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Florida Realtor Magazine Wins Awards FAR’s Publication Recognized for Writing Excellence

ORLANDO, Fla., September, 2005 -- Florida Realtor, the Business Magazine of Florida Real Estate and the monthly trade publication of the Florida Association of Realtors® (FAR), recently won several editorial awards during the 2005 Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards competition. 

Florida Realtor won a Charlie Award -- the top honor -- in the Trade/Technical category for Best Special Theme or Show Issue for the Real Estate Solutions Guide 2005 and a Bronze Award for General Excellence for Best Overall Magazine in the Trade/Technical category. 

“Our goal is to publish a magazine that offers Florida Realtors valuable information they can use to improve their business -- one that helps them work more efficiently and effectively,” says Liz Paul, chairman of FAR’s Communications Committee for 2005 and a Fort Myers Realtor. "But we are proud that Florida Realtor magazine has achieved the recognition it so richly deserves with these awards. That's a great bonus." 

The Florida Magazine Association is the professional organization for the state’s publishing industry and represents more than 220 magazines in Florida. Awards were presented Aug. 20 in Orlando.

The Florida Association of Realtors, the voice for real estate in Florida, provides programs, services, continuing education, research and legislative representation for more than 130,000 members in 68 local boards/associations.

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