MADELINE ISLAND REAL ESTATE BROKER ERIC KODNER HONORED BY MINNEAPOLIS AREA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 20, 2011 -- Realtor Eric Kodner with Madeline Island Realty of LaPointe, Wisconsin was honored last Wednesday by the Minneapolis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR).  At the MAAR annual awards ceremony, Kodner received the Association's 2010 "Exceptional Service Award".

Also recognized at the awards luncheon were Minneapolis area Realtors Mike Hoffman (2010 Realtor of the Year), Nobu Hata (President's Award Recipient) and Dave Philp (NAR Good Neighbor Award).  Realtors Cheryl Eastbourne, Mary Thorpe Mease and Dave Philp received the MAAR Community Involvement Award.

Kodner has served on the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA) Equal Opportunity in Housing Committee since 2009 and has been a member of the WRA education faculty, where he teaches the National Association of Realtors "At Home With Diversity" course.  He is currently Treasurer of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Council of Residential Specialists (CRS) for 2011.  Kodner is the Supervising Broker and owner of Madeline Island Realty in LaPointe, Wisconsin.  He also owns and operates Wayzata Lakes Realty in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

In January of this year, Kodner was interviewed by Wall Street Journal reporter S. Mitra Kalita, in an article entitled "Market for Vacation Homes is on the Rise". 

On April 29, Eric Kodner will be a featured guest speaker at the 25th annual Wisconsin Fair Housing Conference, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Madison, Wisconsin.