Richard
Dempsey, ALC, sales associate at Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders
Real Estate (CBCSRE) in Lakeland, FL, has been inducted into the
statewide Florida Realtors® Honor Society. Dempsey received the
Honor Society pin at the 90th anniversary celebration of the Lakeland
Association of Realtors® (LAR) at the Eaglebrooke event in Lakeland,
Florida.
Florida Realtors® established an Honor Society to recognize active
members in their state association for participation at the local and
national levels of the Realtor® organization; for activity in the
National Association of Realtors’ Institutes, Societies and Councils;
for designations earned, educational activities, and political
involvement.
Dempsey was voted Realtor® of the Year in 2011 by the Lakeland Area
Association of Realtors® (LAR). He was the 2012 Florida Realtors®
District 10 Vice President and serves as the Federal Political
Coordinator for U.S. Congressman Dennis Ross. He was the 2010 president
of LAR and a past chairman of the RPAC Committee.
Dempsey has been associated with Coldwell Banker Commercial Saunders Real Estate
since 2000 and specializes in large acreage tracts, citrus groves, and
development properties. His background includes former state certified
general appraiser appraising a wide variety of properties.
He has received numerous industry awards for outstanding sales in
real estate, including three times in the top 2% worldwide sales
associates in the overall Coldwell Banker Commercial (CBC) affiliate
network and top #2 rank in the region for sales performance by Florida
Gulfcoast Commercial Association of REALTORS® (FGCAR), among others.
Dempsey is a Lakeland native. In addition to his service to the
Lakeland Association of Realtors®, he has served on the corporate
Coldwell Banker Commercial technology council