JONATHAN ORENS, age 45, brings over twenty five years experience in the real estate industry to his current position as President of Orens Brothers Real Estate, Inc. He began working in the real estate business in 1981 as Vice President of Orens Brothers, Inc., a construction company.

After graduating college in 1983, Jon took over the supervision of all construction and renovation work for Orens Brothers Inc., from demolition to the finished product. Directing and scheduling employees and subcontractors, Jon performed the roll of both foreman and construction manager. He has personally supervised the renovation and maintenance of over 150 units. During this time period, he attended the Temple Real Estate Institute and Polley Associates and became a licensed real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1993.

   
Today, Jon heads the sales division of Orens Brothers Real Estate, Inc. He is responsible for developing and marketing effective and flexible strategies for both investment and owner occupied properties. He has been instrumental in "putting deals together" and making them work for all parties concerned where other brokers would allow them to fall apart. He made inroads into the real estate sales brokerage business at a very difficult time and in a very difficult geographic market.

Jon sits on the Board of Directors of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors (since 1995) and has been that Associations Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President. He was the President of the Association's West Council for two years, has received awards and city council citations for his activity with the Association, and currently has a GRI (Graduate Realtors Institute), an ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative - he was, if fact, the 2nd Realtor in the city's history to obtain this designation) and an SRES (Senior Real Estate Specialist) designations. He teaches entry level real estate courses for aspiring real estate licensees at Temple Real Estate Institute, and also teaches for various non-profit organizations around the city including The Partnership CDC and the Greater Philadelphia Association of Realtors of which he specializes in ethics training for new members orientation.

Jon was born and raised in Upper Dublin, Pennsylvania and graduated from Ursinus College in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He has two sons, Daniel and Chad.