Harold Huggins

At GCAAR’s 2024 Installation & Holiday Party, Harold Huggins was awarded GCAAR’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes a long-serving REALTOR® member who has provided outstanding service to GCAAR for many years.

 Harold Huggins is the Broker/Owner of Harold H. Huggins Realty, Inc. He’s been in real estate for over 63 years, with experience in property management, real estate appraisals, commercial/industrial development, custom/speculative home-building, and remodeling and general brokerage sales. He holds Emeritus status in NAR, Maryland REALTORS and GCAAR and continues to be very active in those associations, as well as in civic and community organizations. He served two terms on NAR’s Executive Committee and on Maryland REALTORS®’ CCIM Institute and Board of Directors. He is also vice chair of Capital Area REALTORS® Federal Credit Union.

 He is a past president of GCAAR’s predecessor, the Montgomery County Board of REALTORS, as well as Maryland REALTORS, and was an instrumental part of the group that secured the land lease investment that GCAAR currently owns.

 Harold has received numerous honors and awards, including: CCIM Institute’s Harold H. Huggins, CCIM Endowed Scholarship (2013); NAR’s RPAC Hall of Fame ($50,000 level, 2022); Maryland REALTORS^® Life Achievement Award (2010); NAR’s Region 3 Vice President (2002); REALTOR^® Emeritus (2005); NAR’s Omega Tau Rho Service Medal (1994); REALTOR^® of the Year, Montgomery County Association of REALTORS^® (1986) and the Robert W. Bridges Memorial Award for the advancement of education and pursuit of high ethical standards in real estate (1985).

 He is a founding director and past president, West-Central Maryland Chapter #92, Institute of Real Estate Management.