Real Estate Reports

+ Bob and Lisa Morris join Signature Sotheby’s
The husband-and-wife team of Bob and Lisa Morris has joined Signature Sotheby’s International Realty.
Lisa Morris is originally from Alexandria, Va., and earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master’s degree in social work from Loyola University, in Chicago, before moving to Sarasota and specializing in luxury waterfront real estate. With her husband and father, W. Howard Rooks, Morris formed new real-estate investment-and-development companies. They also founded Rooks Morris Real Estate, which focused on luxury waterfront real estate with a concentration on modern homes.

Bob Morris earned the distinction of Eagle Scout with Boy Scouts of America and was discharged from the U.S. Marine Corps with the rank of captain. He graduated from the University of Colorado and earned an MBA with a concentration in finance from Loyola University. Prior to moving to Sarasota, he worked at Competitive Government Strategies (CGS), the Indianapolis mayor’s office and the office of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar. His commercial real-estate background includes experience in property development, multi-family residential development and out parcel, build-to-suit transactions. He is also involved in retail-and-office investment property analysis, acquisition, sales, leasing and management.

The Morrises and their two children live on Lido Key.

+ Louise Hamel joins MS&Co. St. Armands office
Louise Hamel has joined the St. Armands office of Michael Saunders & Co. Originally from Boston, Hammel moved in 1981 to Sarasota County and graduated with honors from the Ringling College of Art and Design. She specializes in barrier-island and downtown Sarasota properties.

Hamel earned five years of recognition as a Five-Star Customer Service agent and was part of Prudential Palms Realty’s President’s Circle and Leading Edge Society. She holds the Graduate Realtor Institute, ICREA Transnational Relocation Certification, E-certification and Fine Homes designations.

Contact Robin Hartill at [email protected]