Prange Honored as Featured Panel Speaker
Posted by briank | Marco Island, Premier Sotheby's International Realty, Premier Sotheby's International Realty Agents, Real Estate, SWFL News, The Lutgert Companies | Posted on August 30th, 2010
James (Jim) A. Prange, a Marco Island Realtor with Premier Properties of Southwest Florida, Inc., has been named a featured speaker for the upcoming annual conference of National Association of Realtors (NAR) to be held in New Orleans on November 7.
Prange will speak as part of a panel of luxury home experts and share perspective and proven practices for his success. Prange, a specialist in luxury properties over $2 million dollars, has nearly $84 million, based on information from the Multiple Listing Service from Jan 2008 to August 2010.
REALTORS® from across the nation and the world will assemble in New Orleans and learn about changing issues affecting the industry, share ideas with colleagues beyond their local marketplace, and observe innovations that are shaping the future of real estate.
Acknowledged as an expert on Marco Island real estate, Prange appeared in numerous newspaper and magazine feature articles. He has been awarded Gulfshore Life Magazine 5-star real estate agent for “best in client satisfaction”. Prange was quoted in Variety and Pinnacle America magazines and has been a guest speaker on local radio and TV shows, as well as a guest panelist for Christie’s Great Estates regional conference.
He authored a three-part report entitled “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”, a 2010 report on the state of real estate on Marco Island. View the report on www.hideawaynews.com.
A third-generation Realtor, Prange began his career in 1976 at the age of 18. He is partnered with his daughter, Nikki Prange-Carroll. He has been with Premier Properties since 2001 and a Marco Island resident since 1980.
Premier Properties of Southwest Florida Inc., the real estate division of The Lutgert Companies. The company has offices strategically located in The Village on Venetian Bay and the Northern Trust Building in Park Shore; in Old Naples on Broad Avenue and 5th Avenue South; in North Naples in Mercato and on Vanderbilt Beach Road across from the Ritz-Carlton; on Marco Island at The Esplanade Shoppes and in The Promenade at Bonita Bay. Premier’s Rental Division and Commercial Division are located in the Quarles & Brady Building on Panther Lane.