LFP Realtor® honored by peers

Beverly Read, Realtor®
Windermere Real Estate Northlake
in Lake Forest Park

Eleven individuals and one organization were singled out for special honors at the 2017 Installation and Awards Banquet of the Seattle King County REALTORS® (SKCR).

The event also featured the installation of the organization’s 2018 leaders, recognition of individuals from affiliated organizations, and a dessert auction to benefit a scholarship fund.

Held annually, this year’s event, held at The Museum of Flight, drew more than 200 participants. They included members, affiliates, and representatives from the group’s Council of Residential Specialists, Women’s Council of REALTORS®, and Young Professionals Network (YPN).

SKCR’s highest honor, the Realtor of the Year award, went to Sam DeBord, managing broker of Coldwell Banker Danforth in Seattle and a leader of Realtor associations at the local, state and national levels.

Beverly Read, a Seniors Real Estate Specialist at Windermere Real Estate Northlake in Lake Forest Park Town Center, received the Leader of the PAC award for her commitment to the Realtors’ Political Action Committee and Realtor Party.

Read, named a multiple-year “Five Star Agent” by Seattle Magazine, has earned several professional designations and recognition for her advocacy for clients, peers, and the industry. In 2016 she became the 21st Realtor from Washington state to be inducted into NAR’s Hall of Fame.

The Seattle King County Realtors® is a nonprofit professional trade association whose goals include promoting ethical business practices and supporting policies that preserve and expand real property rights and housing affordability. Based in Bellevue, SKCR has around 7,000 members and is a local board of the National Association of Realtors®.