LINDA ' S LETTER
Our Industry Improves & Grows When Women Fully Participate
Dear Friends , I hope everyone is doing well . Now that things are opening up again , it feels fantastic to know that soon we will be able to meet our thousands of readers in person again . The past year has been an adjustment , as we quickly tried to transform our business into a virtual platform .
We ' ve had spectacular results in doing so . In fact , since the pandemic began , we ' ve added over 6,000 new investors to our database . These new additions were the result of our dynamic events , which have united top investors across the country . The last online data showed we attracted expo guests from 26 cities and 12 states .
Besides hosting our traditional conferences , recently we have added a new twist . Our special " Ladies Who
Rock Real Estate " online events have united amazing professional women willing to share their knowledge . So far , we ' ve hosted professional rehabbers , capital lenders , real estate agents and brokers , service professionals , and more dynamic ladies who mean business .
It ' s such a pleasure to be able to elevate women who are accomplishing extraordinary feats in our industry . They are making headlines and changing lives . They are working hard daily and caring for their family nightly . Many of the women we ' ve had on our virtual events are balancing it all : career , family , education , charity , and more !
I applaud them . I admire them and I encourage you to learn from them directly . You can do so easily
Photo by John De Cindis
By Linda Pliagas , Publisher / Editor
Real estate has been a welcoming career choice for women , at least in residential sales . In fact , according to Real Estate Express , there have been women in real estate almost since the industry ’ s inception in 1794 .
When the National Association of Realtors ( NAR ) began in 1908 membership was entirely male . The first woman joined NAR in 1910 . Her name was Corrine Simpson , a broker from Seattle , Washington .
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