At a July 9 Attorney Roundtable luncheon, NVAR CEO Christine Todd presented the association’s first-ever Lifetime Affiliate Member Award to Beau Brincefield, a member since 1971. Lauded for his decades-long tenure of volunteer service to NVAR committees, forums and events, Brincefield humbly accepted the honor.
Board member Julia Avent, broker of RE/MAX by Invitation, reflected on her business relationship with Brincefield. Recalling their work on several real estate projects in early years of her career Avent said, “Beau’s tagline has always been ‘Read the flipping contract.’”
Attorney and board member Brian Block, managing broker of RE/MAX Allegiance – McLean, worked with Brincefield for several years when Block got started in real estate. “Beau was the first person to really get me involved with NVAR and ‘dragged’ me to my first Real Estate Finance Forum,” Block said. “I've always appreciated his knowledge, counsel, and sense of humor.”
After the presentation, Brincefield said, “I truly felt humbled by the fact that NVAR was thanking me for what I have done for NVAR, rather than the other way around. I sincerely believe that, over my 43 years of membership, NVAR has given to me far more than I have given to NVAR.”
Brincefield said that when he joined NVAR in 1971, he felt unsure and uninformed about many of the real estate issues that he dealt with.
“Then someone invited me to attend an NVAR seminar,” he said. “I was hooked. I became the proverbial sponge, soaking up every bit of real-world knowledge I could get from NVAR seminars, receptions, committees, publications, etc. I met literally thousands of others, not only real estate agents and brokers, but representatives of lenders, title companies, insurers, and appraisers who were just as hungry as I was, not only for the knowledge that NVAR made available, but also for the opportunity to meet others who worked in virtually every aspect of the real estate business.”
Brincefield is a native of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Before graduating from Georgetown University and its Law School, he earned a Real Estate Broker's License.
He has been in private practice since 1966 when he was admitted to the Bars of Virginia and the District of Columbia. Brincefield was elected to the NVAR Hall of Fame in 2002.