Matt Phipps, CRS,E-PRO, SRS, SFR,CIPS is a fourth generation real estate practitioner and award winning top producing agent from Providence, Rhode Island. Licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Matt was the 2013 Kent Washington Association of Realtors Realtor of the Year, he was also recognized as one of REALTOR® Magazine's 30 Under 30 in 2008. He was appointed the chair of NAR’s Communications Committee in 2009 and had also served as a member of Research, Equal Opportunity/Cultural Diversity, and Strategic Planning committees. Recently named NAR's Young Professional Network Sub-Committee Vice-Chair (and Chair in 2014), Phipps co-founded the RI YPN group and has been a national YPN member since its inception. After earning a degree in journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., he applied his media knowledge and skills as the creator/producer/host of Providence’s ABC6/RI News Channels’ “Real Estate Minute,” and is the producer/creator of Fox Providence/The Rhode Show’s “House Talk.” He has been featured or quoted in several local and national publications including The Washington Post, The Real Deal (NYC), USA Today, Real Estate Times, The Providence Journal. Taking lessons from a decade of experience, Phipps has spent the last few years earning his stripes as a local teacher, creating courses for Rhode Island Association of REALTORS®, and serving as a national speaker (Orlando, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Chicago, St. Louis, Denver, Los Angeles).Specialties: sales, marketing, and promotion