According to The Counselors of Real Estate (CRE), Rob Nahigian, CRE of Auburndale Realty Co. has been appointed as its national 2011 editor-in-chief of the national CRE publication, The Counselor. This national publication is published 4-6 times per year for its 1,200 members and guests and provides timely and thought-provoking information on a wide range of real estate issues and topics. The newsletter showcases CRE activities and events including reviews of the national convention programming, chapter activities, new member and current member announcements, book reviews, Market Monitor of the U.S. macro economics and real estate industry trends. As the editor-in-chief, Nahigian's role is to review all contributing articles for relevancy and appropriateness in the newsletter and to write/submit a "message from the editor," for each issue. Nahigian is currently adding a new section on a "point-counter point" of topical real estate issues for each quarter.
The CRE membership will be asked to contribute to a Question of the Quarter and 8 contributing CRE opinions will be published.
Nahigian has also been appointed as a member of the American Real Estate Society (ARES) founded in 1985, an association of real estate thought leaders. The society draws members from academia and the profession at large internationally to produce and disseminate knowledge related to real estate decision making and the functioning of real estate markets.
Currently Nahigian also serves as chapter chair for the New England/Upstate NY Chapter and has served in many other leadership capacities including CRE including national chair, CRE communications committee; national vice-chair of chapter activities committee;, member of the national board of directors and chair of the chapter's board of directors. Nahigian was also awarded in 2009 as, the "James Felt Creative Counseling Award" which recognizes the most innovative and creative counseling on complex real estate issues in an ethical, objective and expert manner. He is the only New England Chapter CRE member to have been the recipient of this coveted award. The Counselors of Real Estate is an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors that comprises the most elite real estate advisors in the U.S. that are accepted by invitation only.