This page: Jay Phillip Parker speaking at Douglas Elliman Presents The Ellies (above); Elliman property Casa Bahia is a custom three-story waterfront home on Biscayne Bay (inset). Opposite page: Parker at the Douglas Elliman’s Reinvent Convention (above); Elliman owner and chairman Howard Lorber (inset).
sees this new generation of agents as a welcome peer group, and he believes that earning a license should become more rigorous as the market becomes more sophisticated. Elliman’s Florida team includes architects, bankers, and marketing managers from leading firms, plus a few top-tier real estate professionals, like Florida COO Gus Rubio, who joined Elliman from One Sotheby’s International Realty. The tremendous expansion that Elliman has spearheaded throughout South Florida, and indeed the entire state, is testimony to the valuable tools their firm makes available to their agents. This is the foundation of Lorber’s and Parker’s vision of a cohesive, intelligent, and professional organization, poised and positioned to oversee and manage their clients’ needs. Clearly, this is a mission that raises the performance “bar” for the entire property industry. u NOVEMBER 2016 105