About Us
- On 13 November 2013
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
The Tulare County Association of REALTORS® (TCAOR) is a trade association that services more than 1,000 members. TCAOR is affiliated with the California Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS® and works to provide our members with the tools they need to remain successful. The Multiple Listing Service, education programs and political action programs are just a few of the services that TCAOR provides.
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Tulare County Association of REALTORS® is to assist its members in fulfilling their role as real estate professionals by providing them with services and products that will enable them to operate efficiently, professionally, ethically and profitably.
Objectives
- To unite those engaged in real estate practice for a beneficial influence upon the profession.
- To promote the maintenance of high standards of conduct in the real estate profession as expressed in and by the REALTORS® Code of Ethics.
- To further the interests of real property ownership.
- To serve as an effective liaison for our members to the California Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®.
- To provide appropriate real estate information, technology, services, products and educational programs to our members.
- To provide an organized medium for the transaction of the real estate business via a Multiple Listing Service.
HISTORY
There weren't many real estate agents back then, but there is a history of agents establishing professional standards and working together since that time. R. F. Cross helped organize what was then known as the Visalia Realty Board and became its first president. Its jurisdiction was both Tulare and Kings Counties. Mr. Cross was quoted as saying, "R.E. Hyde purchased the land that is now the Visalia Country Club and Green Acres from L.M. Howell for about $300 per acre."
In August of 1977, the association acquired the property at 301 W. Noble in Visalia. In 1991, the name was changed to the Visalia Association of REALTORS. The change reflected the association's new policy of being an all REALTOR Asso¬ciation. Prior to this there were two cat¬egories of membership - REALTOR and REALTOR-ASSOCIATE. During the 80's, the Board also entered the computer age. At first there was little more than a word processor and a simple bookkeeping system, but that soon changed.
In 1991 the Board moved to its newly acquired larger office building at 2424 East Valley Oaks and by then it was publishing an "MLS Book," not sheets of paper to place in a Binder. The MLS became accessible via computer. In July of 2000, the Association became one of the first Multiple Listing Services in the nation to have an Internet based MLS. It was in fact the "Beta" site for the Rapattoni Internet MLS System. The association, soon thereafter, entered the "Cyber Age" with its very own web site.
In 2003, the Visalia Association and the Tulare Association joined forces to create the Tulare County Association of REALTORS and MLS.
In April 2016 the Tulare County Association of REALTORS® and Orange Belt Board of REALTORS® voted to merge. The official merger was approved by the National Association of REALTORS® on September 7th 2016. The new service area is now the entire geographical location of Tulare County. In October 2016 we reached a membership milestone by having our 1,000 active REALTORS® member.
As part of our ongoing service to the community and in order to better provide for our Non-Profit good works, the formation of the Tulare County Association of REALTORS® Charitable Foundation was created on August 2nd 2016.
History compiled by Lyman Treaster (former President 1958), Betty Treaster (former Executive Officer), Janet Carr (former Executive Officer) and Karl Hampton (former Executive Officer).