Southeast Minnesota Association of Realtors
The Voice for Real Estate in Southeast Minnesota
The Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS is the largest professional trade association outside the Twin Cities Metro area in the state of Minnesota, with over 1,100 REALTOR members. This association serves members in ten+ counties as the result of several mergers in 1998, 2000 and 2004. The counties served include: Dodge County, Fillmore County, Freeborn County, Houston County, Mower County, Olmsted County, Steele County, Wabasha County, Waseca County, Winona County, and including the part of Lake City that goes into Goodhue County.
The participants’ original organizations were:
Rochester Area Association of REALTORS (established in 1961),
Southeastern Minnesota Board of REALTORS (Winona) (established in 1975),
South Central Association of REALTORS (Owatonna) (established in 1981),
Albert Lea Board of REALTORS (established in 1967), and the Austin Board of REALTORS (established in 1975).
In June 2004 the Association moved to its present location at 3400 East River Road NE in Rochester. A staff of four manages the association at this location, and one staff person has an office in Owatonna.
REALTORS are real estate professionals (real estate agents, brokers, and licensed or certified appraisers) who belong to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, the Voice for Real Estate, and subscribe to a strict Code of Ethics in their business conduct. NAR is the world’s largest professional trade association with over 1.1 million members.
The term REALTOR is a registered collective membership mark and may be used only by members of NAR. The term does not represent what these members do for a living, since members may be specialists in many fields within the real estate industry: brokerage, property management, residential sales, appraisal, commercial/industrial, international real estate, land development, auctioneer, etc. The term means “member” of the parent organization, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.
Over 225 other members of the local association, Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS, are called Affiliate Members. These members work in industries related to real estate, and provide products or services to real estate professionals and/or consumers. Some types of Affiliate businesses include: mortgage companies, title companies, attorneys, appraisers, home inspectors, media and technology providers, banks and credit unions.
Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS Mission Statement
The Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS exists to serve and support all segments of its membership in concert with the Minnesota Association of REALTORS and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.
With a responsive organizational structure, the Southeast Minnesota Association of REALTORS develops and delivers programs, services and related products to create an environment conducive to business success and to assist members in serving the public with the highest degree of competency and integrity.
Through our collective efforts, we will
- strive to increase public confidence in our members’ professionalism,
- monitor current regulatory legislation,
- protect members’ right to conduct business without undue restraint and
- promote the preservation of private property rights.
Southeast Minnesota Association of Realtors Board of Directors
Sandra McConn Halla 507-455-3656
Chad Carpenter 507-282-3345
Micki Miller 507-288-7665
Mary Lindgren 507-437-6665
Tracie Fogelson 507-285-9115
Chad Carpenter 507-282-3345
Jan Mattson 507-373-1473
Jay Waltman 507-373-1473
Sandy Mallan 507-437-6665
Brian Blecker 507-433-3536
Jennifer Fisher 507-451-7488
Brian Bartley 507-451-8080
Andy Cummings 507-288-1111
Sheila Thorson 507-288-1111
Chris Sanchez 507-458-6429
Donna Daniels 507-454-6750
Steve Sherwood 507-288-7665
Teresa Chapman 507-288-1111
Dan Wagner 507-288-1234
Southeast Minnesota Association of Realtors
3400 East River Road NE
Rochester, MN 55906
Phone: (507) 285-9833 or 877-885-4635
Fax: (507) 282-2450 or 877-240-0567
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