By Christa Vance 2025 Convention Committee Chair Only about two and a half months until Convention! If you missed the Early Bird Registration, there’s still time to sign up. This year, you have a few ticket options: you can register for the full event ($250), purchase a social-only ticket ($125), or grab CE-only tickets ($75/session). [...]
By Rachel Valencia Parkersburg Area Association of REALTORS® Selling your house in the late summer can be a strategic advantage, especially with motivated buyers, longer daylight hours, and families eager to finalize their move before school begins. Here are seven actionable steps to ensure your late season listing shines: 1. Keep the Temperature Comfortable. First [...]
RPAC—REALTOR® Political Action Committee: It’s the Ready Day Fund, not the Rainy Day Fund While at our recent WVAR Quarterly Meetings, we were honored to have NAR RPAC Fundraising and Grants Director Michael Clark in attendance. Michael gave a great presentation about the importance of investing in RPAC and a glimpse at the [...]
When the Waters Rose, REALTORS® Answered the Call Shortly after 8pm the day after Valentine's Day, as residents in the Southern WV Coalfields settled in their homes for the evening, a wall of water and devastation came rushing at them—bringing with it literal mountainsides. Without warning, on the backdrop of dusk, people scrambled [...]
President's Corner - July/August 2025 Summer 2025 Update from Your WVAR President ☀️ Dear WVAR Members, While this summer has been relatively quiet at the state level, we know you—our incredible REALTORS®—have been hard at work across the Mountain State. As your President, I wanted to take a moment to share some market insight, [...]
Rise Above the Noise While buyers are dreaming of picket fences, some “professionals” are busy building walls—not homes. Real estate used to be about access and opportunity. Now it’s turning into a turf war. Brokerages are fighting over portals and power plays, while everyday families are left asking, “Why [...]
By Margaret Osborne Kanawha Valley Board of REALTORS® Let’s be honest—“balance” often feels like a buzzword tossed around by people who don’t know what it’s like to juggle a full client load, endless showings, contract negotiations, and still remember to feed yourself three actual meals a day. As REALTORS®, our days don’t follow a [...]
By Kimberly McPherson Weston Buckhannon Board of REALTORS® The President of the Weston Buckhannon Board of Realtors, Gary Weaver, is a member of the Lewis County First Organization and a Sales Agent with Nelson Howard Real Estate and a Board of Director of the Weston Buckhannon Board of Realtors. He and Kim McPherson, a member [...]
By Christa Vance Kanawha Valley Board of REALTORS® 2025 Convention Committee Chairperson What's been happening in the Kanawha Valley? In April we had our bi-annual UNPLUGGED event where members can come, unplug and just enjoy conversations with fellow REALTORS. This event was held at the local Tickers and Timbers where we smashed things in [...]
By Christa Vance Kanawha Valley Board of REALTORS® 2025 Convention Committee Chairperson The WVAR Convention is set for October 20-22 at the Waterfront Marriott Morgantown! Early Bird Registration is dropping this week, so keep an eye out for that announcement along with this year's schedule. This year we will be installing Alisa Jackson as [...]