James Helsel
President, Helsel Inc., Realtors
Camp Hill, PA 17011
Specializing in "confidential acquisition and disposition"
Phone (717) 979-1493
Specializing in "confidential acquisition and disposition"
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker, Tenant Rep
Property Types
Industrial, Land, Office, Retail, Flex, Specialty, Multifamily
Markets
Philadelphia
Languages
English
Bio
James (Jim) Helsel has been in the real estate profession since 1975. He affiliated with Helsel Inc. after graduating from Lycoming College in 1975 with a Bachelor of Art degree in Business Administration. His primary focus has been commercial/industrial sales, leasing and property management as well as real estate investment analysis with counseling as an adjunct to his efforts. Jim is a past president of the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors®, the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors® and was Treasurer of the National Association of Realtors® from 2008 to 2010. He was awarded (twice) the Certified Property Manager of the Year award by the Delaware Valley Chapter of IREM. In 2018 he was President of the Delaware Valley Chapter and has served on the Executive Committee and Governing Council of IREM National. He served as IREM's Region 2 Vice President at the National level from 2019- 2020. He also served as the 2020 President of the Real Estate Business Institute (REBI), an Affiliate of the National Association of Realtors with membership exceeding 37,000.
Jim was named Realtor® of the Year by the Greater Harrisburg (1985) and Pennsylvania (2001) Association of Realtors® and received the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) from these two groups as well as from the National Association of Realtors. Jim has taught thousands of Realtors® across Pennsylvania courses leading to their GRI designation. He co-authors Modern Real Estate Practice in Pennsylvania – the most used book for pre-licensing courses in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Jim is active in his community, serving as Chairman of the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority Board (SARAA) from 2018 through 2023, as a Trustee of the Cornwall Manor Foundation Trust, as a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Harrisburg Area Regional Chamber of Commerce, and has served the United Way of the Capital Region. Lastly, he has been appointed to the Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC) Property Committee located in Central Pennsylvania.
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