Nancy Riley, the 2007 president of the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR) and a member of the Pinellas Suncoast Association of Realtors, has been named FAR’s 2008 Realtor of the Year. The award was presented at FAR’s 92nd annual Convention & Trade Expo at the Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
FAR has presented both the Realtor of the Year and Associate Realtor of the Year awards for more than 50 years. Winners are honored as the greatest individual lifetime contributors to their local board, community, …

Nancy Hogan, a member of the Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches, has been recognized for winning Florida’s 2008 Realtor Achievement Award by the 125,000-member Florida Association of Realtors (FAR). The award was presented at FAR’s recent 92nd annual Convention & Trade Expo in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
The Realtor Achievement Award honors one Realtor serving in the capacity of manager, broker of record or officer of their company. This award covers the previous three years’ contributions to the community, local, state and national Realtor associations.
Locally, Hogan was recognized …

In a unanimous decision, the board of directors of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) voted to appoint Alyce M. Robertson as its executive director. The Miami DDA Search Committee, chaired by Neisen Kasdin with participating board members Jay Solowsky, Jose Goyanes and Danet Linares, recommended Robertson for the permanent position after careful evaluation. Loretta Cockrum also served on the Search Committee prior to her term expiration in August 2008. Robertson, who served in various posts in her 29-year career with Miami-Dade County, has been serving as Interim Executive Director …