ERA® Real Estate Announces the ERA Hall of Fame Class of 2023

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February 27, 2024 // Franchising.com // MADISON, N.J. - ERA Real Estate oday announced the three longtime, outstanding real estate professionals inducted into the ERA® Hall of Fame Class of 2023. The induction ceremony took place at the ERA brand’s Fuel 2024 International Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Established in 2013, the ERA Hall of Fame honors affiliated individuals and companies who have consistently earned high levels of recognition and made exceptional contributions to the culture and history of the ERA brand over the decades.

The ERA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 includes:

Peter Hunt, chairman and CEO, HUNT Real Estate ERA, Williamsville, New York and ERA Key Realty Services, Whitinsville, Massachusetts
Pat Hirsch, broker/owner, ERA Hirsch Real Estate Team, Statesboro, Georgia
Pat Williams, sales associate, ERA American Real Estate

“For more than 50 years, ERA Real Estate has been at the forefront of innovation, leveraging emerging technology, its stand-out collaborative culture and an authentic desire to genuinely connect with people. Across the country and around the world, the people in our network come from a place of abundance as they help their clients and each other succeed. The members of the ERA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 have been instrumental in fortifying and elevating the brand as well as their companies and communities. I’m so excited to congratulate Peter, Pat and Patricia on their remarkable accomplishments and contributions to both the brand and the industry at large. We are lucky to have the likes of them among us.” – Alex Vidal, president, ERA Real Estate

Peter Hunt, chairman and CEO, HUNT Real Estate ERA, Williamsville, New York and ERA Key Realty Services, Whitinsville, Massachusetts

Peter Hunt is the Chairman & CEO of HUNT Real Estate Corporation and has been a staple in the real estate industry for decades, now operating residential brokerage offices throughout Buffalo/Niagara, Rochester, Central and Northern New York, the Greater Albany area, Phoenix, Arizona and in Massachusetts. Since joining the firm following graduation from St. Lawrence University, Peter has been instrumental in the growth of the residential brokerage. Peter has also founded a mortgage banking firm, an insurance agency, a title insurance agency, a commercial property management company and other businesses, including an art gallery and event center.

Peter represents the third generation of family members who have continuously owned and operated the business since its founding by his grandfather Charles S. Hunt in 1911, a family tradition now being continued into the fourth generation through Peter's son, Charles F. Hunt who serves as President, Residential Brokerage (HUNT Real Estate ERA and ERA Key Realty Services), and Chief Operating Officer.

Peter is a life-long resident of the Buffalo Niagara Region of New York State, where he is very active in community service.

Pat Hirsch, broker/owner, ERA Hirsch Real Estate Team, Statesboro, Georgia

Pat Hirsch is the broker/owner of ERA Hirsch Real Estate Team based in Statesboro, Georgia. Licensed in both Georgia and Florida, her company has been with the ERA franchise for 35 years.

Pat is a passionate leader and real estate powerhouse, who not only represents the ERA brand on a daily basis, but also embraces ERA products, tools and services.

Under her leadership, Pat has been able to grow her company, which has received recognition for ERA 1st in Service, Commitment to Excellence and ERA Presidents Circle.

Pat is also a major advocate for her community. She has been a community leader and has represented the ERA® brand with raising funds and supporting MDA Summer Camps, and more recently Giving Tuesday.

Pat has four daughters, five granddaughters and one grandson. Mandy Lane, her daughter, works with her and is successful in her own right. Prior to her real estate career, she and her husband owned and managed local radio stations throughout the state of Georgia.

Pat Williams, sales associate, ERA American Real Estate, Shalimar, Florida

Pat Williams is a sales associate with ERA American Real Estate in Shalimar, Florida and is a legend in Northwest Florida real estate. She has a career that spans five decades with the ERA brand and ERA American Real Estate.

Over the course of her career, Pat has not only sold over 1,500 real estate transactions and is approaching a quarter of a billion dollars in sales volume, but she has also been a leader in the community who has religiously volunteered at the USO every week for years.

At ERA American Real Estate, she also regularly mentors up and coming agents, offering advice and even gives them deals. Additionally, as the real estate landscape continues to change and innovate, she continues to lead the way in embracing that change and adopts new technology to enhance her business, as well as continues to learn and grow her skills to better herself and her team.

SOURCE ERA Real Estate

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