Jeffrey Butler, broker/owner of Butler Realty Group, with offices in Warwick, has been named 2012 Realtor of the Year by the RI Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors (RICABOR). In making the award, the organization said, "this prestigious award is based on Butler's outstanding contributions and his leadership in the real estate industry."
Butler serves as treasurer of RICABOR, where he has been a member since its inception in 1985. He is also treasurer of the RI Statewide MLS, a member service organization of over 4,000 real estate licensees, where Butler has been a board member since 2008 and MLS member since 1977. Butler serves on the Commercial Information Exchange (CIE) Task Force at MLS and has been instrumental in researching and negotiating a proposed platform that will enhance commercial listing and sales data in the RI and southern New England market area.
He has been a member of the Realtor Association since 1977 with steadily increasing involvement throughout that time. He has been member of the Central RI Chamber of Commerce, since the 1980s and (or long standing member) currently serving on the board of directors, and on the "Restoring the Victorian Lady" building committee. He is a member of the Johnson's Pond Civic Association, and the International Executives Association, RI Chapter (RI Execs) where he has served on its board of directors, and held the position of president.