Finding a REALTOR® who's right for you is vital to enjoying a relatively pain-free real estate transaction.
Let us connect you with a local board/association of REALTORS® nearest you for additional information on becoming a member.
We offer a variety of impactful and cost-effective marketing platforms that connect with REALTOR® decision makers from across the state.
Before becoming a REALTOR®, you first must earn a real estate license. All North Carolina real estate professionals are licensed by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC).
Once you have your license, consider taking an extra step toward competence and professionalism by joining your local, state, and national Associations of REALTORS®. Then, and only then, may you legally use the term “REALTOR®” following your name, a symbol that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the REALTOR® family and subscribes to its strict Code of Ethics.
If you have an active North Carolina real estate license and are interested in becoming a REALTOR®, please contact the local board/association of REALTORS® nearest you for additional information on becoming a member.
If marketing your products or services to North Carolina NC REALTORS® is important to you, you’ve come to the right place. NC REALTORS® has 45,000 members representing all facets of the real estate industry. We offer you a variety of impactful and cost-effective marketing platforms to help you connect 24/-7 with REALTOR® decision makers from across the state. Let NC REALTORS®‘s annual and meeting sponsorship programs, exhibitor opportunities at our annual convention and print/digital advertising offerings help you effectively reach your target market.
Sponsors benefit from extraordinary exposure to NC REALTORS®. By becoming a sponsor, you will increase your organization’s visibility and be viewed by our members as a leader in your industry. From face-to-face interaction in the Expo to repeat coverage in print and electronic media and priority exposure to new marketing opportunities, annual sponsors have VIP access to reaching REALTORS® in North Carolina.
Check out the kit below to see which level of annual sponsorship will best assist your organization in exceeding its goals. For more information, or to become a sponsor, contact Keri Epps-Rashad at (336) 217-1049 or kepps-rashad@ncrealtors.org.
XCHANGE ’19, NC REALTORS® unconventional convention, brings together hundreds of North Carolina’s leading real estate leaders to Pinehurst, N.C. Don’t miss the unique opportunity to exhibit and meet face-to-face with the influential real estate decision makers that can help your business grow. Plan on joining us for XCHANGE ’19.
Explore our Exhibitor Offerings for more details.
NC REALTORS® is the source for the latest industry information. Reach 100 percent of NC REALTORS® 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through our print and digital marketing offerings. Insight magazine and our social media channels deliver your message directly to the real estate practitioners who use your products and services the most.
Insight, NC REALTORS®’ quarterly print and electronic magazine, is mailed directly to 45,000 REALTORS® across the state and is available 24/7 on the NC REALTORS® website and on mobile devices. The goal of Insight is to serve our advertisers and readers through eye-catching design, creative photography and feature articles on the people, events and trends that shape the real estate industry.
Advertising within Insight includes print ads and inserts. Additionally, limited paid content placement will be considered with a preference for original bylined content that educates and informs members on topics of importance to our members.
One of our new advertising opportunities includes free-standing advertisements in our member packets that are distributed via mail to each new member every month. Additionally, packets are distributed during all major NC REALTORS® events. Your brochure or flier will be placed directly in the hands of thousands of REALTORS® each month with a high-gloss, graphically appealing branding package, ensuring your message is seen.
NC REALTORS®’ social media channels have amassed a significant following over the years, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, and more. With higher engagement on our social channels than any other communications channel, we are now offering our advertisers premium placement within our social media feeds in the form of ads, boosted posts, and promoted content. If you want to reach more of our members and create conversation along the way, social media advertising opportunities are for you.
There are multiple opportunities throughout the year for advertisers to reach our members through digital vehicles, which will reach thousands of members annually. From inclusion in videos to looping presentations displayed during our events across the state, digital placement is a high-profile advertising experience that associates your brand with NC REALTORS® in-person and high-tech audiences.
Keri Epps-RashadContact Keri Epps-Rashad for help with: Sponsorships, Exhibiting, Advertising.
There is no better way to show support for boards and associations than through NC REALTORS® sponsorships. We find it very rewarding when REALTORS® acknowledge our contribution to their meetings each year. It is also great to work with the staff at NC REALTORS® as they are professional and dependable in everything they undertake.
Whether it is office supplies, E&O insurance, personal insurance, shipping, or home security, the REALTOR® Partners Program offers our members opportunities to save money! It also provides an opportunity to invest revenue back into their local associations.
Our success as one of today's leading Errors & Omissions providers in N.C. can be attributed to the unique way NC REALTORS® has presented us to the membership. We are proud to be associated with such a first-class organization that truly values its vendors and partners.
The Expo gives us an opportunity to get our Natural Gas Advantage Messages to key REALTORS® and decision makers within our market area of North Carolina. Plus, it is always a great time to see and catch up with old friends and meet new friends, too.
Our firm has been insured by Pearl Insurance for years. We find them very reasonably priced and courteous. If you are looking for a great insurance company, we highly recommend them.
NC REALTORS® does one of the best jobs of getting the attendees into the exhibit area. The staff is well-organized, friendly and willing to listen. They treat exhibitors like partners.
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Quick access to several resources in our Business Center will help you understand what resolving complaints and conflicts entails.
NC REALTORS® is headquartered in Greensboro near Grandover Resort and is easily accessible from Interstate 85 and Interstate 40.
Browse our resource library for blog posts, branding tools, and news from NC REALTORS®.
Join our team! NC REALTORS® is dedicated to promoting the success of our members and enhancing the Quality of Life in North Carolina.
Browse our recommended experts, ready to educate and engage at your next professional development event.
Our professional events staff look forward to hosting you and making sure your meeting needs are met.
NC REALTORS® is seeking an Intern to assist the Member Engagement and Business Development Teams (Events, Education, Business Development) of with assorted administrative tasks. NC REALTORS® – a statewide trade organization of more than 43,000 members. This position is an opportunity to learn about events and education in a busy association. Responsibilities include helping register members for events and sending confirmations, assisting with meeting prep and wrap-up, answering event-related inquiries and additional administrative tasks as needed.
The position is based out of our Greensboro headquarters office. Estimated start/end dates of mid-May through late July.
This position is a temporary, part-time position with a flexible work schedule of 20 hours per week.
The successful candidate will have exceptional organizational skills and all computer competencies expected from anyone interested in achieving success in the communications, marketing and public relations fields. A dedication to member service, problem solving and working within a team framework to achieve goals and objectives is a must.
Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to Jessica Hughes at JHughes@ncrealtors.org. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate has been found.
NC REALTORS® is an Equal Opportunity Employer
These are general descriptions of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for positions. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which positions traditionally are performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, NC REALTORS® will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodations do not pose an undue hardship.
NC REALTORS® is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.
The NC REALTORS® Speakers Bureau offers experienced professional speakers across a wide range of knowledge. View our speaker profiles by subject below and contact us to book a captivating speaker for your event today!
Bryan is the Chief Financial Officer for NC REALTORS® and has been with the association for nine years. Previously, he spent 14 years in public accounting before joining the Association. NC Certificate # 25001
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Caitlin Thompson joined NC REALTORS® in 2015 as Compliance Counsel to assist with Core Standards and other in-house compliance issues. She is a North Carolina licensed attorney and was in private practice for five years prior to joining NC REALTORS®. She received her bachelor’s from George Mason University and her law degree from Elon University.
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Born in Durham, N.C., Maurice oversees the REALTOR® Partners Program. His college choice led him to settle in Greensboro where he secured his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. He later secured his M.BA. in Management and Accounting. Armed with over 20 years of managerial, team-building, operational, and sales experience, Maurice’s insight can be immediately applied to enhance your benefits of the REALTOR® Partners Program.
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Cady ThomasSenior Vice President of Government Affairs
Cady Thomas is the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for NC REALTORS®. Cady has worked with NC REALTORS® since 2008, serving first as the Director of Regulatory Affairs. In this position, Cady was responsible for advocacy efforts before the boards and commissions that affected the real estate industry. After two years, she was promoted to the Director of Government Affairs where she is responsible for leading the association’s government affairs department. Cady is responsible for the oversight of the legislative and regulatory lobbying, political fundraising, independent expenditure program, grassroots development, local issues assistance and other political activities conducted by the association. In this role, she has organized multimillion dollar political campaigns, advanced intensive legislative goals, and facilitated one of the state’s largest political action committees.
Prior to joining the REALTORS® staff, Cady practiced Corporate Law and Capital Markets with the law firm Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, now Kilpatrick Townsend LLP, in Raleigh. During her time with Kilpatrick, she focused on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing and commercial mortgage securities transactions. Prior to her graduate studies, Cady worked on Capitol Hill for a prominent United States Senator.
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Seth PalmerPolitical Communications and Regulatory Affairs Director
Seth Palmer is the Political Communications and Regulatory Affairs Director for NC REALTORS®. In this role, he represents NC REALTORS® before state regulatory bodies. Additionally he manages the association’s advocacy communications activities, including Calls for Action and REALTOR® Party communications resources. Finally, Seth serves as the staff liaison for the NC REALTORS® Appraisal Section, a specialty division representing licensed appraisers on legislative and regulatory issues.
Seth began his work with NC REALTORS® in 2014, first as a Shared Local Government Affairs Director and later as the Director of Political Communications before moving into his current role. Prior to joining NC REALTORS®, Seth served in multiple roles in North Carolina government, including on the staffs of the House Majority Leader, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of the Department of Transportation. He also served as the president of his own consulting firm, assisting clients with strategic communications and research projects.
A Wilmington native, Seth is an aspiring barbecue sauce entrepreneur with his award-winning blended sauce.
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Mike LandesDirector of Political Operations
Mike Landes is the Director of Political Operations for NC REALTORS®. He directs the NC Homeowners Alliance, NC REALTORS®’s grassroots advocacy program, and is the liaison the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance. Originally from Massachusetts, Mike moved to North Carolina to attend Duke University’s Sanford School for his graduate coursework. Mike has held a variety of positions across the nonprofit world, and most recently worked for Campaign Connections, a political consulting firm in Raleigh, before joining NC REALTORS® in 2014.
In his free time, Mike is in the midst of directing and producing on a documentary called “Staring Up from the Mineshaft” which casts a spotlight on poverty and the limits of economic opportunity in the coal mining populations of southern West Virginia.
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Jordan ForrestPolitical Fundraising Manager
Jordan Forrest is the Political Fundraising Manager for NC REALTORS®. In this role, she manages the fundraising activities of NC REALTORS® PAC and assists local associations in their efforts to achieve their fundraising goals.
Prior to joining NC REALTORS® in 2017 as the Political Fundraising Coordinator, Jordan worked in political campaign fundraising and finance.
Jordan is a native of Kannapolis.
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Nick ScarciLocal Government Affairs Director
Nick Scarci is the Local Government Affairs Director for NC REALTORS®. In this role, he manages local government affairs initiatives for the Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association and the High Point Regional Association of REALTORS®.
During his time undergraduate studies, he studied abroad in Amman, Jordan and was an intern with the U.S. State Department in Santiago, Chile. Prior to joining NC REALTORS® in 2016, he worked on several statewide campaigns in Pennsylvania, as well as for a Pennsylvania State Representative.
Nick is a native of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Kristin NashDirector of Political Fundraising
Kristin Nash is the Director of Political Fundraising for NC REALTORS®. In this role, she is responsible for planning and executing all fundraising initiatives associated with the NC REALTORS® Political Action Committee (NC REALTORS® PAC). Kristin strives to give REALTORS® a stronger voice by helping elect legislators who understand interests and concerns of the real estate industry.
Kristin has been with NC REALTORS® since 2007 and previously managed the NC REALTORS® Partners program helping improve member benefits to meet the needs of North Carolina REALTORS®.
A native of Burlington, Kristin spends her free time with family, friends, and snuggling with her son, Wesley.
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Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
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Nicole ArnoldDirector of Community Outreach and Local Government Affairs
Nicole Arnold is the Director of Community Outreach and Local Government Affairs for NC REALTORS®. Nicole has worked with NC REALTORS® since 2012, serving as the first Shared Government Affairs Director in partnership with local associations. Since then, Nicole has served as Political Communications Director and was promoted to manage a team of local lobbyists who champion private property rights and develop relationships with elected officials. Under Nicole’s influence, the Local Government Affairs program continues to grow. Since 2015, Nicole became board liaison to the NC REALTORS® Housing Foundation, the charitable arm of NC REALTORS®. In this capacity Nicole aids the Board of Directors in their strategic community investments. Nicole counts it an honor to improve quality of life and build political muscle for the largest trade association in the state.
Prior to joining the REALTORS® staff, Nicole worked as a financial, news media and web design consultant for numerous political campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels. She also worked in the nonprofit arts sector for several years and completed a masters degree in public administration with a concentration in nonprofit management.
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Troi HicksLocal Government Affairs Director
Troi Hicks is a Local Government Affairs Director for NC REALTORS® serving the Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS® and the Home Builders Association of Winston-Salem. In this capacity, she advocates for REALTORS® and Home Builders at the local government level.
Prior to joining NC REALTORS®, Troi taught high school government, economics, and American history in Stokes County, North Carolina. In her free time, Troi enjoys making music with friends, cooking, and playing with her 75-pound lap dog, Lincoln.
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Thank you for considering NC REALTORS® to host your next meeting or event. Our event venues and spaces are open to NC REALTORS® members, local associations, community organizations, and corporate entities on a first-come, first-served basis by reservation. The spaces are free for NC REALTORS® members and local REALTOR® associations for official association business. Fees for external groups and individuals vary per venue. Please see our separate rate sheet for more details.
Our professional events staff look forward to hosting you and making sure your meeting needs are met. If you are interested in renting one of our spaces, please fill out the Rental Request Form, and a staff person will contact you.
4511 Weybridge Lane, Greensboro, NC 27407
Conveniently located in Greensboro’s Grandover Corporate Office Park, this location is easily accessible from Interstates 85, 40, and 73 and adjacent to Jamestown and High Point. Perfectly situated in a meticulously maintained office park across from the ACC, the two-story, classically French-designed building is surrounded by lush landscapes and tall oak trees with a small pond on the property. An extensive interior renovation completed in September 2017, and the new contemporary interior added glass office suites and accents, modern, flexible furniture, neutral gray and white palette with pops of color and expanded natural light throughout. Ample parking is available on-site with plentiful overflow parking adjacent to the building.
Finding a REALTOR® who's right for you is vital to enjoying a relatively pain-free real estate transaction.
Let us connect you with a local board/association of REALTORS® nearest you for additional information on becoming a member.
We offer a variety of impactful and cost-effective marketing platforms that connect with REALTOR® decision makers from across the state.
Quick access to several resources in our Business Center will help you understand what resolving complaints and conflicts entails.
NC REALTORS® is headquartered in Greensboro near Grandover Resort and is easily accessible from Interstate 85 and Interstate 40.
Browse our resource library for blog posts, branding tools, and news from NC REALTORS®.
Join our team! NC REALTORS® is dedicated to promoting the success of our members and enhancing the Quality of Life in North Carolina.
Browse our recommended experts, ready to educate and engage at your next professional development event.
Our professional events staff look forward to hosting you and making sure your meeting needs are met.
