Fernando L Baez obtain the Rene Certification on September 8, 2020. The Real Estate Negotiation Expert certification is offered by the Real Estate Business Institute of the National Association of REALTORS.

My commitment of service motivated me to continually take continuing education to be better prepared to help my clients and the consumer in Puerto Rico. That has been my north on my 31 years of been a REALTOR.

The San Juan Board of REALTORS announced the recognition of the REALTOR of the Year 2020 Award to Fernando L. Baez. Quote ” First I like to thank God to give me the health and strength to work every day. I will like to thank the San Juan Board Directors and the selection committee for this recognition. The REALTORS family and the Real Estate industry of Puerto Rico have been part of my life for the last 31 years. Great memories and hard work came to my mid with this recognition.  I want to thank all my customers and clients that have been an essential part of my career all these years.

The Puerto Rico Asociacion of REALTORS celebrated the Four Encounter of Real Estate Professional in the Puerto Rico Convention Center on August 21, 2019. The conference was a very successful one with the participation over 900 people including Real Estate brokers , Real Estate Salesman, Appraisal, Mortgage Oficial. The mayor attraction was the interview of Ivan Rodriquez  Hall of Fame of the Mayor League the atendance were inspired and motivated to used the advice Mr. Rodriguez experience in the Major Leage on the Real Estate field, was a unique advice. Also Maria Wells Regional Vice President of the National Association have an inspiration speech how to develop in the National Association of Realtors. Shayne Fairley vice president of Stellar MLS make a great presentation to the audience indicating the benefit of the MLS system to promote the local real estate market locally and in the US. Fernando L Baez also make a great presentation putting together the similarities and the hard work between a Real Estate Broker carrier and a major league baseball player carrier . The conference was the biggest one day event in the history of the real estate in Puerto Rico. The half of the entrance ticked price of all individual was donated the Puerto Rico Oncology Hospital.

The San Juan Board of Realtors on March 19, 2015 in a unprecedented ceremony honor and award the Realtors members with continuous membership in the Board of 20 years and over. In a ceremony of friendship the Realtors get together and share pass memories and experiences with the Board and members.

The commitment, loyalty and hard work in the Real Estate industry of these professionals is a good example to follow by the new members in the industry, said the President of the San Juan Board of Realtors Adelaida Torres.

Fernando L. Baez Broker owner of Baez & Assoc. Real Estate was awarded in the ceremony for his 26 years of membership in the San Juan Board of Realtors.

The Puerto Rico Association of Realtors presents the Project PC 1529 in the House of Representative in Puerto Rico. This new proposed Real Estate law will affect the local Real Estate market in Puerto Rico in many areas in the worst moment of the history of the Real Estate industry in Puerto Rico. The project prepared by a small group of new and disoriented Realtors clearly demonstrated the lack of knowledge and experience in the Real Estate field. The presented project doesn’t count with the participation of the Real Estate industry in Puerto Rico. That is one of the reasons the project has many errors and a monopolistic practices.

One of the sections of the project that show the lack of knowledge of the proponents is the one that force any individual, that in their personal character bought and sale 3 or more properties in a year, to have a real estate license. This section is clearly to force the real estate investors to hire a real estate broker in order to buy or sell properties in Puerto Rico.

The real estate investors are the ones that are maintaining the industry in this moment. They created jobs and move the economy when they buy and sell properties.  If this small group of Realtors forces these individuals investors to have licenses they will contribute to affect more the economy of Puerto Rico.

My hope for the benefit of the Real Estate industry in PR is that the House of Representative and the Senators reject the presented project 1529.

There are no jurisdictions in USA where a Real Estate law forces an individual investor to have a license to buy or sell properties in their personal character.

Because instead of the proverb:

“Puerto Rico does it better” will be “Puerto Rico does it disoriented”

Fernando L. Baez

Real Estate Broker in Puerto Rico for more than 27 years and also posses Florida Real Estate Salesperson license since 1994. Member of the San Juan Board of Realtor since 1989.