Professional Development

• 180+ classes offering over 550 credit hours
• 9 designation and certification classes
• 180 hours of pre-broker education with the Broker Fast Track program
• 4 free Town Hall Meetings with Attorney Michael P. Lafayette, including a Town Hall focused on septic legislation updates
• New course offerings focused on housing affordability
• Free contract overview videos in the Video Library at learning.RARealtors.com
• 42 honorees in the Circle of Excellence Program

Communications

• 5 Canva tutorials to help members learn how to make their own marketing content
• 1000+ photos and videos available for members to use at RARealtors.com/MarketingContent
• Published the annual Impact Report

Advocacy

• Commissioned a Smart Growth Survey in the City of Richmond to highlight resident concerns surrounding housing affordability
• Represented REALTORS® on the City of Richmond’s Inclusive Housing Working Group for the Zoning Code Refresh to ensure the new code aligns with the Richmond 300 master plan’s vision for inclusive and affordable housing
• Represented REALTORS® on Chesterfield County’s Zoning Ordinance Modernization Advisory Committee to help rewrite the county’s zoning ordinance and modernize development regulations
• Represented REALTORS® on Henrico County’s Program for Public Information Committee to develop strategies to share flood-related information with county residents
• Hosted a quarterly webinar series focused on advocacy efforts in the region, including the Zoning Atlas, the Learn and Live 2.0 Report, the Henrico Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and the Chesterfield Zoning Ordinance Modernization
• Hosted a Day on the Hill event and RPAC Reception to connect REALTORS® with local officials

Events

• Golf Tournament
• Spring Fling
• RE TRENDS
• Installation Ceremony and Reception
• Two REALTOR® Headshot Days
• RPAC Appreciation Reception
• Day on the Hill

Community Development

• Between January and June of 2025, RAR staff have spent a total of 378 hours on volunteer service
• Through our donor-directed fund at The Community Foundation, RAR has allocated $62,500 to ten local educational nonprofits
• RAR supported a list of ten housing-related charities including:
  • ACTS
  • Better Housing Coalition
  • CARITAS
  • Homeward
  • project:HOMES
  • Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity
  • Urban Hope
  • Virginia LISC
  • Virginia Supportive Housing
  • Viridiant