Texas Coast Realtor Captures National Award

Anne Willis of Swedes Real Estate on the Bolivar Peninsula Wins RSPS Distinguished Service Award

Inaugural Award Recipient Honored at the 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo
and the 2010 Resort and Second-Home Symposium

The National Association of REALTORS® and its Resort and Second-Home Committee announces that Anne Willis has won the Resort and Second Home Property Specialists (RSPS) Distinguished Service Award. This award, introduced for the first time this year, honors REALTOR® members who hold the RSPS certification for their community involvement, innovative marketing techniques, and RSPS-related accomplishments.

“We are introducing this award to honor those who are making great strides in the resort and second-home real estate community,” said Mike Owen, 2009 Chair of NAR’s Resort and Second-Home Committee. “We are pleased to be able to recognize Anne for her dedication to her local community and to the resort and second-home sector.”

In order to receive the award, applicants must be a member in good standing with NAR, hold the RSPS certification, act as a source of knowledge for the resort and/or second-home real estate sector, and provide a service in the local community.

When asked to provide feedback on Anne’s dedication to the industry, one of her colleagues said, “I have worked with Anne for many years and have witnessed first-hand how she has managed more properties, made more sales, satisfied more customers, created more industry-leading innovations, and contributed more to her community than any of her competitors – by a wide margin.”

Anne was also instrumental in rebuilding the Bolivar Peninsula in the wake of Hurricane Ike. While the hurricane was still alive, Anne initiated a “Bring Back Bolivar” movement, gaining nearly 3,000 endorsements from all over the country and became the primary reason the state government changed its position from “turning the area into a state preserve” to “making it a prime example of modern urban renewal.” Anne is the president of the Bolivar Chamber of Commerce, is known as the driving force for nearly all the area’s leading community events, and her strength has helped in healing and restoring the beautiful coastal community of Bolivar.

NAR and the Resort and Second-Home Committee are pleased to provide Anne with this award. She was recognized at the 2009 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Diego in early November, and will be recognized again at the 2010 Resort and Second-Home Symposium in Lake Tahoe, taking place June 13-15, 2010.

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Anne Willis Broker Owner of Swedes Real Estate - Crystal Beach Bolivar Peninsula

Anne moved to Bolivar peninsula in 1961, graduated from High Island High School. Anne began her career in real estate in 1985 and purchased Swede’s real estate in 1995.

Anne is not only the leading realtor on the Bolivar Peninsula; she is the driving force behind most community projects. Anne stays involved in most community projects till their completion. Anne is President Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, 2nd vice president of the Bolivar Peninsula Lighthouse Krewe; she is on the Board of Directors of the Arboretum nursing home in Winnie Texas. She is a graduate of the leadership program of Southeast Texas 1999. She is also a aboard member Partnership of Southeast Texas 1999. Anne is a member Galveston County erosion task force and recipient of the Business Leadership award from the Star Day Foundation. In 1992 she was selected Citizen of the Year on Bolivar Peninsula In 1999, her business Swede’s Real Estate was designated Business of the Year. Anne is also a leading member of the Texas Gulf Coast Alliance.

Anne’s every waking moment is spent giving back to the community that she feels is the greatest place in the State of Texas. Congratulations are in order and they may be sent via email to rent@swedesrealestate.com

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Launched in 2006, the RSPS Certification was created by the National Association of REALTORS® to better serve the growing second-home and resort real estate market and now has over 700 elite members. RSPS is recognized as an official NAR certification and allows buyers and sellers to have confidence in the ability of a REALTOR® who specializes in resort and second-homes to assist them with their search.

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