 Michael Keegan, ABR, CRS, CRI
Michael has obtained the ABR (Accredited Buyer Representation), CRS (Certified Residential Specialist), and GRI (Graduate of the Real Estate Institute) designations. His member associations include the National Association of Realtors, Texas Association of Realtors, the Plano Chamber of Commerce, He is also past chairman of the East Dallas MLS Committee of the Greater Dallas Association of Realtors. He has served GDAR on the TREPAC Government Affairs Committee and the Ethics and Buyer Brokerage Committee. He has chaired the Association of Realtors TREPAC and the Grievance Committees, and has served two terms as a director for the Collin County Association of Realtors. He is a former director of the Art Center of Plano, and currently helps the Collin County Children's Advocacy Center in raising donations. Michael also volunteers as a coach for the local YMCA in his community. Certified by the Texas Real Estate Commission to teach core and MCE real estate classes, Michael continues to instruct on a limited basis. He has been a featured speaker for companies, groups and professional organizations across the country. 
Michael's 23 years of client service and customer satisfaction have allowed him and his team to be ranked as one of the top real estate groups with the number one independent brokerage firm in Texas and top 10 in the nation. The Keegan Group specializes in North Dallas, Highland Park, University Park, Plano, Frisco, Allen, and the Lake Ray Hubbard communities of Rockwall and Rowlett.
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In 1998 the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City first displayed a kitchen made entirely of 40 million colored glass beads by artist Liza Lou of Topanga, California. |
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