Sterling Joe
Ory owned and operated a
small construction company prior to my entry
into real estate sales. He specialized in
unique and unusual projects, including
multiple installations and exhibits at
Audubon Zoo, was an Authorized Installer of Velux Skylights, and performed numerous
residential renovations, additions and new
construction.
He earned
his real estate license in 1987 and
went into real estate sales full-time. He received
his broker's license in 1995 and
achieved his Certified Residential Specialist
(CRS) designation in 1995 and became a
broker-manager. He then joined a national real
estate franchise and remained one of their top
sales people for over ten years. He achieved
their 100% Club for thirteen consecutive years,
was consistently in the Top 100 agents, most
often in the Top 50, in the state and was
awarded their Hall of Fame designation. He
received the Cooperative Spirit Award twice with
the organization and was the only living local
member of the franchise to be awarded the
Distinguished Service Award. He currently holds
the designation of Historic House Specialist
with the Preservation Resource Center of New
Orleans.
Mr. Ory served
his local Realtor organization, the
New Orleans Metropolitan Association of
Realtors, for seven years and was the 2010
President. He is currently Ex-Officio of the
organization. He was recently elected to serve as
the 2012 Regional Vice-President of La. Realtors
for his region. In 2010, he was the host President
for the N.A.R. Annual Convention in New Orleans.
He worked extensively with La. Realtors, the N.A.R., elected officials and local judges to
re-instate the National Flood Insurance Program
(four lapses in 2010) and to resolve the
collapse of the Conveyance Office of the Clerk
of Court that resulted in the near total
shutdown of real estate sales in Orleans Parish
for over two months. He has held numerous posts
both with his local board and with La. Realtors.
In March of 2011,
he opened his own real estate
company, Joe Ory, Inc./ Sterling Realty Group.
He
looks forward to working with the commission to
ensure the best possible atmosphere in which
agents and the public may operate. He hopes to
be an asset to the commission, as he learns the
nuances of the position.
He is married to Nancy M. Ory and
they have a
twenty-year-old daughter, Kelle Lauren, who
attends Loyola University in New Orleans.
