REALTORS® are the Business Owners Next Door

Lori Elswick, 2010 President, Lorain County Association of REALTORS®

Lori Elswick 2009 LoCAR President

REALTORS® are committed to help their neighbors achieve the American dream of homeownership. Chances are, the person standing next to you at your child’s soccer game, volunteering with the parent-teacher association, or leading the neighborhood community organization is a Lorain County REALTOR®. REALTORS® have a vested interest in supporting and building the communities in which they live and work.

Some examples of how Lorain County REALTORS® support their community and homeownership are:
• Providing first-time homeownership seminars
• Credit counseling
• Participating in foreclosure intervention workshops
• Volunteering on governmental boards and agencies
• Financially providing for the less fortunate in our community
• Participating in foreclosure intervention workshops

Many of our members became REALTORS® because they were driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. Whether you’re buying or selling your first home or tenth home, using a REALTOR® can make an important difference in representing your best interests in the transaction. REALTORS® are trained in the skills that are important to marketing your property and brining qualified, eager buyers.

The National Association of REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing more than one million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The Lorain County Association of REALTORS® is one of more than 1,400 local boards and associations of REALTORS® nationwide that comprise the National Association of REALTORS®.

The Lorain County Association of REALTORS® offers a website that provides a complete listing of REALTOR® real estate brokerages in Lorain County, contact information for REALTOR® members, and industry associates. If you are a first time homebuyer or a repeat buyer consider www.MyNewCommunity.net or www.LoCAR.org as a good source for Lorain County REALTOR® information.