Oregon Real Estate News – Journal
Governor Kate Brown appointed Steve Strode as Real Estate Commissioner. The Oregon State Senate subsequently confirmed the appointment on February 26. Mr. Strode brings over 18 years of real estate expertise to the position. He was first licensed in Wisconsin in 2001, and then in Oregon in 2008. Prior to real estate, he worked in the banking industry for over a decade in the Midwest, where he attended the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee.
Mr. Strode’s extensive management and leadership experience includes managing a real estate brokerage and serving as 2018 President of the Oregon Association of Realtors. He is a recognized industry leader nationally, serving on the Housing Opportunity, Diversity, and Global Business and Alliances Committees for the National Association of Realtors.