Description:
Richard is engaged exclusively in real estate appraisal work providing real estate valuation services forproperty types including residential, commercial retail and service, industrial, agricultural, religious, and development. Heoffer real estate appraisal services in Nashville and the surrounding counties in Middle Tennessee. These include Davidson, Williamson, Cheatham, Robertson, Sumner, Wilson and Rutherford. Additionally,he offers dispute resolution through mediation to parties in real estate transactions, and litigation support services. Richard received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. In June of 1983 Richard joined the real estate appraisal firm William R. Manier, III and Associates, as an Associate and progressed to Senior Associate, before acquiring the firm in January of 1994. The firm then changed its name to Manier and Exton. In addition to being a State Certified General Appraiser, Richard is a Licensed Real Estate Broker, although he does not represent buyers or sellers. His professional activities include serving as President of the Greater Nashville Association of Realtors in 2005, as a Director of the Tennessee Association of Realtors, and on the Housing Needs and Appraisal committees of the National Association of Realtors. He serves as a Director of the National Association of Realtors in 2006. In 2003 Richard was named Realtor of the Year, and was recognized in 2002 with the GNAR President's Award. Since 2010 he has chaired the Tennessee Appraisal Coalition's Political Action Committee. Currently Richard serves as Treasurer of the Women's Political Collaborative of Tennessee, as Vice President of the Leadership Nashville Alumni Board of Directors, and on the Board of Directors for Fifty Forward. He was President of the Nashville Area Junior Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Clinic Bowl State High School Football Championships, served on the Board of Directors of Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, and on the Advisory Board of Vanderbilt/Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital. He was a member of the 1994 class of Leadership Nashville. He has served Fifty-Forward as Chair of the Government Affairs Committee.