Jeffrey Butler, broker-owner of Butler Realty Group, with offices in Warwick, has received the 2012 National Commercial Award from the National Association of Realtors. The award recognizes "outstanding achievement in the commercial realty industry" and Butler was recognized for "a deep contribution to the industry which displays the strength of [our] commercial members."
Butler is the 2013 vice president 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, and has been a member of the Central RI Chamber of Commerce, since the 1980s. 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.