Zola moved to the Orlando area from New York City in 2000, and his passion for real estate began in his mid-twenties when he purchased his first investment property in Pennsylvania. Once in Orlando, he discovered it was his true calling and since then has energetically built a thriving practice serving both local and international clients in selling, buying and investing in beautiful Central Florida or abroad.
Zola is member of the CIPS Faculty, as well as the Florida Realtors Faculty and currently serves as 2014 President for the Orlando Regional Realtor® Association. He was the 2011 Chair for NAR International Local Council Forum, 2012 Chair for Florida Realtors Global Networking Forums, past Chair of ORRA s International Council (ORIC). Currently he is serving as Chairman for Florida Realtors® Global Business Committee and 2013 Chair for NAR CIPS Advisory Board. He has been honored to be the 2011 Realtor® of the Year in Orlando.
Zola has performed various presentations locally, nationally and internationally. He has covered a variety of topics including forming and growing global councils in different associations, explaining the differences in local and international operations and clarifying the many cultural variations and challenges.
In 2006 NAR s President honored him with an appointment as one of its 70 President s Liaisons (personal ambassadors) and assigned him to represent NAR in its bi-lateral agreement with the Hungarian Real Estate Association in recognition of this commitment to his profession. Currently he is serving as NAR Regional Coordinator for Central and Eastern Europe.
