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Messore of Colonial Properties named to board of directors of The New Haven Middlesex Association of Realtors

North Haven, CT Fred Messore has been appointed to the board of directors for The New Haven Middlesex Association of Realtors (NHMR) for a 3 year term.

Messore is senior vice president with Colonial Properties, Inc. He has been a real estate agent for 10 years and specializes in all facets of commercial and development transactions as well as residential. He holds Commercial & Investment Real Estate, Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI), and Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) certification designations. He has been recognized with awards from his peers of the Commercial and Investment Division (CID) of NHMR in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 for “Most Transactions,” 2014 for “Mixed Use” and 2016 for Multi-Parcel Assemblage Deal of the Year.

“Fred will be a dynamic addition to our board of directors,” said NHMR CEO Dawn Calvo.” Directors are nominated by fellow board members and voted on by our general membership. His nomination and approval are a testament to his professionalism, knowledge and the respect he has gained throughout the real estate community.”

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