Serving Venice and Surrounding Communities

The Venice Area Board of REALTORS®, chartered by the National Association of REALTORS® in 1956, has over 600 REALTOR® and Affiliate Members serving the Venice Area.

The Board provides members with numerous educational opportunities and credit courses to maintain their licenses, as well as coordinating the Multiple Listing Service and lock box system. Board members are involved with several community organizations such as the Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, County Clean our Beaches, Garden Elementary, Venice High School and Volunteer Connections to do a variety of goodwill projects for the community.

Over the past 20 years, the Board has raised thousands of dollars for scholarships for local students. In 2010 the Board awarded $12,500 to local deserving students.

Since 2005, the Board has raised over $35,000 of its $85,000 goal to build a Habitat "Green" House.

Since 1982 the Board has been honored 15 times by the Florida Association of REALTORS® as the best in its size category for service to its members, the community, the State and National Associations. The Board has also received 17 Education Awards from the Florida Association - making it the Board that has won more awards than any other in the history of Florida Association. These awards have now been discontinued by FAR.

The Board was also honored as Business of the Year by the Venice Area Chamber of Commerce in 2002.