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| A Quarterly Publication of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS® |
January 2009 Issue
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About Us March Dates to Remember
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Successful career for new RRAR President stems from simple message: Being responsive and accessible to agents and consumers earned John Wood, the new president of the Raleigh Regional Association of REALTORS®, a reputation for being fair and honest. Wood, a broker with RE/MAX UNITED, says he believes that this mantra led to his success. “Doing the right thing goes a long way in this business.” Wood, recently elected to serve a year-long term as President, spoke of his early years with RRAR. “I was amazed by the accomplishments achieved by staff and involved members. I don’t think many of our members understand what’s accomplished in this (the board) building on a daily basis.” A native of Raleigh, Wood grew up in North Hills, and married his high school sweetheart, Michelle. The couple now has two children; son Peyton, 11, and daughter Lindsey, 9. The family lives in Holly Springs. Wood joined RRAR’s board of directors three years ago and says he was, “blown away” by the involvement and the magnitude of work completed by the association. His astonishment didn’t last long as Wood was soon part of the REALTOR® activity. “We’ve been pleased that membership remained steady at RRAR in the face of pressures in the economy and on our constituency,” Wood says about business in 2008. He adds that the first Triangle REALTORS® Leadership Academy graduation was a “huge success,” as was working through the process of obtaining the charitable status of the REALTOR® Foundation of the Triangle. Looking ahead to 2009, Wood says a major focus for the association will be better communication within the membership and with the general public. “We plan to be more hands-on with regards to keeping our members informed about our positive messages,” he says. “We hope to engage more members in councils and task forces. We have approximately 2,000 firms with five members or less. We will make more of an effort to reach out to those companies and agents.” “We need to make sure that we are financially responsible in these tough economic times,” Woods adds. “We are an extremely well-run and -managed organization and we owe it to our members to continue that level of quality.” (Gregory, managing editor of REALTOR® Review, is Communications
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