Dale A. Stinton, Chief Executive Officer
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Dale A. Stinton is the Chief Executive Officer of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is America's largest trade association, representing almost 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Stinton, a 30-year veteran of NAR, took over the reins on November 1, 2005. He served as acting CEO and executive vice president in 1996 and became CFO/CIO in 1998.
Stinton was awarded Stephan Swanepoel's 2009 Trendsetter of the Year award, Inman's 2010 Innovator of the Year award and was included in CEO Update's inaugural list of top association CEOs. CEO Update wrote that Stinton "earned his place on the list by uniting a diverse organization and reacting well ahead of the slumping housing market with programs, education, and online resources—including the multi-million dollar campaign 'Right Tools, Right Now', the 'Real Estate Today' Radio Show, the Consumer Real Estate Site 'HouseLogic', and the industry changing REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR)."
In October 2010, Smart Money featured Stinton as one of its "Power 30: Most Powerful and Influential Players". December 2010 brought repeat recognition from Inman News as they once again named him one of the 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders of the year.
Recently, Stinton drove the association's successful effort to permanently ban banks from entering the real estate industry, while also achieving a home buyer tax credit that noted national economists acknowledged was responsible for helping sustain the housing market.
To encourage local and state REALTOR® associations to create innovative programs to meet members' needs, Stinton created the energizing Game Changers program, which resulted in over 200 "game changing" innovations introduced at the grassroots level.
