Adams of Berkshire Hathaway named to REBNY Board of Directors & Ethics Committee

Wallingford, CT According to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England, New York and Westchester Properties, CEO and president Candace Adams has been named to the board of directors and ethics committee for the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY) Residential Brokerage Division. With her appointment, Adams will join REBNY leadership in charting the association’s activities and policies, in close and continuous consultation with elected committees, and consult on REBNY’s positions and actions on issues concerning the residential real estate industry.

As CEO and president, Adams is responsible for overseeing the brand’s operations and 1,800 agents across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island. She also serves as president of the Northeast Region of HomeServices of America, the country’s second-largest residential real estate brokerage company.

“I am thrilled to join the esteemed members of the board and serve alongside them to better our industry,” said Adams. “New York real estate is one of the most exciting environments in the world, and I will do everything I can to support REBNY’s work in protecting, improving and advancing our business.”

Over the course of her 20-year tenure at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Adam has managed tremendous success and expansion both within and beyond the company’s footprint, including the acquisition of seven existing brokerages and the launch of four new offices in three years. Chief among the brand’s growth activities under Adams’ watch is the launch of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices’ first New York City location.

An accomplished and recognized real estate industry leader, Adams also serves on the board of directors of SmartMLS, which represents more than 17,000 Connecticut real estate professionals and resulted from the August 2017 merger of The Connecticut Multiple Listing Service, Inc. (CTMLS) and Greater Fairfield County CMLS (GFC CMLS). Prior to the merger, Adams had been a director on the CTMLS board for 10 years. She has been twice named among Real Estate Executive magazine’s “100 Most Influential Real Estate Executives” and has been recognized six times in Swanepoel’s “Power 200” list of the most powerful people in residential real estate. Most recently, she was selected as a 2019 RISMedia Newsmaker for her contributions to the residential real estate industry.