MILLERSBURG, Ohio, July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Real Estate Showcase (www.reshowcase.com) is pleased to announce that Joseph Mast, CAI, recently won the title of International Auctioneer Champion (IAC) during a competition at the 62nd International Auctioneers Conference and Show in Orlando, Fla.
Eighty-three of the world's top male and female bid-calling auctioneers competed and were judged on their presentation, chant, voice timbre, body language, interview answers and other performance elements of effective auctioneering. Since the competition was created in 1988, IAC champions have been considered by industry professionals to be the best bid-calling auctioneers in the world.
"It was truly an honor and a privilege to compete with such talented and professional auctioneers," said Mast. "Auctioneering is one of history's oldest professions and full of tradition. I've had opportunities to travel the world calling bids and look forward to representing the auction industry over the coming year."
A graduate of Missouri Auction School, Mast started his career selling personal property, then expanded to auto auctions. At 24, he branched out and acquired his real estate license and joined Real Estate Showcase in 2004. In 2008, he purchased the company and has expanded it to more than 50 agents in four offices (Ashland, Millersburg, Wooster and Loudonville).
In 2008, he joined the elite Barrett-Jackson automobile auction team as its youngest member, and in 2010 joined Fasig-Tipton, America's oldest thoroughbred auction firm selling multi-million dollar horses. He serves as the lead auctioneer for the Akron Auto Auction, a contract auctioneer for Yoder & Frey, selling industrial and heavy equipment, as well as an agent/auctioneer for Williams & Williams, a real estate auction company. Mast is a member of the National Auctioneers Association, Ohio Auctioneers Association and the National Association of Realtors. Mast graduated from the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) in 2009.
Along with the women's division champion, Camille Booker, Mast will serve as a spokesperson and ambassador for the quarter-trillion dollar auction industry. At 31, he is the youngest competitor to ever claim the title of IAC Champion. He lives in Millersburg, Ohio, with Marie, his wife, and their three children.
Real Estate Showcase specializes in the auction marketing and sale of real estate of all types, residential, commercial, farms and land. For more information, call (330) 763-4411 or visit www.reshowcase.com.
SOURCE Real Estate Showcase Real Estate & Auction Services
