[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 173 (Friday, December 2, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING BRUCE MULHEARN

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, December 2, 2016

  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
recognize Mr. Bruce Mulhearn on his 50th Anniversary in the real estate 
industry and helping individuals, families, and businesses to achieve 
the American dream. Mr. Mulhearn immigrated to the United States via 
New Zealand in 1958. After working in leather tanneries and pipe 
manufacturing plants, he obtained his realty license and began work for 
the Apple Valley Land & Development Co., selling vacant home sites in 
the High Desert, California. Thereafter he served honorably in the 
United States Army for two years.
  In 1967, Bruce and his wife Tomazina opened Bruce Mulhearn Inc., 
Realtors in a 600 square foot office and began their journey to build a 
company. The company grew to eight offices and several hundred agents, 
and by 1969, Mr. Mulhearn founded Castlehead Escrow Company as an 
insurance brokerage, a real estate school, new home development and a 
mortgage brokerage operation. Within twenty years the company was one 
of the leading firms in all of Southern California.
  He went on to become a Senior lecturer for both the National 
Association of Realtors and the California Association of Realtors. Mr. 
Mulhearn was deeply involved in creating the Certified Residential 
Broker and Certified Residential Specialist designations for the 
industry. The company continued to grow and prosper adding various 
affiliates and branch offices.
  In 2014, a merge resulted in the creation of Berkshire Hathaway 
HomeServices California Properties, with Bruce Mulhearn still the 
President and with his joint venture owners operating over twenty 
offices, doing business in five counties with thousands of transactions 
per year. After weathering five economic storms during that time frame, 
with interest rates soaring to as much as 24 percent including the 
Great Recession most recently, this is indeed a remarkable enterprise.
  I applaud Mr. Bruce Mulhearn on his vision and on creating 
opportunities for many others within the real estate industry. I am 
delighted to join in celebration of this important 50th Anniversary 
milestone.

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