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California Desert REALTORS® Honor
Desiree Otero As 2006 President

PALM DESERT (Calif.) — Desiree Otero, a REALTOR® with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Palm Springs, has officially taken over the reigns as president of the California Desert Association of REALTORS® for 2006.
Otero was officially installed Dec. 2 at the 2006 Installation Reception at The Parker Palm Springs before a ballroom full of Realtors and industry executives.
Also honored were:

  Affiliate Member Special Recognition – Keith Willard, Southland Title.
  Affiliate Member of the Year – Kristine Eastling, Stewart Title.
  REALTOR® Special Recognition – Judy Zeigler, Prudential California Realty.
  President’s Special Award: Pete Becker, First Team Becker & Becker.

Other new board officers for 2006 are: Emily DiSimone, Prudential California Realty, president-elect and Gary Howell, Coldwell Banker, treasurer.

New directors for 2006 are: Sue McCollum, Desert Estates Realty; Jim Schwietz, Windermere Real Estate; Bernice Westberg, Windermere Real Estate; and John Young, Prudential California Realty.

Returning directors are: Susan London, First Team Becker & Becker; Sam Marcus, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage; Conrad Mariscal, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage; Tom Ogle, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and Realtor of the Year, Pat Fredericks, immediate past president, First Team Becker & Becker.

As the new president, Otero said she wants the California Desert Association of REALTORS® to work with developers and lenders and others in the real estate industry to work on affordable housing solutions.
“I will work to bring a greater awareness to all Realtors on how we can bring more affordable housing to the valley,” she said. “It’s a huge problem we have to address. There are lots of people in the desert who need affordable homes.”
Otero, a real estate professional for 18 years and a certified Graduate REALTOR® Institute, has been with Coldwell Banker in Palm Springs for three years and a Coachella Valley resident for 10 years.
She has been a member of the California Desert Association of REALTORS® for four years and a state director to the California Association of REALTORS® for three years. She and her husband Edward reside in Palm Springs.
The California Desert Association of REALTORS®, The Voice for Real Estate® for the Coachella Valley, represents more than 4,000 REALTORS® and real estate professionals from Palm Springs to Coachella.
For more information, please call (760) 346-5637 or visit online at www.real-property.com

 
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