Local Re/Max Accent realtor Terry Sherell Fortson recently earned a graduate realtor institute designation from the Georgia and National Associations of Realtors.
Fortson, a member of Hinesville Area Board of Realtors and Savannah Area Board of Realtors, completed the 90-hour curriculum required to achieve the designation by attending a series of seminars on subjects including contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance and risk reduction.
The Realtor Institute educates practitioners about local, state and national real estate practices that affect them, their clients and customers. The Georgia Institute is taught by real estate professionals from around the country.
The institute was founded more than 40 years ago and has graduated thousands of realtors.

Evans earns broker license

Brian Maike, sales manager, at Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors, recently announced that Jeanne Evans has earned her real estate associate broker’s license.
“Jeanne is a specialist in residential real estate who has been affiliated with Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors  for seven years,” Maike said. “During that time, she has demonstrated the highest in professional standards and a dedication to satisfying the needs of her clients by providing them with the highest level of support available.”
In addition to her broker’s license, Evans has earned graduate realtor institute and accredited buyer’s representative designations. She has been recognized every year as a member of the Hinesville Area Board of Realtors Distinguished Sales Society.  She serves as a local director on the Hinesville Area Board of Realtors.
A native of Youngwood, Pa., Evans and her husband Mark and daughter Megan settled in Hinesville after Mark Evans retired from the Army.

Greene receive GRI designation

Realtor Jolonda T. Greene was recently honored by the Savannah Area Board of Realtors for receiving her graduate realtors institute designation by the Georgia and National Associations of Realtors. The designation indicates realtors have obtained education on local, state and national real estate practices.
“I’m excited about this training because my clients and I will benefit from it,” Greene said. “GRI equipped me with the latest tools and information needed in real estate.”
Greene, of Century 21 Ways Station, is a member of the Savannah Area Board of Realtors and the Hinesville Area Board of Realtors.

Arthur-Lovett gets CRS desingation

Brian Maike, sales manager at  Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors, announced recently that Pam Arthur-Lovett has earned the certified residential specialist  designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest nonprofit affiliate of the National Association of Realtors.
Realtors who receive the CRS designation have completed courses and have demonstrated expertise in residential real estate. Fewer than 38,000 realtors nationwide have earned the designation.
Arthur-Lovett is a sales associate with Coldwell Banker Holtzman, Realtors in Hinesville and currently serves as state director for the Hinesville Area Board of Realtors. After obtaining her real estate license, Arthur-Lovett acquired graduate realtor institute, accredited buyer’s representative and e-pro designations. She speaks at the first-time homebuyer seminars sponsored by the city of Hinesville, and has received numerous awards and honors.  She is also a member of the Atlantic Area CASA.
Arthur-Lovett and her husband Herman are members of the Hinesville Cosmopolitan Club and the First African Baptist Church of Glennville.