CEO’s Desk

One Together

As I’m sure you all have, I’ve been spending a lot of time reflecting upon how, at a moment’s notice, life can change. It seems like a distant memory when some of us were together in Miami at the President’s Circle Conference discussing what we all thought were going to be the most important issues facing our industry in 2020.

No one could have predicted that shut downs and travel bans would extend to today and we would not be able to be together to celebrate the first National Association of Realtors® President from New Jersey in more than 60 years— Charlie Oppler.

As we prepare to enter 2021, we also prepare to leave behind 2020, a year that tested all of us thoroughly. If you’re not familiar with Charlie’s campaign theme, it is two simple words: One Together. It identifies what Charlie believes in and who he is as a person. When we worked on his campaign, we never anticipated how fitting it would be for the year of his presidential term. As we work through the turmoil of 2020, Charlie’s slogan is more than fitting. “One Together” summarizes who we are as a Realtor® Family, it tells us we are strong, working as one industry, one family, to overcome any challenge before us.

Charlie and the 2021 National Association of Realtors® Leadership Team embody the spirit of One Together, and as a Realtor® Family, this is something we can aspire to be; a goal we can always look toward and an opportunity to make our industry and our association even better for years to come.

The 2021 NAR Leadership Team cannot do this alone. We can’t sit idly on the sidelines and watch as our leaders tackle the pressing issues of today. This is a call to action to get more involved in the industry.

Together we will come out of 2020 and have a healthy and prosperous 2021.