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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE ISSUE
MARK ROSENER
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FROM LEAP OF FAITH TO LEADERSHIP
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Mark Rosener, the 2022 Northeast Florida Association of Realtors president, is presented the gavel by his predecessor, Missi Howell. The 2022 Annual Installation and Awards Gala was Jan. 12 at the Marriott Jacksonville Hotel.
MORE REAL ESTATE NEWS Wildlight to begin second phase in Nassau County. PAGE 3 Two Realtors from Berkshire Hathaway share what it’s like working in the hot market. PAGE 5 The Top 10 home sales of the year and of the fourth quarter. PAGE 6 Keller Williams buys former Pier 1. PAGE 8
The new Northeast Florida Association of Realtors president on his role and where the hot housing market is headed next. BY DAN MACDONALD STAFF WRITER
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ark Rosener, the 2022 Northeast Florida Association of Realtors president, is leading the group through one of the area’s greatest housing booms. He also is looking for ways to lead his group through the challenge of finding homes to list. Demand is high for homes to buy and rent, but the supply is dwindling by the day. As of December, the area had enough housing inventory to last 1.1 months. That’s down from 1.4 months in 2020 and a 3-month supply at the end of 2019, according to NEFAR statistics.
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Rosener, 62, came to real estate in 2005 after spending much of his career managing regional branches of large retail outlets, including Saks, May Company, Macy’s and Belk. As retail management style become driven by headquarters, leaving regional managers to just follow policy, he said his entrepreneurial instincts led him to change careers. “I took a leap of faith and became a Realtor,” he said. He enjoyed early success and rose through the ranks at Watson Realty Corp. Rosener was named his office’s rookie of the year and in 2008 he was named the top producer SEE ROSENER, PAGE 7
THE BASCH REPORT VyStar still waiting for approval of Heritage deal The wait comes as the banking industry is pushing back against credit union buyouts of commercial banks, saying credit unions have an unfair advantage. PAGE 16
Toni Chrabot: From FBI to investigation firm leader PAGE 14 CITY GOVERNMENT
Creating a buffer for power flow JEA leaders are making financial plans for more delays in bringing the nuclear Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4 online. PAGE 9 LAW & THE COURTS
It's now the new way to practice How the once temporary measures created by the pandemic are driving permanent changes. PAGE 12 DATA TRENDS
Apartments on rise Downtown Jacksonville is in a multifamily residential construction boom and that includes the urban core. PAGE 18
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