Coldwell Banker® Agent Connie Johnson Honored by National Association of Realtors as a Realtor Hero

The Humane Society of Tampa Bay and Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay Benefit from the Realtor’s Leadership

The National Association of Realtors has honored Coldwell Banker® agent Connie Johnson with its Realtor Hero award for 2012.  She is one of five Realtors from across the United States to be selected for the honor.  A Realtor Hero is a real estate professional who has helped others become homeowners, and has worked to improve the quality of life for people in their communities.

In 2009, Connie was president of Rebuilding Together Tampa Bay (RTTB), whose mission is to assist low-income homeowners, especially senior citizens and persons with disabilities, by providing necessary repairs to their property free of charge.  RTTB’s projects are supported through working partnerships with corporations and county and city governments.  During her tenure as president, Connie didn’t want to repair a home here and there -- she decided instead to tackle an entire blighted West Tampa neighborhood.  Bringing together more than 800 volunteers and partnering with the National Football League, Connie and RTTB rebuilt and repaired 72 homes over Super Bowl weekend.  With the big game being played in Tampa, many NFL players and cheerleaders joined in, helping to focus media attention on RTTB’s efforts.  

A lifelong pet-lover, Connie has been involved with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay for many years.  She was elected president of the Humane Society in 2011 and has completed her second term as president in 2012.

During the real estate downturn, Connie reached out to foreclosed homeowners to help them find a place to live that would also accept the family’s dogs and cats.  She also recognized the need for low-cost animal wellness and healthcare for the community, and began fundraising efforts to expand the Humane Society’s animal health services.  The capital campaign was energized by a generous individual’s $1 million donation, enabling the Society to build a new 11,000-square-foot facility.  Connie is based in the Coldwell Banker Brandon Central office, located at 213 West Bloomingdale Avenue.

About Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is a leading full-service residential real estate company with more than 80 offices and 4,600 sales associates serving the communities of Central Florida, Palm Beach, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida and Tampa Bay. Worldwide, the Coldwell Banker network includes 3,100 offices with over 85,000 sales associates spanning more than 50 countries.  Every day, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate properties are exposed to 15 million buyers on more than 550 high-traffic websites. For more information or to view local listings, visit FloridaMoves.com.  Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is a subsidiary of NRT LLC, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company.

 About the National Association of Realtors

The National Association of Realtors® was founded in 1908 in Chicago. The Association became the largest trade association in the United States in the early 1970s, with over 400,000 members. Today, the National Association of Realtors has over 1.2 million members, 54 State Associations (including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and more than 1,400 local Associations.  For more information visit realtor.org.

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