Portland Realtor awarded national recognition as ‘Good Neighbor’
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Ed Gardner founded the Equality Community Center, providing tenant space for 18 LGBTQ-focused nonprofits under one roof with below-market rent.
The Chicago-based National Association of Realtors selected Ed Gardner, a Realtor from Portland, as one of five winners of its 2024 Good Neighbor Awards.
The award honors NAR members for community volunteer work by giving time, money, energy and expertise.
Gardner, a broker and owner of the Gardner Real Estate Group in Portland, founded the Equality Community Center, providing tenant space for 18 LGBTQ-focused nonprofits under one roof with below-market rent. The arrangement fosters collaboration and increases operational efficiency among the organizations, reducing duplicated efforts. Additionally, he is spearheading the nonprofit’s latest project, the development of a 54-unit affordable housing com pleat for seniors.
Other winners hailed from Florida, Georgia, Utah and Wisconsin.
"Good Neighbor Award winners exemplify the spirit of caring and the heartfelt commitment that defines the best of our profession," said Kevin Sears, NAR’s president and a broker and associate of Sears Real Estate/Lamacchia Realty in Springfield, Mass.
"Their dedication extends beyond traditional real estate boundaries, forging significant, positive changes in their neighborhoods and underscoring the vital role that agents who are Realtors play in building stronger, more resilient communities."
Each winner — selected by a multistage, criteria-based judging process — will receive a $10,000 grant for their charity and be featured in the fall 2024 edition of Realtor Magazine. NAR will formally present each with their official award on Nov. 9 during NAR NXT, the association’s annual conference, hosted this year in Boston.
NAR's Good Neighbor Awards program is sponsored by Realtor.com.
The National Association of Realtors is a trade association representing 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Realtor.com is an open real estate marketplace. Realtor.com is operated by News Corp. (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA) subsidiary Move, Inc.
Now in its 25th year, the Good Neighbor Awards have recognized 250 Realtors in 43 states, Puerto Rico and 17 countries.
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