RAR 2023 Member Needs Assessment

2024 Committee Volunteer Application

Q3 Housing Market Report

Annual RPAC Reception

Fairhaven: A Fair Housing Simulation

2024 RAR Board of Director Candidates "Why I Wish to Serve" Essays

Election Day is One Week Away

Philanthropic Spotlight

Escrow Requirements & Earnest Money Deposits (Virtual)

We have partnered with Loyalty Research Center to help us collect your valuable feedback for your Association to more effectively tailor to membership needs.

On Monday, November 6, you will receive an email from RAR@qualtrics-research.com, with the subject line “RAR 2023 Member Needs Assessment,” inviting you to take the survey.

In appreciation for your time and care in providing feedback, you will be entered into a drawing for your chance to win a $500 gift card of your choosing. 

Sign up for one of the committees of the Richmond Association of REALTORS®. If you wish to serve, please indicate your first, second, and third choice by Tuesday, October 31.

Click on the hyperlinked heading or graphic above for the application form.

For more information, email Kathryn Burke at kburke@RARealtors.com. If you are looking for the CVR MLS Committee Application Form, click here.

Key Market Trends: Q3 2023

• Sales activity continues to be mute through the entire RAR regional market.
• Fewer new contracts as pending sales activity falls again, signals continuation of the cooling market through the fall.
• Upward pressure on home prices persistent despite market slowdown, strong this quarter growth in most areas.
• Inventory in the RAR market continues to grow, but is concentrated in a small number of local markets.

Click here to read the full report.

Investors of $99 or more are invited to attend the RPAC Reception from 5:30-7:30PM with elected and appointed officials from across the Richmond Region.

To RSVP, contact Joh Gehlbach at JGehlbach@rarealtors.com or 422-5029 by Friday, November 16. To invest in RPAC, click here.

Discrimination in the real estate industry is real and ongoing. As community leaders, REALTORS® have the opportunity to be a part of equitable and inclusive change.

Inspired by real stories, Fairhaven is an interactive simulation training designed to help REALTORS® identify, prevent, and address discriminatory practices in housing. Agents work against the clock to sell homes in the fictional town of Fairhaven while confronting realistic scenarios where discrimination can occur.

To learn more, visit fairhaven.realtor.

Online voting will take place on Wednesday, November 15 beginning at 4PM until Friday, November 17, ending at 4PM. Walk-in voting at RAR will take place on Thursday, November 16 & Friday, November 17 from 8:30AM - 5PM at RAR.

Read the essays at RARealtors.com/BODvoting.

If you haven’t already voted, make sure you submit your ballot by Tuesday, November 7 either in person or by absentee:

• Have you mailed or dropped off your absentee ballot? It must be postmarked or dropped off to your local registrar’s office by November 8. Track your absentee ballot here.
• Are you voting in person, on Election Day?
• Double check your precinct location.
• Review acceptable forms of identification.
• Polls are open from 6am to 7pm. All qualified voters in line at 7pm will be permitted to vote.

For complete information on how to make your vote counted this year, visit Elections.Virginia.gov.

Keller Williams Richmond West partnered with Virginia Home for Boys and Girls on Thursday, May 11, 2023. Over 100 agents participated in this volunteer event. They raised money, planted gardens, built shelves, stocked shelves, power washed, cleaned, donated items, set up a soccer field, basketball area, did demolition work, and cleaned the basketball gym. This all-day event provided much-needed support to this 30+ acre campus serving youth in our community. Virginia Home for Boys and Girls has been serving youth in crisis for almost 180 years. Their services range from ages 11-17 group residential care, ages 18-25 independent living programs, a fully accredited K-12 specialized education program/school, and therapeutic resources.

Special thanks to Andy Taylor with Junkluggers, John Maghamez with Vesta Settlements, Todd Call from Atlantic Coast Mortgage, Matthew Oswald Photography and Brett Cole with America’s Preferred Home Warranty for their donations. 

CE: 3 hrs Real Estate Related

PLE: 3 hrs Escrow Requirements

BCE: 3 hrs Broker Management

Instructor: David Hamil

Member Cost: $25

In this class, you will learn the proper procedures for:

• Handling, depositing and documenting of earnest money deposits 
• Resolution of disputes involving escrowed deposits 
• Requirements for the release of held deposits 
• Reporting requirements for escrow violations and penalties

View Full Calendar in Your Member Hub

RAR Real Estate School policies are available at RARealtors.com. 

You may call 804.422.5000 to register for any class.