Chester Bishop
2nd Vice President / Owner / Director
Chester A. Bishop is the founder, president and CEO of SuRealty Title, Inc. with locations in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami Dade Counties. He also serves as the Chairman of Housing Foundation of America, Inc. a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization that also services the Tri County area.
Mr. Bishop has been a positive force and an advocate in South Florida for affordable housing and for first-time home ownership. He and his firms have conducted numerous home ownership workshops and seminars on local, state and federal housing grant programs. Through his leadership thousands of homeowners have been given assistance that saved their homes from foreclosure.
Mr. Bishop has provided leadership and support services on numerous housing boards and committees.
Mr. Bishop is a former President of the South Florida Board of Realtists. He has served on the board of Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence Corporation (HOPE), a private fair housing, not-for-profit, 501(c) 3 corporation established in 1988. It is one of three in Florida dedicated to eliminating housing discrimination and promoting fair housing. He was appointed by the Governor of Florida and served two years on the State of Florida Consumer Commission.
Mr. Bishop served two terms as president of the Broward Housing and Community Development Task Force. In addition, Mr. Bishop financially supports many charities. He is a charter member of the Kiwanis club of Lauderdale Lakes/West Sunrise and served previously on the City of Hollywood Community Development Block Grant advisory board. This board recommended policies and procedures, adopted local government comprehensive plans, and supported specific actions or initiatives to facilitate affordable housing. He has supported The Homeless Coalition of Broward County, Women In Distress, and Broward Housing Solutions, to name a few. He has provided hundreds of hours of volunteer homeownership counseling assistance to thousands of participants in Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach counties through various county, city and non-profit programs including the Urban League and the Broward & Miami-Dade Housing Finance authorities.
Mr. Bishop has received numerous awards for his community service including being honored for his community housing activities by the Broward Black Elected Officials at its 2007 Gala. In addition, the Congressional Black Caucus recognized this outstanding community servant. His charitable work was recognized on a national level by Neighborhoods, USA (NUSA), a non-profit organization committed to building and strengthening our neighborhood organizations. He is a Thoroughbred owner and breeder.
Mr. Bishop serves on the Florida HBPA’s Breeders and Communication/Social Media.
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