Realtors of Distinction

REALTORS® of Distinction Award

The REALTORS®️ of Distinction award recognizes the top 10% of producing Charleston REALTORS®️ with 1 or more transactions who apply for the award, complete additional education requirements in the award year, and adhere to the REALTOR®️ Code of Ethics & LLR regulations.

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS JANUARY 10, 2024. No late applications will be accepted.

REALTORS® of Distinction Award Luncheon
The awards luncheon will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 11:30am-1:30pm at Trident Tech N. Campus. More detail will be announced soon.
If you have questions regarding your eligibility or the REALTORS® of Distinction Award program, please email Claire.

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

To be eligible for this award, applicant must have met the following criteria between January 1-December 31, 2023:

-Maintained membership in CTAR January-December 2023 and must currently be a member

-No Ethics or LLR violations in the last 3 years

-Achieved minimum sales for the category you apply for (specifics below).

2023 AWARD QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

Members may apply for only one award category (Residential, Commercial, Rising Star, Property Manager, or Team).

2023 Education Requirements:

12 hours of education completed in 2023

These may be virtual or in-person CE courses, lunch and learns, webinars, professional development presentations, and/or educational conferences, MLS classes, etc… All courses must be at least one hour. Office meetings do not count.

2023 Sales Requirements

Silver Circle – $10,800,000 – $16,299,999 in volume or 20 – 28 sides

Gold Circle – $16,300,000 – $25,599,999 in volume or 28.5 – 41.5 sides

Platinum Circle – $25,600,00 in volume + or 42+ sides

Rising Star – $8,100,000+ in volume or 15+ sides (licensed 2 years or less by end of 2023)

Property Managers Award – $110,500 in lease volume and/or 60 sides

Team Award* – $21,600,000+ in volume and/or 40+ sides

Commercial Award – $10,800,000+ and/or 20+ sides

*Definition of a Team:

A team is 2 or more licensed producing sales associates who combine sales for award or commission sharing in any fashion. Independent contractors employed by a team in non-selling/non-listing activities are not counted as a member of the team. A team may apply as a team OR as individuals, but not both. If a team chooses to apply as individuals the team production is divided by the number on the team and that is the number each member may claim. Or, we will use the amount shown on the Flex Residential Sales Report under each individual team member’s name as of Dec. 31, 2023.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Individual Residential Award applicants MUST use the Flex Residential Sales Production Report plus a list of any additional transactions not under your name in MLS, not under your partner’s name, or not in MLS to verify sales.
If a list of additional transactions is not included with your application, only those transactions under your name in the Flex Residential Sales Production report will count. Check this report for accuracy after each closing within 5 days; do not wait until year end.
Incomplete or inaccurate applications will be rejected.
Individuals or teams falsifying production numbers or # of people contributing to their volume/units or their education hours will be charged with a violation of the Code of Ethics.

The 2014 Realtors of the Year are…

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Congratulations to the 2014 Charleston Realtors® of the Year, Rob Woodul (residential) and Dan Henderson (commercial)!

Each year, we honor one residential and one commercial Realtor®, who is nominated by their peers and colleagues for achieving excellence in business, contributing to their community and for exemplifying all the characteristics of a Realtor®.

More about Rob…
Rob Woodul is a Louisiana native but a proud South Carolinian who is committed to his profession, his family and his community.

As broker-in-charge of one of Carolina One Real Estate’s Charleston Central office, one of the area’s largest, Rob has led his team to be the top-ranking brokerage in units closed for 2 consecutive years and runner up in profitability.

He has served as a volunteer leader with the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors® (CTAR) and the South Carolina Association for more than 15 years, serving as President of CTAR in 2011, and is currently MLS President. In these leadership positions, he was quoted as a Charleston real estate market expert in the Washington Post and New York Times.

Rob also gives of his time and leadership skills to local organizations like the MS Society, Susan G. Komen, and the Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals.

Prior to his current position, Rob was Director of Growth and Development with Carolina One Real Estate and also worked as CEO/Broker-in-charge for Keller Williams’ Charleston and Mount Pleasant offices.

He is a graduate of SCR Leadership, Leadership Charleston, and the University of Louisiana, Monroe. Rob is also a member of the Mardi Gras Krewe of Endmyion, which provides funding for New Orleans-area church charities.

More about Dan…

Dan T. Henderson Jr. is a native South Carolinian, he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Marketing from the Gatton College of Business and Economics at the University of Kentucky and a Masters degree in Business and the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) Designation.

Henderson joined the Charleston Trident Association of Realtors in 1994, specializing in Brokerage, Investment and Development of Commercial Real Estate. Henderson formed Coastal Commercial Brokerage Group, now CCBG REAL ESTATE GROUP, in the fall of 2003. Before forming CCBG Real Estate Group, he was a Commercial Broker at a few leading Charleston Area firms.

Henderson has served on various committees at the Association including the Board of Directors from 1999 to 2001, President of the Commercial Investment Division in 2013, and currently serves on the Professional Standards Committee.

Henderson is also an Adjunct Professor and Interim Director of the Carter Real Estate School at the College of Charleston. For the past three years he has written a monthly Real Estate Column in the Charleston Mercury.

Henderson is very active in the Local Community he has served on many Non-profit Boards, and currently serves on the City of Charleston’s Municipal Golf Course Commission and the Late Night Activity Review Committee. He is Member of Saint Andrews Church and an Associate member of the French Huguenot Church.