Several Joan Herlong & Associates Sotheby’s leadership team members have been named to statewide boards overseeing the real estate industry, and a valued Associate has been named to a local one.
Patrick Furman has been appointed to the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors’ MLS Committee, for a three-year term. Furman previously served on the Ethics/Grievance Committee for the GGAR.
In addition, company CEO, Joan Herlong, as well Chief Operating Officer and Broker-in-Charge of the Greenville office, William Herlong, have been named to the Professional Standards Committee for South Carolina Realtors (SCR). This committee is a key part of upholding SCR’s commitment to upholding and enforcing the Code of Ethics on a statewide level. Jackson Herlong, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer and Broker-in-Charge of The Clemson/Lakes office, also serves on this committee.
For the second consecutive year, William Herlong also will be serving on the S.C. Real Estate Commission’s Investigative Review Committee (IRC), which functions as a panel to listen to licensing complaints registered by the public against South Carolina real estate agents.
“Our company is not just involved in buying and selling real estate, we’re involved,” said Joan Herlong. “Our personal involvement in local and state association committees is an integral part of our ongoing commitment to ‘raising the bar’ within our industry, and to serving our clients and community better.”

