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Dr. Zakk Varughese named chairman and president of Gulf Coast Association of REALTISTS

Oct. 16, 2026
By AI, Created 13:13 UTC, Oct 16, 2026, AGP -

Dr. Zakk Varughese, a Mississippi broker and owner of HomesRX, has been named chairman and president of the Gulf Coast Association of REALTISTS as the new NAREB affiliate expands across 10 Mississippi Gulf Coast cities. The move gives the region a local board focused on fair housing, generational wealth and housing access.

Why it matters: - The Gulf Coast Association of REALTISTS now has local leadership for a new NAREB-affiliated board serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast. - GCAR is positioning itself around fair housing, homeownership access and generational wealth in communities that have long faced housing inequities. - Dr. Zakk Varughese brings statewide visibility as Mississippi's No. 1 REALTIST and a national Top 10 ranking.

What happened: - The Gulf Coast Association of REALTISTS announced Dr. Zakk Varughese as chairman and president. - GCAR received provisional approval from NAREB in October 2026. - The board is welcoming members across Bay St. Louis, Pass Christian, Pascagoula, Waveland, Long Beach, Gulfport, Ocean Springs, Moss Point, D'Iberville and Biloxi. - Varughese is broker and owner of HomesRX in Brandon, Mississippi. - He ranked No. 1 in Mississippi and No. 9 nationally among individual agents and brokers on NAREB's 2026 Top 100 REALTIST list.

The details: - NAREB was founded on July 29, 1947, in Tampa, Florida, by 12 pioneers from seven states. - The organization says its founding commitment was to

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