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CEO Michael T. Mercurio Named to San Diego Business Journal’s “Most Influential People in San Diego”

SAN DIEGO (December

1, 2020) –

The Chief

Executive

Officer of the Greater

San Diego Association of REALTORS® (SDAR) and San Diego Multiple Listing Service, Mike Mercurio has been named one of the 500 “Most Influential People of San Diego.”

The annual special edition of the San Diego Business Journal, SD500 focuses on leaders in San Diego who are making a significant impact on our business community and the community at large.

Since 2006, Mercurio has been the top executive at the organization. With a staff of more than 40, he oversees all aspects of SDAR, the San Diego Multiple Listing Service, and subsidiaries like the SDAR Ambassadors Foundation and the International Real Estate

Collaborative, to name a few.

“I’m honored to be included among such an outstanding list of San Diego business leaders,” said Mercurio, “We provide our members with the best services and programs in real estate, from ensuring our industry maintains its ‘essential’ status during the pandemic, to introducing new products and platforms that help our members be as successful as possible. Being recognized for the work we do each day is a reflection on our team and members.”

Mercurio has served on the National Association of REALTORS® Association Executive Advisory Board which provides guidance to leaders of REALTOR® associations all over the country. In addition, he has served as a trustee on the California Association of REALTORS® Issue Mobilization Political Action Committee which advocates on real estate issues statewide.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of Cincinnati and his Juris Doctorate from Northern Kentucky University.

As the oldest and largest REALTOR® association in San Diego, SDAR supports nearly 20,000 real estate professionals with programs, tools, and solutions to grow their business of delivering the dream of homeownership to their clients. SDAR is the only real estate association included in the 2020 SD500 list and has a local team of experts, robust data resources, and the tools to help real estate professionals protect and grow their business. This includes a local headquarters, education facilities, seven service centers across the county, and the only single sign-on portal, San Diego | One, for REALTORS® in Southern California.

For more information, contact SDAR at (858) 715-8000 or visit www.sdar.com.

Michael T. Mercurio