Lifetime Achievement Award
This award, established in 2015, celebrates those who have made a significant impact in the rental-housing industry throughout their years of involvement.
2015 Recipient
Raymond Maggi
RAYMOND MAGGI
Owner | MPMS, Inc.
Ray is a Director Emeritus, serving as past President of the Apartment Association of Orange County, having been its President for four years (1977-1981). He served as Vice President of the organization’s Legislative Council for many years and is actively engaged in finding private sector solutions to the many housing problems facing the people of Orange County. Among his chief concerns is the establishment of an effective coalition of the principal segments of the housing industry.
Mr. Maggi has conducted numerous educational seminars on property management, specializing in rehabilitation and turn-around projects and related subjects.
His interest and activities extend beyond the borders of Orange County into state and national housing concerns.
Owner | MPMS, Inc.
Ray is a Director Emeritus, serving as past President of the Apartment Association of Orange County, having been its President for four years (1977-1981). He served as Vice President of the organization’s Legislative Council for many years and is actively engaged in finding private sector solutions to the many housing problems facing the people of Orange County. Among his chief concerns is the establishment of an effective coalition of the principal segments of the housing industry.
Mr. Maggi has conducted numerous educational seminars on property management, specializing in rehabilitation and turn-around projects and related subjects.
His interest and activities extend beyond the borders of Orange County into state and national housing concerns.
2016 Recipient Rick Julian
RICHARD JULIAN
President | Advanced Real Estate Services, Inc.
Richard Julian began his professional real estate career in February of 1977 with the firm Wm. McCabe Inc., a builder oriented firm that specialized in acreage development and new home sales.
Mr. Julian focused on income property and development, and was continually searching for potential sites, and overseeing the processing of project entitlements and land development of subdivisions. In 1981 he formed Advanced Realtors.
Mr. Julian's personal investment experience includes past and present real estate holdings in excess of one billion dollars. Some of the ventures include; warehouse projects, school acquisitions and conversions, tract and semi-custom home developments, condominium conversions, parking operations, and numerous apartment, hotel, office and industrial holdings.
Mr. Julian has a broad educational background in finance, as well as in real estate law and real estate economics. He has lived in Southern California since 1953 and has numerous business affiliations with local firms and individuals. His creativity, flexibility and knowledge of real estate basics have made it possible to conclude record transactions.
President | Advanced Real Estate Services, Inc.
Richard Julian began his professional real estate career in February of 1977 with the firm Wm. McCabe Inc., a builder oriented firm that specialized in acreage development and new home sales.
Mr. Julian focused on income property and development, and was continually searching for potential sites, and overseeing the processing of project entitlements and land development of subdivisions. In 1981 he formed Advanced Realtors.
Mr. Julian's personal investment experience includes past and present real estate holdings in excess of one billion dollars. Some of the ventures include; warehouse projects, school acquisitions and conversions, tract and semi-custom home developments, condominium conversions, parking operations, and numerous apartment, hotel, office and industrial holdings.
Mr. Julian has a broad educational background in finance, as well as in real estate law and real estate economics. He has lived in Southern California since 1953 and has numerous business affiliations with local firms and individuals. His creativity, flexibility and knowledge of real estate basics have made it possible to conclude record transactions.
2017 Recipient W.R. (Bill) Gorman
W.R. (BILL) GORMAN
Founder | W.R. Gorman & Associates
Bill has been a real estate broker and a successful income property investor for over 40 years. An accomplished author and teacher, he brings industry-leading experience and credibility to every transaction.
Born and raised in Chicago, Bill graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He went on to earn his MBA from Northwestern University and began his career as an engineering/ business consultant with ITT-Amour Institute of Technology in Chicago. In the late 1960’s, he relocated to Southern California, where he became a product line manager at Beckman Instruments.
Purchasing a duplex while still living in Chicago, Bill has long been a proponent of wealth-building through real estate. He obtained his State of California Bureau of Real Estate Broker’s License in 1972 and then went on to earn designations as a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP/inactive).
During the course of his real estate career, Bill has put together nearly 60 Tenant in Common (TIC) transactions. Even with the erratic real estate cycle in California, not one of Bill’s properties has been lost through foreclosure.
In addition to serving as a Director Emeritus and a past-president of the Apartment Association of Orange County, Bill has authored numerous articles for Apartment News Magazine and has taught various real estate classes for the California Association of Realtors and Fullerton College.
Founder | W.R. Gorman & Associates
Bill has been a real estate broker and a successful income property investor for over 40 years. An accomplished author and teacher, he brings industry-leading experience and credibility to every transaction.
Born and raised in Chicago, Bill graduated from Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He went on to earn his MBA from Northwestern University and began his career as an engineering/ business consultant with ITT-Amour Institute of Technology in Chicago. In the late 1960’s, he relocated to Southern California, where he became a product line manager at Beckman Instruments.
Purchasing a duplex while still living in Chicago, Bill has long been a proponent of wealth-building through real estate. He obtained his State of California Bureau of Real Estate Broker’s License in 1972 and then went on to earn designations as a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and as a Certified Financial Planner (CFP/inactive).
During the course of his real estate career, Bill has put together nearly 60 Tenant in Common (TIC) transactions. Even with the erratic real estate cycle in California, not one of Bill’s properties has been lost through foreclosure.
In addition to serving as a Director Emeritus and a past-president of the Apartment Association of Orange County, Bill has authored numerous articles for Apartment News Magazine and has taught various real estate classes for the California Association of Realtors and Fullerton College.