Teresa King Kinney is the Chief Executive Officer of the 27,000 member Miami Association of Realtors‚ (MIAMI), the largest local Realtor Association in the U. S. and second largest in the entire world. Kinney came to Miami twenty years ago from St. Joseph, Missouri, where she had been CEO for the Realtor association for many years. During her time in Missouri, she was chairman/president of many groups including a city commission, civic organizations, chamber of commerce committees, the Missouri Center for Education and Private Enterprise, and numerous state and national committees.
Kinney is a noted speaker and consultant on leadership, association management, ethics, marketing, professional growth and development, and international real estate. She has presented numerous leadership and professional development seminars at state, national and international association meetings across the U. S., Brazil and Latin America, Central America, France, Spain and Russia, and has written a number of articles on association management and leadership.
Kinney was 2008 Chairman of the Board of the Florida Society of Association Executives, 2012 Chairman of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Global Business and Alliances Committee, and past chair of Global Networks Advisory, International Local Councils and numerous other committees at all levels including Chairman of the National Association Executives in 2000. She has twice served as liaison for the NAR President to Global and Resort and on the Executive Committee and Enlarged Leadership Team. Kinney is currently the chairman of the New Services Council for the international organization FIABCI and has served as speaker and consultant to numerous international organizations.
When Kinney took the helm of the Miami Association in 1993, they had 5,000 members and in 1997 merged with the Miami Beach Association and their EVP Maureen Levine. The Miami Beach Association had long been active in the community and with the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce. The new merged association continued those traditions and expanded their presence and involvement and grew to over 14,000 members.
In August 2010, the association merged again in the largest, fastest and most successful merger in the history of the National Association of Realtors which created the largest local association in the nation. Since that time, the association has grown another 4,000 members and now serves 27,000 professionals in 3,000 companies mainly in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. The rich traditions and partnerships in the Miami Beach communities remain a top priority for the association, its leaders and members. The association is now celebrating 93 years of service to the industry, the public and the communities in South Florida.
Larger than 42 state Realtor associations, the Miami Association now has six full service offices and conference centers with their headquarters near the airport, along with offices in Coral Gables, North Miami, Northwestern Dade, and DCOTA and Sawgrass in Broward. Each facility is fully staffed and five have executive board rooms, conference centers for up to 140 each as well as computer labs for 25. The association hosts over 1,800 seminars each year and provides nearly 100 premium marketing tools and services for its members.
International is a huge focus for Kinney and she has negotiated agreements with more than 100 international organizations throughout the world on behalf of the association and its members. The Association launched its award-winning International Real Estate Council and Annual International Real Estate Congress in 1996, creating the largest and most successful local council and events in the United States. Shortly thereafter, they published the highly regarded Foreign Investors Guide which is updated annually and features articles in 6 languages. She leads the association’s international operations, promotion and outreach which include inbound trade missions and events, partnering at events and exhibitions internationally, and extensive marketing, education, tools and resources to promote Miami, Miami Beach and South Florida.
Miami and Miami Beach are brands promoted worldwide as the Miami Association promotes “A Lifestyle Like No Other…” Real estate and market information is provided in several languages for our local and international markets and since 2000, all properties listed in the association’s MLS have been promoted in what is currently 19 languages. The association’s international marketing and partnerships are credited with leading the market resurgence from one of the worst markets in the nation in 2008 to two record-breaking years in 2011 and 2012 for highest number of sales in the 93-year history of the association.
