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| A Quarterly Publication of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® |
February 2009 Issue
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About Us March Dates to Remember
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Looking at the big picture, Nadine Hodge’s early career was typical of the 1960s. She was one of many women nationally who chose to have a career and work outside of the home. Buoyed by the support of several federal laws passed in the 1960s that improved the economic status of women, these new professionals were determined to succeed. Locally, however, Hodge’s life-choice was unusual. She earned her real estate license in 1959 and opened her own agency, Nadine Hodge Realty, in 1968. In 1983, she became the first president of the Raleigh Board of REALTORS®’ chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS® and was instrumental in getting the chapter established. It was the first in North Carolina. “There were probably no more than 25 women in the business in the late 1960s in the Raleigh market,” says Joe Hodge Jr., Nadine’s son. “There’s no doubt that these women were trailblazers in a male-dominated field.”
Nadine raised four children: Joe, who bought Nadine Hodge Realty in 1986; Sharron Hodge Wilson, who works with Joe at what is now Hodge & Kittrell; Janet Hodge McCloskey, who sells real estate in Sunset Beach; and Edward Hodge, who is construction in Greenville, SC. Nadine also had eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Two grandchildren are in the real estate business: Cameron Tucker, who owns his own firm in Sunset Beach and Joe’s daughter, Anna Ball Hodge, who works for Leonard, Ryden and Burr in Winston-Salem.
“Nadine was always very confident and driven, and rarely would back down from a challenge,” Joe recalls. “Competing mainly against men, she worked harder and longer for all the business she got, and was determined to succeed. She was very tough, but in a lady-like way.” He adds that the older he gets, the more he appreciates what his mother accomplished in her career. “It made me very proud to have a Mom who worked as hard as she did and was as successful as she was, especially in light of how few women were in the business at the time,” Joe says. “She was a true role model.” Sherron Hampton
Sherron Hampton’s service with RRAR basically parallels the history of the Triangle Multiple Listing Service (TMLS). She first worked with RRAR in 1979 as an employee for PRC Computer Co. Her task was to enter RRAR and MLS data into the association’s new mainframe computer system. In 1981, she was hired by RRAR to maintain association membership information and check listing contracts. In the early 1990s, Hampton managed the BORIS system office and then worked for the Common Data Base Committee. During this time, the Triangle Listing Service Inc. was formed and then reorganized into TMLS. Hampton worked with TMLS until her retirement in 2007. Originally from Texas, Hampton met her husband J.C. while both served in the U.S. Navy. The settled in Durham and raised two sons. Hampton, now a grandmother of two, currently lives in Apex and stays involved with the Navy Seabees and volunteers to support U.S. troops stationed overseas. Harrison
Underwood III Throughout the years, Underwood has been active with RRAR. He has held all offices on the board including serving several years as chair of Professional Standards and chair of MLS. He was recognized as Realtor of the Year in 1980. Underwood has also been active in the community as past president of several clubs and serving on the board of many organizations and schools. He was one of the founding members of Holy Trinity Church, is on the vestry and is a Stephen Minister. Underwood and his wife Martha have two daughters and six grandchildren, and he enjoys golf. Bob Terry After the service, Terry worked for two local real estate firms, one being Adams-Terry Realty Company, owned by his father, F.L. Terry. In 1963, he formed his own company, Bob Terry Inc. Sales and Rentals, specializing in property management and managing foreclosures for VA and FHA. He began doing residential appraisals in 1985. Terry was active within RRAR. He served as treasurer, vice-president and president in 1966-1968, respectively, and was voted REALTOR® of the Year in 1969. Now retired, Terry does a few VA appraisals to “keep his mind sharp.” Known as a great listener, Terry has also been active in his community and his church and still volunteers with Meals on Wheels. His hobbies are sports, traveling, reading, gardening and hiking. Bob Willard Willard developed a working relationship with many area builders throughout the years and was instrumental in developing the “new look” of north Raleigh. He was a key player in the IBM move in the 1960s, was known as an excellent salesman and was very active with the Board of REALTORS®. Willard served as president in 1963. While real estate was his
vocation, golf was Willard’s avocation. Retired since the 1970s, Willard now
plays golf almost every day while also occasionally making condemnation appraisals
for Wake County. He and his wife, Frances, live in Louisburg. |
Joe
Hodge says his mother was an “out of the box” thinker who was not afraid to
“stir the pot” for change in the marketplace. Nadine is credited with starting
the prevailing current practice of paying out 2.4 percent to co-broker firms
in co-op sales through MLS. She is also remembered as being particularly adept
at securing clients through “cold-calling” and FSBOs.
