Clare Berry is the Broker and Owner of Berry & Co. Real Estate in the heart of Ponte Vedra Beach. Clare has served Ponte Vedra's and northeast Florida's real estate needs since 1985. Clare reaches multi-million dollar sales each year, most recently placing her Number 4 among residential REALTORS in the greater Jacksonville area!
Clare is past President of Ponte Vedra Association of Realtors, twice REALTOR OF THE YEAR of the Northeast Florida Association of Realtors, Member of Florida Association of Realtors HONOR SOCIETY and has been appointed by the Governor to serve on the NE Florida Regional Planning Council.
Berry & Co. Real Estate can successfully assist you
with integrity, knowledge and results.
BUSINESS BACKGROUND:
Broker/Owner, Berry & Co. Real Estate, 1993-present (multi-million $ sales annually)
Broker/Agent, Marsh Landing Realty, 1990-1993 (multi-million $ sales annually)
Broker/Agent, Watson Realty Corporation, 1985-1990 (Executive Committee/multi-million $ sales annually)
Manager, Arvida-Clearview Cable TV, Ponte Vedra Beach, 1982-1985
Co-Founder and Business Manager, The Sun Times Newspaper of the Jacksonville Beaches, 1981-1982
Sales and Editorial Assistant, Ponte Vedra Recorder Newspaper, 1979-1981
Advertising Associate and Circulation Manager, The News-Gazette, Lexington, VA, 1977-1979
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
"Best REALTOR of the Beaches" Winner of Ponte Vedra Recorder Readers' Poll, 2001 & 2002
(poll was not repeated in later years)
The Business Journal’s “Top 25 Realtors” (#9 in 2005) & “Top 25 Residential Real Estate Companies”
Northeast Florida Association of Realtors Education Committee Chairman, 2000
Northeast Florida Association of Realtors RESIDENTIAL MEMBER OF THE YEAR, 1998
Northeast Florida Association of Realtors Board of Directors, 1998-2000
Ponte Vedra Association of Realtors President, 1994
Florida Association of Realtors Board of Directors, 1994
Ponte Vedra Association of Realtors Board of Directors, 1992-1994
Ponte Vedra Association of Realtors REALTOR OF THE YEAR, 1992
Florida Association of Realtors HONOR SOCIETY, since 1991
Advanced Coursework: Candidate, Certified Residential Broker (CRB); Certified Sales Professional (CSP);
Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI) (courses in real estate practice and ethics)
Member, Northeast Florida, State of Florida and National Associations of Realtors
Member, Northeast Florida Multiple Listing Service and member of its Board of Directors, 2005-2007
Member, UNIQUE HOMES Referral Network
COMMUNITY (VOLUNTEER) ACTIVITIES:
Northeast Florida Regional Planning Council, appointed by the Governor to serve April 2000-October 2004
THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP Committee Chairman or Co-Chair (since 1982)
VOLUNTEER for the Ponte Vedra Community Association, Ponte Vedra Public Education Foundation Board
of Directors, Jacksonville Symphony Showhouse, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Cummer Museum
of Art and Gardens/FOCUS Cummer, Local Schools, Marsh Landing Property Owners Association(Advisory
Board 1989-90 and ad hoc committees), American Cancer Society (including the Cowford Ball & Making
Strides), Junior League of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra Beach Rotary Club, Back-to-School with Beam
EDUCATION:
B.A., Auburn University (English/Architecture and Interior Design)
The Harpeth Hall School, Nashville, TN (12th grade)
Episcopal High School, Jacksonville, FL (grades 7-11)
OTHER INTERESTS:
Promotions and marketing, the arts, beach activities, writing, conservation, design, aviation, pro sports
PERSONAL:
Married since 1977 to Vance Berry, a business lawyer with Stoneburner Berry & Simmons, P.A.
One son, Vance III, born November 1986