Long-Time Local Real Estate Professional Awarded for Service, Reliability and Leadership

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Contact:	Melanie Robitaille
	Sr. Staff Writer & Graphic Designer
	EXIT Realty Corp. International
	Phone: (888) 668-3948 x4058
	Email: mrobitaille@exitrealty.com

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Long-Time Local Real Estate Professional Awarded for Service, Reliability and Leadership

Mississauga, ON – EXIT Realty Corp. International is proud to announce that Franchisee, Lee A. Porter of the EXIT Realty Midwest, EXIT Realty - Great Plains, and EXIT Realty Black Hills brokerage operation spanning the upper American Midwest has been recognized with several distinguished awards during the company’s 2025 NashVegas Regional Road Trip this fall.

 

“Lee is one of the most respected figures in the industry today,” explained Craig Witt, EXIT’s U.S. CEO, who was in attendance to present the awards at the multi-stop event. “His reach, influence, and integrity across state lines demonstrate what’s possible when strong values meet strategic vision. His 2025 awards reflect not only his growth metrics but his character and industry leadership.”

 

Porter was honored with the company’s Superior Growth & Development award for expanding into six new markets over the past two years, for his continued activism within multiple state associations, and for understanding the value of strong leadership and relevance in a time defined by grit, innovation, and change. He also received the #3 Highest Producing Multiple Office award for sides, as well as the Bronze award for closing over 25 sides in the company’s production year from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025. His awards collection was capped off with EXIT’s Sapphire Circle designation for accumulating 250 sides in his eight years with the brand.

 

No stranger to excellence, Porter has received multiple accolades from the company, including being named 2024 Broker of the Year for EXIT’s Central U.S. Division and he is one of only 20 successful candidates accepted into the exclusive ranks of the National Association of REALTOR’s® 2025 Leadership Academy. As a retired Sargeant with the U.S. Army National Guard, Porter takes his role in the business very seriously, successfully replicating this integrity across his many brokerage and satellite office locations throughout Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota.

 

 

About EXIT Realty: Founded in Canada in 1996, EXIT Realty is a company built on human potential. A full service, progressive, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT creates true business entrepreneurs and has paid out $2/3 billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates since its inception, as well as allocated $8 million to charity, to-date, through a portion of every transaction fee received and applied to EXIT Realty Corp. International’s charitable fund. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com.

 

Multiple Award-Winning Real Estate Broker and Office Committed to Service

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Contact:	Melanie Robitaille
	Sr. Staff Writer & Graphic Designer
	EXIT Realty Corp. International
	Phone: (888) 668-3948 ext 4058
	E-Mail: mrobitaille@exitrealty.com

Friday, November 22, 2024

 

Multiple Award-Winning Real Estate Broker and Office Committed to Service

Jackson, MN – In these times of real estate challenges and change, consumers and professionals alike are learning success is found with leaders like Broker/Owner, Lee A. Porter of EXIT Realty – Great Plains in Jackson, MN, who lean into these moments as opportunities for betterment and action.

 

As a retired Sergeant with the U.S. Army National Guard, Porter has always taken his role in the business very seriously, successfully replicating this integrity across his six brokerages and several satellite offices throughout Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. For this reason, he was recently awarded the honor of EXIT Realty’s Broker of the Year in the company’s Central U.S. division at their 2024 convention held at the prestigious Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL.

 

It was here, during the highly anticipated awards ceremony, where Porter also accepted the awards for #2 Highest Producing Office - Sides (Multiple), and the #5 Highest Grossing Office (Multiple) in North America, as well as earned a Bronze Award in recognition of personally closing over 25 real estate transactions in EXIT’s production year, which runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.

 

“Lee is a born leader. Since joining EXIT, he has been all-in for our brand as well as his agents, community and serving in leadership roles in our industry,” explained Craig Witt, EXIT’s U.S. CEO, who was in attendance for the awards presentation along with Co-Chair, Tami Bonnell, and EXIT’s Founder and Chairman, Steve Morris. “He’s strong, focused, determined and well-respected in his market for his unwavering commitment to representing his clients and agents at the highest level. Lee participates, contributes and inspires everyone he interacts with in EXIT, and we are proud to award him Broker of the Year for his division.”

 

A veteran in the real estate industry also, Porter has 18 years of experience, eight of those serving under the EXIT brand and the last five taking on leadership roles within local real estate associations. He’s one of only 20 successful candidates recently accepted into the highly sought after and competitive National Association of REALTORS’^® Leadership Academy for their 2025 class, and looks forward to bringing back what he learns through this experience to clients as well as his agents after growing alongside the association as it evolves.

 

 

About EXIT Realty: Founded in Canada in 1996, EXIT Realty is a company built on human potential. A full service, progressive, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT creates true business entrepreneurs and has paid out over half a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates since its inception, as well as allocated $7 million to charity, to-date, through a portion of every transaction fee received and applied to EXIT Realty Corp. International’s charitable fund. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com. 

 

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From L/R: EXIT Realty’s Co-Chair, Tami Bonnell, Franchisee, Lee A. Porter, and Founder and Chairman, Steve Morris.

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Lee A. Porter awarded the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation.

 

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Contact:
Lee Porter
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EXIT Realty – Great Plains
507-840-1710
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Lee A. Porter awarded the Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation.

Jackson, MN (Grassroots Newswire) 06/09/2023 -- Lee A. Porter with EXIT Realty – Great Plains has earned the “Graduate, REALTOR^® Institute” (GRI) Designation by attending a minimum of 60 hours of classroom instruction, covering a variety of subjects including: contract law, professional standards, sales and marketing, finance, and risk reduction. He joins other top producers in the residential real estate industry who hold the designation across the nation.

In addition, they have learned the fundamentals of brokerage and other areas of real estate specialization. With this designation and through increased awareness of current topics important to the real estate professional, such as legal issues, these REALTORS^® can better serve prospective clients and customers.

The GRI designation sets the individuals who have attained it, apart from other practitioners because it indicates to the public that the individual has obtained a professional educational foundation on which to base the services they provide and that they are a member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^®.

Obtaining the GRI designation is a beneficial way for a REALTOR^® to advance their professional image. The extra measure of knowledge and prestige achieved by completing this course work is a tool that will advance a career in real estate on attracting and building new business.

The REALTOR^® Institute has been in existence for more than twenty-five years and has graduated thousands of REALTORS^®.

REALTORS^® or consumers interested in learning more about the program may visit www.Realtor.org/GRI.

For more information about EXIT Realty - Great Plains, please call 507-840-1710. EXIT Realty - Great Plains is located at 401 2nd Street, Jackson, MN 56143.

About EXIT Realty:
EXIT Realty is a company founded and built on human potential. A full service, forward-thinking, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT has to-date paid out more than a half a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates. A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund, and to-date, $7 million has been allocated to charity. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com.

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Lee A. Porter Earns NAR Pricing Strategy Advisor Certification

 

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Lee Porter
Broker
EXIT Realty – Great Plains
507-840-1710
Lee@EXITisGreat.com

Lee A. Porter Earns NAR Pricing Strategy Advisor Certification

Jackson, MN (Grassroots Newswire) 5/23/23 -- Lee A. Porter with EXIT Realty - Great Plains has earned the nationally recognized Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certification. The National Association of REALTORS^® offers the PSA certification to REALTORS^® as determining property values depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and a commitment to approach the pricing assignment from various perspectives.  

“Consumers deserve accurate property value assessments, so NAR is proud to provide REALTORS^® with a credential that provides enhanced tools, education, and expertise to determine the most accurate value for a home,” said Marc Gould, Executive Director of the Center for Specialized REALTOR® Education.

“Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA” is the required one-day course for the PSA certification that provides REALTORS^® with knowledge and skills to select appropriate comparables and make accurate adjustments, guide sellers and buyers through the details of comparative market analyses and the underlying pricing principles that inform them, and interact effectively with appraisers. In addition to completing the course, participants are required to view two required webinars. Once awarded the certification, REALTORS^® will be equipped to guide clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values. For more information about the PSA certification, visit www.pricingstrategyadvisor.org.

 

For more information about EXIT Realty - Great Plains, please call 507-840-1710. EXIT Realty - Great Plains is located at 401 2nd Street, Jackson, MN 56143.

About EXIT Realty:
EXIT Realty is a company founded and built on human potential. A full service, forward-thinking, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT has to-date paid out more than a half a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates. A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund, and to-date, $7 million has been allocated to charity. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com.

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Agent Earns NAR Pricing Strategy Advisor Certification

 

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Contact:
Lee Porter
Broker
EXIT Realty – Great Plains
507-840-1710
Lee@EXITisGreat.com

Agent Earns NAR Pricing Strategy Advisor Certification

Sioux Falls, SD (Grassroots Newswire) 5/23/2023 -- Hadass Negi with EXIT Realty - Great Plains has earned the nationally recognized Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA) certification. The National Association of REALTORS^® offers the PSA certification to REALTORS^® as determining property values depends more than ever on professional expertise and competence, the best use of technology, and a commitment to approach the pricing assignment from various perspectives.  

“Consumers deserve accurate property value assessments, so NAR is proud to provide REALTORS® with a credential that provides enhanced tools, education, and expertise to determine the most accurate value for a home,” said Marc Gould, Executive Director of the Center for Specialized REALTOR® Education.

“Pricing Strategies: Mastering the CMA” is the required one-day course for the PSA certification that provides REALTORS^® with knowledge and skills to select appropriate comparables and make accurate adjustments, guide sellers and buyers through the details of comparative market analyses and the underlying pricing principles that inform them, and interact effectively with appraisers. In addition to completing the course, participants are required to view two required webinars. Once awarded the certification, REALTORS^® will be equipped to guide clients through the anxieties and misperceptions they often have about home values. For more information about the PSA certification, visit www.pricingstrategyadvisor.org.

For more information about EXIT Realty - Great Plains, please call 507-840-1710. EXIT Realty - Great Plains is located at 1504 West 41st Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105.

About EXIT Realty:
EXIT Realty is a company founded and built on human potential. A full service, forward-thinking, real estate franchisor with offices across North America, EXIT has to-date paid out more than a half a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates. A portion of every transaction fee received by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund, and to-date, $7 million has been allocated to charity. For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com and www.joinexitrealty.com.

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Lee Porter of EXIT Realty - Great Plains Attends Ambassador Workshop

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EXIT Realty - Great Plains in Jackson
507-840-1710
lee@EXITisGreat.com
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Lee Porter of EXIT Realty - Great Plains Attends Ambassador Workshop

Jackson, MN (Grassroots Newswire) 10/23/2017 -- Lee Porter of EXIT Realty - Great Plains joined other real estate professionals recently at Ambassador Training in Irving, Texas, a two-day course designed to improve public speaking skills and develop confidence when speaking with people one-on-one, in small groups or to an audience.

Ambassador Training is the brainchild of EXIT Realty Corp. International’s Director of Leadership, Bob McKinnon.  McKinnon is an experienced and mature business person and has been teaching sales, management and public speaking for more than four decades.  This session was taught by Bob McKinnon, one of EXIT’s top trainers and veteran leaders.

The Ambassador Training Workshop has been the best course I have taken in business to prepare yourself for public speaking. Its small class size is perfect for both first time speakers and pros to develop their skills. I hope to bring this training back to better serve our customers and community in the future.

Ambassador Training is taught throughout North America to risk-takers who are willing to step outside of their comfort zone and learn the basics of public speaking.  "Graduates of EXIT Realty’s Ambassador Training are liberated from fear and inhibition and go forth with the tools and confidence they need to become poised, powerful, presenters," said McKinnon.

About EXIT Realty: 
EXIT is a proven real estate business model that has to-date paid out more than a third of a billion dollars in single-level residual income to its associates across the U.S. and Canada. EXIT Realty’s Expert Marketing Suite™ including geolocation Smart Sign™ technology gives home sellers the edge in a competitive marketplace. The company’s Focus on Good Health initiative promotes wellness at work and home. A portion of every transaction fee collected by EXIT Realty Corp. International is applied to its charitable fund. To-date, $3.5 million has been pledged to Habitat for Humanity.  For more information, please visit www.exitrealty.com.

EXIT Realty - Great Plains is located at 401 2nd Street, Jackson, MN 56143.  For more information, please call 507-840-1710 or visit www.EXITisGreat.com.
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