31 Dec 2024 Velda for vice-president

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Velda Lueders of Conway was installed to serve as the Region 9 Vice President for the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) at their annual gala held November 7, 2024, in Boston, Mass.

Regional vice presidents for NAR oversee the work of the associations and serve as spokespersons for the states in their region. NAR Region 9 is comprised of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Barry and Velda Lueders on November 7, 2024, at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) annual gala in Boston, Mass. Velda was selected to serve as Region 9 Vice President. Region 9 comprised of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

“I am incredibly honored to have been awarded this position,” Lueders said. “I have and will continue to dedicate my heart to this wonderful association and serve all those around me. This is a great opportunity to show off the state organization as a whole, Arkansas REALTORS® Association. Being the connection to the national association on behalf of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma is an amazing platform to communicate REALTOR® needs and affect positive changes for the industry. I am excited to see what this position will allow me to do to further the real estate industry alongside those at NAR.”

Lueders has served on local, state and national REALTOR® boards and committees throughout her 28-year career in real estate. She served as the Faulkner County Board of REALTORS® president in 2005, and again in 2011, and was also the President of the Arkansas REALTORS® Association in 2018. She also held the title of Arkansas REALTOR® of the Year for 2018. Lueders has served as a committee member for the meetings and conference, professional development, and professional standards committees for the national association.

She holds numerous NAR designations that better her ability to serve each of her clients. The REALTOR’s accolades include Accredited Buyer’s Representative®, Certified Residential Specialist®, Senior Real Estate Specialist®, Seller Representative Specialist®, At Home With Diversity, Commitment to Excellence, Military Relocation Professional, and Real Estate Negotiation Expert. Lueders is also a REALTORS® Political Action Committee Hall of Fame member for her longstanding dedication and support of the program.

The Arkansas REALTORS® Association is the “voice of real estate,” empowering its members to preserve, protect and advance the right to real property for all. It supports residential and commercial brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors and others engaged in the real estate industry through professional education, communications, technology, legal information and other services. For more information, visit arkansasrealtors.com.