Kathy Panco gains Realtor Emeritus status

(May 12, 2023) Ocean City Realtor

Kathy Panco received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Coastal Association of Realtors four years ago in 2019 and now she has been recognized by the association with Realtor Emeritus status.

The award, which was presented at the association’s April 19 Realtor Fair at the convention center, caps an Ocean City career that began for Panco in 1982 and continues at Berkshire Hathaway.

The former physical education teacher made her mark in the real estate community with major transactions, such as leasing stores at the Inlet Village for local businessman Granville Trimper in 1993, followed by a $4.1 million transaction for

Marty’s Playland Arcade.

Along the way, she was a director of the Coastal Association, its president, Realtor of the Year, and an honoree for Realtor Community Service because of her involvement in local charitable fundraisers, including the Character of the Year for the Ocean City Paramedic Foundation and the local Calendar Girl fundraiser for the Ocean City Parrotheads organization.

Her other community involvement included the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, which she served as director and president, ultimately leading to her receiving the chamber’s Citizen of the Year Award and her second Key to the City from Ocean City government.