The Chattanooga Association of Realtors has named its officers and directors for the coming year, according to an announcement by Executive Officer Francie Ryder.
Randy Durham will take the helm as president of the association for 2010, succeeding Nickie Schwartzkopf. Jennifer Grayson will serve as president-elect, and will assume the presidency in 2011. Realtor Mark Hite becomes the new secretary-treasurer.
Elected to begin two-year terms on the association’s board of directors are Susan Barnett, Becky Cope, Dan Griess, Russ Elliott and Vicki Trapp. Incoming one-year directors include Mark Blazek, Julie Chamberlain, Bonnie Hamilton, Bobby Teems, Nathan Walldorf, Robert Yarbrough, Myra Cochran and Ben Pitts.
Newly elected officers of the Chattanooga Multiple Listing Service (MLS) include Bobby Teems, president, Dan Griess, president-elect, and Pam Duffy, secretary-treasurer.
The Chattanooga Association of Realtors is made up of about 1,500 real estate professionals engaged in every aspect of real estate throughout Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia. Those interested in the region’s real estate market can visit www.RightTimeRightMarket.com, an informative Web site with up-to-date information about the state of the Northwest Georgia and Southeast Tennessee real estate market while also offering helpful tips on buying or selling a home, information on renting versus owning a home, information on the temporary tax credit for first-time homebuyers, and area facts for those relocating or retiring to the greater Chattanooga area