">business brief<\/a> on LGBT+ issues and the benefits of LGBT+ inclusion to the U.S. real estate market. <\/li>\n<li><b>Century 21 Real Estate: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alex Chaparro<\/span>, director of multicultural and growth markets for Century 21 Real Estate LLC and past president of the Chicago Association of REALTORS&reg;, presented on the art of negotiation. Panelists included <span class=\"xn-person\">Steven Norris<\/span> of CENTURY 21 Triangle Group (<span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span>), and <span class=\"xn-person\">Timothy Garvey<\/span> of CENTURY 21 Commonwealth (<span class=\"xn-location\">Massachusetts<\/span>). <\/li>\n<li><b>Coldwell Banker Real Estate: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Coldwell Banker<\/span> sponsored a Lunch &amp; Learn at the conference with speaker <span class=\"xn-person\">Anne Green<\/span>, President &amp; CEO, CooperKatz &amp; Company, Inc., who talked about benefitting from the golden age of public relations. Speaker <span class=\"xn-person\">David Siroty<\/span>, vice president of public relations for Coldwell Banker Real Estate, presented unique insights into the trend of Smart Homes and how real estate professionals can benefit. <\/li>\n<li><b>ERA Real Estate: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Alexis Bolin<\/span>, a top-producing sales associate affiliated with ERA Legacy Realty in <span class=\"xn-location\">Pensacola, Florida<\/span>, delivered an engaging presentation about dealing with difficult people in difficult situations. <\/li>\n<li><b>Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Anthony Urcinoli<\/span>, manager of global operations, Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty, represented the brand and its sponsorship at the conference. He is also chair of Realogy&#8217;s RealPride employee resource group. <\/li>\n<li><b>Realogy: <\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Mercado<\/span>, director of strategic growth markets for the Realogy Franchise Group, hosted an EXPLORE breakout session on &quot;Taking Your Career to the Next Level&quot; at the NAGLREP conference. Panelists included: <span class=\"xn-person\">Tim Hur<\/span>, director of growth markets and business consultant for Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate; <span class=\"xn-person\">Steven Norris<\/span> of Century 21 Triangle Group (<span class=\"xn-location\">North Carolina<\/span>); <span class=\"xn-person\">Enzo Ricciardelli<\/span> of Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty (<span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>); and, <span class=\"xn-person\">Richard Shultz<\/span> of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate (<span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Established in 2007, the National Association of Gay &amp; Lesbian Real Estate Professionals (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.naglrep.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NAGLREP<\/a>), a mission-driven non-profit 501(c)(3) trade association, is dedicated to providing LGBT people access to LGBT and LGBT-friendly professionals that can assist them with the home buying and selling process. <a href=\"http:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.naglrep.com%2F&amp;esheet=51198096&amp;newsitemid=20151014005017&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.naglrep.com%2F&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ab06c0c01eaed3267aaed4853cda6ce7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.naglrep.com\/<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>About Realogy Holdings Corp.<br \/><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realogy.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Realogy Holdings Corp.<\/a> (NYSE: RLGY) is a global leader in residential real estate franchising and brokerage with many of the best-known industry brands including Better Homes and Gardens&reg; Real Estate, CENTURY 21&reg;, Coldwell Banker&reg;, Coldwell Banker Commercial&reg;, The Corcoran Group&reg;, ERA&reg;, Sotheby&#8217;s International Realty&reg; and ZipRealty&reg;.&nbsp;Collectively, Realogy&#8217;s franchise system members operate approximately 13,600 offices with more than 261,000 independent sales associates conducting business in 109 countries and territories around the world.&nbsp;NRT LLC, Realogy&#8217;s company-owned real estate brokerage, is the largest residential brokerage company in <span class=\"xn-location\">the United States<\/span>, operates under several of Realogy&#8217;s brands and also provides related residential real estate services. Realogy also owns Cartus, a prominent worldwide provider of relocation services to corporate and affinity clients, Title Resource Group (TRG), a leading provider of title, settlement and underwriting services and ZapLabs<sup>SM<\/sup>, its innovation and technology development subsidiary. Realogy is headquartered in <span class=\"xn-location\">Madison, New Jersey<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<\/b><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Kathy Borruso<\/span><br \/><a href=\"mailto:Kathy.borruso@realogy.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kathy.borruso@realogy.com<\/a><br \/>973 407-5041<\/p>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20140110\/NY44427LOGO\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/photos.prnewswire.com\/prnh\/20140110\/NY44427LOGO<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Realogy Holdings Corp.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY34366&amp;Transmission_Id=201611021321PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY34366&amp;DateId=20161102\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADISON, N.J., Nov. 2, 2016 \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212;&nbsp;Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), the largest full-service residential real estate services company in the United States, was well represented by speakers, moderators and panelists at the recent 2016 National Association of Gay &amp; Lesbian Real Estate Professionals Conference in Ft. Lauderdale. 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