Richard Dempsey

Richard’s real estate career began in 1984 as an appraiser for the Polk County Property Appraiser’s Office. Later, he was a state certified general appraiser with an agricultural lender for thirteen years, appraising a wide variety of properties. His experience includes a wide variety of property types from small residential tracts to up to 25,000-acre groves as well as various types of commercial properties all over the state. Having sales and appraisal experience throughout Florida. Richard is knowledgeable about the diverse aspects of today’s real estate market. Richard has served as the President of Lakeland Realtors® (LR) in 2010 and 2020. He served as the 2012 Florida Realtors® District 10 Vice President and served in that role again in 2021. Richard was inducted into the Florida Realtors® Honor Society in 2013 and he will serve as the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) liaison Federal Political Coordinator for U.S. Congressman Scott Franklin. He previously served in that role for U.S. Congressman Dennis Ross. He was voted the Commercial Realtor® of the Year in 2017 and Realtor® of the Year in 2011 by Lakeland Realtors®. Richard has also served on numerous LR committees. In 2017, he served as the Vice-Chair of the Building Committee, helping to oversee the construction of the award-winning, state-of-the art new location of Lakeland Realtors®. In addition to his service to Lakeland Realtors® and Florida Realtors®, he has served on the corporate Coldwell Banker Commercial technology council. Richard is proud to be a Lakeland native. Richard specializes in Agricultural Land, Ranchland, Citrus Groves, Large-Acreage Tracts, Hunting/Recreational Tracts, and Commercial/Development Land.

• Specialties
  Investment Sales Broker
• Languages
  English
• Markets
  Orlando, Tampa/St Petersburg
• Property Types
  Land, Specialty
• Awards
  • CBC Top 2% Sales Professional – 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2006 • CBC – #21 Sales Professional – North America – 2008 • CBC – Circle of Distinction – PLATINUM – 2005 • CBC Circle of Distinction – GOLD – 2008
• Websites
  LINKEDIN PROFILECONTACT WEBSITE
• Company Website
  Visit Site
• Organizations
  NAR - National Association of Realtors, CIPS - Certified International Property Specialist, ALC – Accredited Land Consultant