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Jim West CRB, SRES, PPS

"Go in the Right Direction - Go West"


"Go in the Right Direction"...GO WEST!

 

 

 


Jim West, CRB, SRES – Realtor®, Appraiser, Community Leader
Licensed Realtor Since 1969 | Licensed Residential Appraiser Since 1991
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services – President’s Circle (President-Elect, 2024)

With over five decades of real estate expertise, Jim West brings unmatched experience, leadership, and dedication to his role as a Realtor® at Howard Hanna. Licensed since 1969 and a state-licensed residential appraiser since 1991, Jim is a Certified Residential Broker (CRB) and a Senior Real Estate Specialist (SRES), consistently recognized among the top 5% of real estate professionals nationwide by The Realty Alliance. 2026 Received  the CSE (CommercialSales Expert) Designation.

Jim is a Life Member of Howard Hanna’s President’s Circle of Excellence and currently serves as its elected President for 2024 thu 2026. Was the host of the long-running WNIR Real Estate Advice Line radio program (100.1 FM), airing bi-weekly since 1989 to August 2025.

Leadership in the Industry

  • 2005 President, Ohio Association of Realtors (OAR)

  • Past Director, National Association of Realtors

  • President, Akron Area Board of Realtors (1990 & 1996)

  • Realtor of the Year, OAR (1991)

  • Realtor Emeritus, National Association of Realtors (2009)

  • Trustee & Past President, OAR Charitable & Educational Foundation

Community Service & Recognition

  • President, Tallmadge Rotary Club (twice); Paul Harris Fellow (twice) Founding Member of the Tallmadge Rotary

  • President, Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce (2013 & 2014 and 2024 & 2025)

  • Humanitarian of the Year, Tallmadge Chamber & State of Ohio (2014)

  • Citizen Member, Moral Commission – City of Tallmadge (since 2011)

  • Former Director & Founding Member, Warriors Journey Home Ministry – First Congregational Church

  • Volunteer, Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone (49 years)

  • Board Member, Community Improvement Corporation – Cuyahoga Falls since 2003

Additional Honors & Roles

  • President, Fairway Villas HOA – Catawba Island (2015–2020); Director since 2014 to 2023

  • Member of the Prescott Villas HOA

  • MCS Valuations Advisory Panelist (CoreLogic Collateral Solutions, since 2014)

  • Lone Star Fraternity Hall of Fame, University of Akron (2017)

  • Past Secretary and Current President, President's Circle, Howard Hanna 

  • Pension Trustee, Ohio Association of Realtors (since 2013)

Personal Background

Jim and his wife, Dee, a retired preschool teacher of 25 years, raised their three sons in Tallmadge, Ohio, where the family remains deeply rooted.

  • Jay & Shari West, Tallmadge residents with two children, Brianna and Gavin. Jay is IT Manager for multiple states at Chicago Title; Shari is a registered nurse at Akron General.

  • Jon & Bonnie West, reside in West Chester, Ohio, with children Jake and Gracie. Jon is Assistant City Manager for Indian Hill, Cincinnati; Bonnie works in R&D at Procter & Gamble.

  • Doug West, based in Dayton, Ohio, with twins Alexandra and Andrew. Doug is a Captain Pilot with United Airlines and a Retired  Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, flying C-17s out of Wright-Patterson AFB.

The West Team at Howard Hanna

Jim is proud to work alongside an outstanding team of professionals:


Members of the West Team at Howard Hanna are:  Dave Evans 330.603.7230, or Alyssa Wurtz 330.283.0029 ARE AVAILABLE FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS. GIVE ONE OF THESE PROFESSIONALS A CALL AND MYSELF . 

 

A favorite saying of mine by Walt Whitman:

 

"Give me a house to call my own.

Family and friends to make it a home.

Love and kindness that never will depart.

Enough to fill a thankful heart."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Specialties

Acreage
Commercial
Country Property
Custom Home
Dream Home
Executive Home
Farm And Ranch
First Time Buyers
Historic Home
Investment
Land
Luxury Homes
Military
Move-Up Home
New Construction
New Home
Quality Home
Relocation
Residential
Retirement
Waterfront Properties

"Go in the Right Direction"...GO WITH THE WEST TEAM!

 

Members of the West Team at Howard Hanna are:  Dave Evans, 330.603.7230, Eldon Lown 330.571.5151, Jessica Olin 330.687.9752, Beau Schluep 330.330.730.5355, Stephanie Yeager 330.617.7584 and Sue Moore 330.472.8703, ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS. GIVE ONE OF THESE PROFESSIONALS A CALL OR MYSELF . 

Jim West has been a Licensed Realtor since 1969 and an active member in community activities and also in my real estate profession.  Wife - Dee and I have  three grown boys whom attended the Tallmadge Schools.  Dee is a retired Pre-School Teacher after 25 years at the Treehouse Pre-School, First Congregational Church in Tallmadge.  Jay and Shari West reside in Tallmadge with two children, Brianna and Gavin, Jay works for Chicago Title (Fidelity Title )and is the IT Manager for Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois,Wisconsin, and Minnesota, Shari is a Registered Nurse and works for Akron General Hospital.  Jon and Bonnie West reside in West Chester (Liberty Township), Ohio and have two children, Jake and Gracie.  Jon is Assistant City Manager for the Village of Indian Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio and Bonnie works for Proctor and Gamble in the Research Department.  Doug and Anna West of Dayton, Ohio and they have two children - twins, Alexandra and Andrew.  Doug is a pilot for United Airlines and is currently and is in the Ohio Airforce Reserve flying the C17 plane at Wright Patterson Airbase in Dayton, Ohio with the rank of Major and Anna is a Dental Hygienist. 

Licensed Realtor since 1969 and a Licensed Residential Appraiser since 1991. 

 October of 2011 -  Named a Life Member of the Howard Hanna's President's Circle of Excellence.  Named Realtor Emeritus by the National Association of Realtors at the 2009 Midyear Legislative Meetings. 

2005 President of the Ohio Association of Realtors. 

A Past Director of the National Association of Realtors.

Past President of the Akron Area Board of Realtors in 1990 and 1996. 

Named Realtor of the Year by the Ohio Association of Realtors in 1991. 

Appointed in 2010 as a Trustee for the Ohio Association of Realtors Charitable & Educational Foundation.  President in 2013. Member in 2014.

A current member and Past President (twice) of the Tallmadge Rotary.

Named a Paul Harris Fellow (twice) by Rotary International. 

 Alumni of the University of Akron and a past member of the Board of Governors of the Lone Star Fraternity. 

Host of the BI -WEEKLY WNIR RADIO REAL ESTATE ADVICE LINE RADIO PROGRAM ON SUNDAYS 100.1 FM AT NOON SINCE 1989. 

 Certified Residential Broker (CRB) by the National Association of Realtors.

State Licensed Real Estate Appraiser by the State of Ohio, Residential since 1991.

Past member of the Board of Deacons at the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge, Ohio.

May 2012 thru May 2013 Vice Moderator of the First Congregtational Church of Tallmadge, Ohio. 

Currently a Director and Secretary of "Warriors Journey Home Ministry" of the First Congregational Church of Tallmadge. 

President (2012 & 2013) of the Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce and currently serving as a Trustee & Past President in 2014 and 2015 of the Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce.

Appointed in 2011 and currently serving as the Citizen Member of the Moral  Commission, City of Tallmadge, Ohio.

Active member of the Community Improvement Corporation for the City of Cuyahoga Falls since October of 2003. 

In August, 2012 received a 25 Year Pin as a Volunteer for the Bridgestone Invitational World Golf Championships at Firestone Golf Course and still an active volunteer.


 June, 2013 appointed as a Member of the Ohio Association of Realtors Pension Trustees to present.

Awarded Annually the National Sales Excellence by The Realty Alliance - As being one of the Top 5% Nationwide for sales performance as one of the leading residential real estate professionals in North America.Currently serving on the Fairway Villas at Catawba Island Home Owners Association as a Director since May, 2014.

On October 15th, 2014 Awarded on behalf of the State of Ohio and The Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce named the Humanitarian of the Year for 2014.

October 2014 Appointed to the MCS Valuations Advisory Panel for the 2014-2015 Term (CoreLogic Collateral Solutions) Panel represents all Appraisers Nationwide.

Members of the West Team at Howard Hanna are:  Dave Evans, 330.603.7230, Eldon Lown 330.571.5151, Jessica Olin 330.687.9752, Beau Schluep 330.330.730.5355, Stephanie Yeager 330.617.7584 and Sue Moore 330.472.8703, ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS. GIVE ONE OF THESE PROFESSIONALS A CALL OR MYSELF . 

A favorite saying of mine by Walt Whitman:

"Give me a house to call my own.

Family and friends to make it a home.

Love and kindness that never will depart.

Enough to fill a thankful heart."

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