Realtor gets top nod for state group

Manatee County Realtor Barry Grooms has been named secretary for 2016 for the Florida Realtor Association.

Grooms is a broker associate with The Results Team at Keller Williams on the Water, handling residential and commercial sales. Licensed in Florida for 15 years, Grooms was selected for the position at the recent 2015 annual meeting for the Florida Realtor Association, according to a press release. His term lasts for one year.

“I will use my new appointment to further the protection of private property rights for the citizens of Florida,” says Grooms in the statement. “We are the watchdog and the voice of real estate in Florida, being a Realtor is so much more than just having a real estate license, it incorporates a code of ethics and holds its member to a higher standards.”