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CEO, RICHMOND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS; CEO, CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGIONAL MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, RICHMOND
CEO, RICHMOND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS; CEO, CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGIONAL MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, RICHMOND
Virginia Business// August 30, 2023//
Established in 1874, RAR is Central Virginia’s largest trade association, serving more than 5,000 Realtors in the region. A Richmond native and a champion for affordable housing, Lafayette has been with the association for more than 16 years and also serves as CEO of the region’s Multiple Listing Service.
In 2022, Lafayette received the Beverly Faull Affordable Housing Leadership Award from Down Payment Resource, in recognition of her efforts building affordable housing programs, including launching the Partnership for Housing Affordability, which she led as executive director until 2022, and chairing the board of the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust.
Lafayette entered the real estate field after serving as press secretary for Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. A William & Mary graduate, she undertook postgraduate studies at Yale Divinity School and the University of Virginia.
She serves as a gubernatorial appointee on the Virginia Housing Commission and also serves on the local advisory committee for LISC Virginia, an organization that helps revitalize underserved Richmond-area communities.
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