By most accounts 2015 was a decent year for many builders, lenders, and real estate firms – especially here in Texas where I’m spending a few days with Fairway Independent Mortgage. Speaking of which, here are the hottest real estate markets according to NAR. As expected, the Bay Area tops the list, and California urban areas are well represented. What wasn’t so hot were the stocks of publicly held companies in real estate with names like Stonegate (-60%) and Nationstar (-52%).
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NAWRB recognizes Aerial Development’s Turner with Gershwin Award

The National Association of Women in Real Estate Business has honored Britnie Turner, founder and CEO of Nashville-based Aerial Development Group, with its 2015 Gershwin Award.

Turner was recognized Aug. 18 during the NAWRB gala awards and annual conference in Long Beach, California.”The Gershwin Award honors the woman who is writing a soundtrack for success while mentoring fellow members in an effort to foster and grow new talent,” according to a NAWRB release.

At 21, Turner founded Aerial Development Group, which bills itself as a “social venture real estate development company that revitalizes urban neighborhoods and supports orphans in Kenya.”
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 Nesa Grider, long time community service advocate was named winner of the 2015 the National Association of Women in Real Business (NAWRB) Community Service Award. NAWRB’s national recognition program is open to any woman who works within the housing industry in the country, who is a leader in her field and passionately involved in her community. The award celebrates the woman, her professional and personal achievements, as well as her ability to inspire and advocate for other women.

“There is little doubt Ms. Grider is a woman tirelessly giving back to her community, successfully swinging between her professional and personal life. She never sacrifices the time she donates to charitable organizations, mentoring of youth through softball outlets as well as her community. Ms. Grider is successful professional business woman, Mother of two success daughters in their own right, Taylor and Chandler Hoagland, but still finds time to tirelessly gives back to others in need. She successfully navigates between her professional and personal life giving back and mentoring those in many organizations; For Love of Kids, DCFOF, ASA/USA Softball and many others. She never sacrifices the time she donates to charitable organizations and her local community” shared NAWRB- Desirée Patno

“I believe that giving back to the community is one of the most important of life’s obligations – to serve and mentor others. If I am able to change one persons life for the better than, I know that impact will create a ripple effect. The ripple effect is further edification of – change a girl, change a family and you will most certainly change the community- stated Grider.

The NAWRB Community Service Award will be presented to Ms.Grider at the annual NAWRB Gala, August 17, 2015 in Long Beach Ca.