Two
major
Realtor
associations
announced
a
merger
last
week
that
would
make
the
unified
group
the
third
largest
in

Florida
and
the
sixth
largest
in
the
U.S.
The
news
was
first
reported
by

Real
Estate
News
and

Inman.

The
Pinellas
Realtor
Organization/Central
Pasco
Realtor
Organization
(PRO-CPRO)
is
joining
forces
with
the

Greater
Tampa
Realtors
(GTR)
to
form
the

Tampa
Bay
Realtors.
The
merger,
once
approved
by
the


National
Association
of
Realtors
(NAR),
would
serve
more
than
24,000
real
estate
professionals
in
the

Tampa-area
counties
of
Hillsborough,
Pinellas
and
Pasco.

The
merger
will
not
impact

MLS
services
as
Tampa
Bay
Realtors
will
continue
to
partner
with

Stellar
MLS,
which
is
the
new
association’s
second-largest
shareholder,
and
no
staffing
cuts
are
planned.

Tampa
Bay
Realtors
will
be
led
by
co-CEOs
David
Bennett
of
PRO-CPRO
and
Jason
Outman
of
GTR.
Bennett
has
30-plus
years
of
leadership
experience
with

real
estate
associations,
according
to
a
news
release.

“Tampa
Bay
Realtors will
continue
to
bring
localized
services
to
our
members
while
harnessing
our
enterprise
size
and
scale
to
provide
cutting-edge
programs
and influential
advocacy,”
Brad
Monroe,
chair
of
the
unification
task
force
that
organized
the
merger,
said
in
a
statement.

“To
consumers,
Tampa
Bay
is
one
thriving
region.
With
unification,
members
can
leverage
the
incredible
resources
across
both
associations
to
provide
real
estate
services
throughout
the
Tampa
Bay
area
with
three
service
centers
for
more
in-person
support
and
a
larger
combined
staff
to
support
member
needs,”
said
Adam
Grenville,
the
new
president
of
Greater
Tampa
Realtors.

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