The Maine Association of Realtors selected Martin Cates as the 2025 Realtor of the Year.
Cates has served as a director of the association and served in many volunteer positions for not only the association but also the statewide multiple listing service, Maine Listings.
For the past 10 years with Maine Listings, he served as a director and then stepped up into the executive leadership team. In 2022 he served as the Maine Listings president and continued his service on every committee and task force during his leadership tenure.
Cates continues to volunteer for the Maine Listings technology committee and the policies and procedures committee.
He serves as the director of Mid Coast Regional Housing Trust and on the Knox County Board of Assessment Review.
The Realtor of the Year recipient is chosen from among the 11 nominees of local associations and more than 6,400 Realtors in Maine. The award recognizes a Realtor for contributions to the real estate profession on state, local and national levels.