With over 18 years of experience in Highlands County real estate, Steve is multi-million dollar producers who has built his business on excellence in customer service. Among the top agents in Highland’s County, he truly personifies the RE/MAX slogan “Outstanding Agents, Outstanding Results”. Steve was recently named Realtor of the Year by the Heartland Association of Realtors, covering 4 counties of the Heartland, and awarded that board’s 2016 Hall of Fame award. Steve was also named the RE/MAX 2016 Above the Crowd award winner for the Florida Region and was honored with the RE/MAX Hall of Fame award. He has earned RE/MAX’s prestigious 100% Club and Executive Club since jointing the brokerage, and was awarded the Leader’s Circle Award for outstanding sales and service results in 2004 and 2005 when he was named the top agent in the Heartland Broker’s Council. Steve was elected to the 2010 Board of Directors of the Heartland Association of Realtors where he served as treasurer and chaired the Government Affairs Advisory Committee. He also chaired the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for the Highlands Board of County Commissioners and served as a member of the commission’s Tax Abatement Advisory Committee, which succeeded in winning passage of tax incentives for business expansion in the county.Steve and Janine live on Lake Placid and are actively involved with waterfront property issues. They are founding members of the Lake Placid Lake Association. Steve also served on the Highlands County Water Advisory Committee.Steve graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Engineering from University of Central Florida and has worked in Marketing and Sales since 1979. He serves all of Highlands County and Hardee County and parts of Polk and Desoto county as well.