The Comeback Year

I had a lot of ideas of what my year as President of New Jersey Realtor® would look like. I saw my predecessors before me and what they were able to accomplish. Each came into the position with different goals to strive towards, but as we've all come to see over the past two years, plans change. I like to think this past year was a year of building back and building better. We have much to celebrate—63,000 members and counting, a truly buzzing housing market, and much more. As I closeout my term as President, I personally want to thankyou for being a part of our team, for sticking with us as we navigated through difficult times, and bravely being here to build back the industry with us.

The association’s foundation is solid and built on over a century of the hard work and dedication of members like you. I’m confident in our future because I’ve seen first-hand how we navigated the uncertainty of 2020 and worked to be even better for 2021.

Let’s reflect on a few things we accomplished together:

• Exceeded RPAC goal by more than $90,000

• Sponsored and attended first-ever C5 Summit to encourage commercial investment in New Jersey

• Developed and hosted the first Women in Politics Series aimed at encouraging women to get more involved in local politics.

• Hosted a series of virtual seminars throughout the state for first-time home buyers

• Hosted the second F.R.E.S.H. Summit, a month of free, virtual educational seminars for members

• Welcomed back Triple Play Realtor ® Convention & Trade Expo (See you in December!)

• Welcomed back Realtor ® -Palooza this October, a day for our members

• Launched the Broker Bulletin, a broker/managerspecific monthly newsletter to encourage brokers to share association information directly with their agents

• Increased digital engagement across multiple channels throughout the year

• New Jersey Realtors ® Education Foundation awarded more $70,000 in scholarships to deserving students