Rob Nahigian, FRICS, SIOR, CRE, MCR of Auburndale Realty Co., Newton was named by the Massachusetts Association of Realtors as the 2011 Massachusetts Real Estate Educator of the Year. The recognition was made on October 18 at the MAR State Convention's Professional Awards & Recognition Dinner with approximately 200 people in attendance.
The dinner and convention was held at the DCU Center. Trisha McCarthy, president-elect said that the award to Nahighan was in recognition of his demonstrated commitment to promoting the professional growth of agents and brokers through course instruction, curriculum development, and contributions of academic and/or written work to industry publications.

Nahigian is a state-certified continuing education instructor and serves on the Mass. Real Estate Licensing Commission's Education Subcommittee. He writes, designs and teaches real estate courses and programs for state and local Realtor Associations and national real estate organizations. He has written dozens of state CE courses and serves on the faculty at Boston University, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, MAR and the coveted NAR Commercial Signature Series Speakers Bureau. He also serves on the board of directors of Boston's Commercial Brokers Association and the Chapters of SIOR, CRE and LAI. He serves as the New England Chapter chair of the counselors of Realtors and its national editor in chief.
Additionally on Wednesday, October 19, Nahigian delivered two programs at the MAR State Convention: Commercial Real Estate Transactions and Anatomy of the Commercial Building.

The nominees were reviewed during the summer based on the nominee's contributions to creating or enhancing education programs or courses offered to Realtors or licensees; educational seminars or designation classes at which the nominee served as an instructor or speaker; list of relevant industry-related articles, columns or books that the nominee has written; all related activities within the Realtors organization at the state or local levels which demonstrate the nominee's dedication to educational pursuit and increasing real estate professionalism; and a demonstration of how the nominee has contributed on an on-going commitment to the role of real estate educator including achievements and designations.