NAREE's Annual Bruss Real Estate Book Contest Deadline Extended to May 15

NAREE's 14th Annual Bruss Book Competition entry deadline has been extended to May 15, 2021 from the original April 15 deadline due to COVID-19 schedule changes. 

Click here to enter.

The awards program was created to recognize the excellence manifested in the work of real estate authors on an annual basis. Books focusing on the broad field of real estate including home buying and selling; investing; green building: architecture; urban design; the business of real estate, government housing policy, and construction are expected among myriad other real estate related topics. 

The National Association of Real Estate Editors' Annual Robert Bruss Book Awards program is open to all authors who have written hard cover and paperback books, and e-books on topics in the broad field of real estate. 

Past winners have included journalists, thought-leaders from academia, design world visionaries, real estate economists and real estate educators. Authors of real estate books can enter if their books were published – either in print or digitally – in 2020. 

Submissions must be postmarked by May 15 and received no later than May 20.

Judges score each book on the following five attributes:
• Originality  • Readability  • Accuracy  • Coverage of subject  • Scholarship  • Design

Each winner is to receive a certificate and cash award as follows:
Gold: $1,000
Silver: $500
Bronze: $250
Leigh Robinson First-time Author: $250

The awards program is being funded by generous grants from the late Leigh Robinson, founder of Express Publishing, author of "Landlording," and NAREE 2011 President and his late wife, Ivy Robinson, as well as Brad Inman, founder of Inman News and NAREE 1992 President; and in-kind donations from the NAREE Board of Directors and Past Presidents.

NAREE's Book Awards are named for the late Bob Bruss, syndicated real estate columnist, prolific writer, and longtime NAREE leader and mentor who enjoyed reviewing real estate books and was instrumental in building association membership for many years.

Award Presentation

The Bruss Awards will be announced during NAREE's Annual Conference in the Fall TBA.

Award winners will be posted on www.naree.org and in the NAREE News after the awards announcement.