Greater Nashville REALTORS

Greater Nashville REALTORS was formed in 1891 and at the time it was known as the Nashville Real Estate Board. The name was later changed to the Nashville Board of REALTORS, to the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS in 1996, and most recently in 2016 to Greater Nashville REALTORS. When the association started, there was no Tennessee or National Association of REALTORS. As a matter of fact, the first attempt to create a national association of real estate boards was right here in Nashville, Tennessee in 1892. The attempt did not succeed, due in part to a national recession in 1893. What is now known as the National Association of REALTORS was formed in 1908 in Chicago, Illinois. Nashville has been affiliated with the National Association of REALTORS since 1911 more than 100 years ago! The associations archives, housed at the Nashville Library, chronicle a history of association members being involved in a variety of community, political and social issues, as well as provi...