Dick Lopez, CHB, obtained a real estate license in 1971, and became a broker in 1973. Dick began a lodging broker career in 1984 and started his lodging company in 1992. In 2005 Dick served as President of Hotel Brokers International (HBI) and holds the designation of a Certified Hotel Broker (CHB), which he was awarded in 1996. Dick is one of only six individuals in California that have this designation.