REAL ESTATE UPDATE IN IVAOR BY MARK DOWLING, CEO OF INDIAN VALLEY ORGANIZATION

MARK DOWLING, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

With more than 20 years of real estate and community development experience, Mark serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the nonprofit, Inland Valleys Association of REALTORS® or "IVAR". With more than 4,000 members, IVAR is one of the largest REALTOR® associations in California, and ranked 85 largest nationally. At its core, IVAR provides a variety of support services that help its members be more competitive in the real estate marketplace. Key services include: REALTOR® education and training, government affairs advocacy, multiple listing services, and professional standards oversight and mediation.

Prior to his position with IVAR, Mark served as the Economic Development Agency Administrator for the County of San Bernardino where he had the responsibility of overseeing four departments: Housing and Community Development, Workforce Development, Economic Development and the Redevelopment Agency. With more than 220 employees and combined department budgets in excess of $190 million, the Economic Development Agency (EDA) was tasked with facilitating economic growth and improving quality of life for the largest geographic County in the United States.