Watson Realty Corp. REALTORS® Awarded Emeritus REALTOR® Status

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sept. 30, 2014 - PRLog -- Four Watson Realty Corp. Realtors® received the REALTOR® Emeritus Status by the National Association of REALTORS® at the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors (NEFAR) Election Luncheon Fri. Sept. 26 at the Jacksonville Marriott.

Watson Realty Corp. President Ed Forman and sales associates Russell Grooms and Margie Scarborough of the Avondale/Ortega office and Charlotte Branch of the Mandarin North location were all recognized with REALTOR® Emeritus Status for dedicated membership in the National Association of REALTORS® for a cumulative 40 years.

“The REALTOR® Emeritus recognizes a REALTOR® member with forty continuous years of long and faithful service to the real estate industry. REALTOR® Emeritus members have made long term commitments and overcome some major obstacles during their tenure to maintain successful careers,” said William Glenn East, CEO of the NEFAR. “Many have become elite and respected leaders within our REALTOR® family. Congratulations to all REALTOR® Emeritus recipients.”

The three sales associates awarded at the luncheon have lasting careers as REALTORS® as well as at Watson Realty Corp. Grooms is in his 41st year with the company, Branch will be celebrating her 39th year Oct. 1 and Scarborough has been working for Watson Realty Corp. for 31 years.

“It is a great honor to be recognized for this accomplishment,” said Forman. “This distinguished group has remained dedicated to real estate through industry changes and remained successful.”

These four REALTOR® Emeritus members join Watson Realty Corp. Founder and Chairman of the Board William A. Watson Jr, Beverly Garvin, vice president/managing broker of the Hidden Hills office and Steve Carlyon, vice president/managing broker of the Sunbeam office, in REALTOR® Emeritus membership.

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About Watson Realty Corp.

Watson Realty Corp. (WatsonRealtyCorp.com) has been a trusted name in real estate since 1965.  Watson Realty Corp. is a full-service real estate company with almost 1,300 sales associates and 43 sales offices throughout Northeast and Central Florida, as well as St. Marys, Georgia. Services include Watson Mortgage Corp., Watson New Homes Division, Watson Title Services Orlando, Watson Title Services of Northeast Florida Inc., Watson Commercial Realty Inc., Watson School of Real Estate, Watson Referral Realty Inc., Watson Property Management, Watson Maintenance Services and Watson Relocation Services.

Watson Realty Corp. (WatsonRealtyCorp.com) is honored to be a founding member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE.com ), and a four-time recipient of the network’s highest honor, the Diamond Award. LeadingRE® is the largest network of premier locally-branded firms producing over one million annual home sale transactions and provides its affiliates with an extensive range of brokerage services. These services include lead generation, cross-market referrals, branding support, luxury marketing, online exposure, technology systems, and industry-leading professional development.