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History of the Catawba Valley Association of Realtors
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In 1948, the National Association of Realtors® awarded a charter to THE HICKORY BOARD OF REALTORS® with a total of five members.
Almost 20 years later, the name was changed to THE HICKORY-CATAWBA VALLEY BOARD OF REALTORS® with a membership then of 61, which included Realtors not only from the Hickory area, but also Lenoir. Monthly meetings were held at a local restaurant. Later, the licensees in Caldwell County formed their own Board and was chartered as the “Lenoir-Caldwell County Board of REALTORS® ”.
In 1972, the Hickory Board became incorporated and in May 1979 with 98 members, purchased their first Board Office building at 214 9th Street NW, Hickory for $22,000. This building was 640 Sq. Feet and there was one full time employee.
In 1985, they purchased the building they still now occupy at 408 2nd Ave NE, Hickory almost doubling the size of their building and added another employee.
In 1995 the Hickory-Catawba Valley Board of REALTORS® and the Lenoir Board of REALTORS® merged forming the CATAWBA VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® with a membership then of 281.
Today, we currently have 471 Realtor Members and 50 Affiliate Members. Our staff has grown to four full time employees.
The Multiple Listing Service of Catawba Valley, Inc., which maintains and disseminates a database of homes, land and commercial properties to its members, is a wholly owned subsidiary corporation of the Catawba Valley Association of Realtors.
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