Norm Clay named Coastal Carolina Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year

GARDEN CITY, S.C. - Dec. 15, 2016 - PRLog -- Lee Hewitt, Broker-in-Charge of Garden City Realty, Inc., a full-service real estate firm, is pleased to announce that Norm Clay was recently named the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS (CCAR) 2016 Realtor of the Year. Likewise, Clay was inducted as 2017 CCAR president on December 9, 2016.

Clay was the firm's top listing and selling agent for the first quarter of 2016. Additionally, he was top listing agent for March and October 2016. He is a member of the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS Board of Directors, is the 2016 president-elect, and forthcoming 2017 president. Additionally, he is the acting treasurer of CCAR and is a member of the Raft and Community Outreach committees.

Clay has been with Garden City Realty since 2001.  He is an active member of the National Association of REALTORS, the South Carolina Association of REALTORS, and the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS. He has earned the Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR), Real Estate Owned Specialist (REOS), Graduate REALTOR^® Institute (GRI), and Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES) designations. Clay is available at 843-652-4246 or NClay@GardenCityRealty.com.

Originally from Dayton, Ohio, Norm became familiar with the Grand Strand while stationed in Myrtle Beach for four years serving in the U.S. Air Force. He became active in real estate in 1998 and has been involved with several committees as well as the Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS board of directors. When not at the office, Norm's hobbies involve outdoor activities such as fly rod fishing. He is a member of The Father's House in Myrtle Beach and for 14 years has been actively involved in mission work at Agua Viva Children's Home in Guatemala, where he and his wife sponsor four children.

Garden City Realty, Inc. is a Garden City Beach, South Carolina based full-service real estate firm that provides real estate, vacation rentals, and vacation property management services to sellers, buyers, visitors, and vacation property owners. Established in 1973, Garden City Realty, Inc. is a top-ranking firm within the local MLS, with more than one-half billion in sales volume throughout the past 20 years. Garden City Realty, Inc. has world-renowned and local affiliations, a global referral network, and award-winning real estate specialists and accredited buyer representatives.

For more information about Garden City Realty, Inc., please contact Christi Wickliffe-Bessinger, Advertising and Marketing Manager, at 843-652-4290 or CBessinger@GardenCityRealty.com or visit www.GardenCityRealty.com and www.WhyGardenCityRealty.com­.