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| May 21, 2007 | Sarasota Fla., |
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Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Announces New Florida Leadership
Budge Huskey to Lead NRT’s New Florida Region. Clark Toole Named New President and COO of Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate |
| NRT Incorporated, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage, today announced the promotion of Budge Huskey to regional senior vice president of NRT’s Florida region. Stepping into Huskey’s former role as president and chief operating officer for Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Florida’s largest real estate brokerage company, will be Clark W. Toole III. Toole held a similar role in overseeing NRT’s Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage company in Dallas/Ft. Worth.
In this new role, Huskey will oversee NRT’s Florida region consisting of more than 150 Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate offices and 6,500 sales associates. In delineating Florida as a distinct region, Huskey will focus on NRT strategic initiatives while Toole will oversee day-to-day operations and report to Huskey.
Since joining NRT in 1997, Huskey has played a key role in the growth of NRT’s Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate in Florida. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility within the organization, including branch manager, district manager and regional vice president. As past president and Realtor of the Year for the Orlando Association of Realtors, and a past director and committee chairperson for the Florida Association of Realtors, he has been involved with both state-wide and national industry initiatives.
“Budge’s exemplary leadership skills have been proven over the last few years as he successfully navigated his company through market pressures that included multiple hurricanes, property tax and insurance issues and a growing but depreciating inventory,” said Judy Reeves, NRT’s executive vice president and chief operating officer. “I am confident that |

Clark W. Toole III
President and Chief Operating Officer
Coldwell Banker
Residential Real Estate
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| Budge’s business acumen and strategic vision will successfully guide our operations through any future challenges that may arise.”
Clark W. Toole III, who began his real estate career in Florida in 1975, has served as president of NRT’s Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage company in Dallas/Ft. Worth since 2003. During his tenure as president, he created a new sales culture by focusing on skill development at every level of the company’s 19 locations and nearly 1,400 associates. Prior to that, he was president of NRT’s Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate operations in Tampa Bay and Sarasota Bay, where he oversaw 37 offices and 1,850 sales associates in a four-county area. He is also a past-president of the Clearwater Association of Realtors.
“Clark’s ability to successfully integrate multiple cultures brought together through numerous acquisitions turned a struggling operation into a fiscally strong and unified company that includes some of the industry’s top sales associates,” said Huskey.
About Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate:
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate ( FloridaMoves.com), is the leading real estate brokerage company in Florida, serving the communities of Central Florida, Palm Beach, Sarasota Bay, Southeast Florida, Southwest Florida and Tampa Bay. Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate is part of NRT LLC, the nation's largest residential real estate brokerage company. NRT, a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation, operates Realogy's company-owned real estate brokerage offices. |
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