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Miami Realtor® Named FAR’s 2003 Realtor of the Year
ORLANDO, Fla., September 2003 -- Miami Realtor® Moe Veissi was recently named Florida’s 2003 Realtor of the Year by the 90,000-member Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR). The lifetime achievement award was presented at FAR’s recent 87th annual Convention & Trade Expo in Hollywood.
Veissi is owner/broker of Veissi & Associates and served as the 2002 president for FAR. Upon accepting the award at the recent convention, he thanked his fellow Realtors for the honor and said, “Generally, you think over the achievements of the year (he served as 2002 FAR president), but what I want you to know is that year could never have been accomplished had it not been for all the people who supported me.”
Veissi was recognized for more than three decades of service to the real estate profession and the community. A member of the Realtor Association of Greater Miami and The Beaches, he has served as chairman and a member of nearly every committee at the local level. He also was a past president of the Coral Gables Board of Realtors and was twice selected as Realtor of the Year. Along with being the 2002 FAR president, Veissi has served in every other officer capacity for the state association, has chaired 13 FAR committees and/or task forces and served on 28 FAR committees and/or task forces. He has also served on numerous committees and groups for the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Veissi has made numerous contributions to the community, including working with various youth sports groups and school activities. He was twice appointed as the economic development chairman for the city of Coral Gables by that city’s mayor and city commission. He also served a member of the city’s Property Advisory Board and as a member of the Dade County Board of Rules and Appeals. Gov. Jeb Bush appointed Veissi to his state Task Force on Cost Accounting and also to the governor’s transitional Task Force on Growth Management.
FAR has presented the Realtor of the Year award for more than 40 years. For his contributions to the real estate profession and the community, Moe Veissi has been honored with one of FAR’s top awards.
The Florida Association of Realtors, the voice for real estate in Florida, provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative representation to its 90,000 members in 70 boards/associations.
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