ERA Real Estate, a global franchising leader within the AnywhereSM portfolio of brands, today announced the three longtime, outstanding real estate professionals inducted into the ERA® Hall of Fame Class of 2023. The induction ceremony took place at the ERA brand’s Fuel 2024 International Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Established in 2013, the ERA Hall of Fame honors affiliated individuals and companies who have consistently earned high levels of recognition and made exceptional contributions to the culture and history of the ERA brand over the decades.
The ERA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 includes Pat Hirsch, the broker/owner of ERA Hirsch Real Estate Team, Statesboro, Georgia.
Licensed in both Georgia and Florida, Pat’s company has been with the ERA franchise for 35 years. Pat is a passionate leader and real estate powerhouse, who not only represents the ERA brand on a daily basis, but also embraces ERA products, tools and services. With over three decades of experience, she joined ERA Real Estate in 2001, when she bought into ERA Landmark Realty in Statesboro, Georgia. In 2011, she bought the company and became the sole owner. In 2014, she changed the name of the company to ERA Hirsch Real Estate Team. She is a Certified Residential Specialist, Staging Professional, Accredited Buyers Representative and holds several other designations.
Under her leadership, Pat has been able to grow her company, which has received recognition for ERA 1st in Service, Commitment to Excellence and ERA Presidents Circle. She has excelled in her personal production as well. She has been recognized as a Top Selling Broker with Leaders' Circle status since 2003, and in 2008 was award the number two Top All Around Selling Broker for ERA. She also achieved Beyond Excellence status and has been featured in Top Agent Magazine, RealTrends Top Agents and America's Best.
Pat is also a major advocate for her community. She has been a community leader and has represented the ERA® brand with raising funds and supporting MDA Summer Camps, and more recently Giving Tuesday. She has served as President of her Local Board of REALTORS® for two previous terms, and is President Elect for 2024. She has also served as President of the Statesboro Visitors and Convention Center, the ERA Georgia Broker Council, achieved Top Selling Broker in the Broker Council, was chosen as one of the Most Influential Women and Business Owners in Shaping the Future of the Industry in her area and was honored to receive the Deen Day Smith Award for Community Involvement and Service to Mankind.
Pat has four daughters, five granddaughters and one grandson. Mandy Lane, her daughter, works with her and is successful in her own right. Prior to her real estate career, she and her husband owned and managed local radio stations throughout the state of Georgia.
“As I think about the many years I have spent in real estate, I realize that I have been afforded many opportunities I may not have otherwise had, from working in support of community causes, serving my local real estate board, and advancing our local economy. Collectively, these experiences have shaped me in important ways. Having the support of ERA throughout the entirety of my career in real estate has been invaluable, and I am truly honored to be recognized as a member of the ERA Hall of Fame.” – Pat Hirsch broker/owner, ERA Hirsch Real Estate Team
“For more than 50 years, ERA Real Estate has been at the forefront of innovation, leveraging emerging technology, its stand-out collaborative culture and an authentic desire to genuinely connect with people. Across the country and around the world, the people in our network come from a place of abundance as they help their clients and each other succeed. The members of the ERA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 have been instrumental in fortifying and elevating the brand as well as their companies and communities. I’m so excited to congratulate Pat on her remarkable accomplishments and contributions to both the brand and the industry at large. We are lucky to have her with us.” – Alex Vidal, president, ERA Real Estate
About ERA Real Estate ERA® Real Estate knows that real estate is as local as it gets. We believe that our core business values of collaboration, innovation, diversity and growth are needed more than ever. As a global leader in the residential real estate industry for nearly 50 years, ERA features a powerful network of like-minded entrepreneurs supported by the brand’s game-changing technology, products and powerful lead generation.
The ERA Real Estate network includes more than 43,000 affiliated brokers and independent sales associates and approximately 2,400 offices throughout the United States and 36 other countries and territories.
ERA Franchise Systems LLC (www.ERA.com) which operates the ERA Real Estate system, is a subsidiary of Anywhere Real Estate Inc. (NYSE: HOUS), a global provider of real estate services. ERA Real Estate information is available at www.ERA.com.
