WARWICK – Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty’s Paul A. Leys has been named the 2009 president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.
A third-generation Newport resident, Leys has been co-owner of the Newport-based Gustave White Sotheby’s since 2000. He’s been a licensed Realtor since 1988. He’s also a Certified Residential Broker, Certified Residential Specialist and is an appraiser and licensed auctioneer.
Leys has served as president of the Newport County Board of Realtors and had been Newport’s Realtor of the Year in 1999.
RIAR also named the rest of the 2009 officers:
The Rhode Island Association of Realtors has nearly 4,000 member Realtors who last year were involved with more than 14,000 transactions totaling more than $4.24 billion. RIAR is one of more than 1,800 local boards and associations of Realtors comprising the nation’s largest trade associations, the National Association of Realtors. For additional information, including a municipal breakdown of the statistics, visit www.riliving.com.
Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty, established in 1925 as Andrews and White, became a Sotheby’s affiliate in June 2004. A privately owned real estate agency focusing on the high-end residential market, it has a team of 20 sales professionals serving Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. For more information, visit www.gustavewhite.com.
