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Real Estate 2025: LAFAYETTE, LAURA D.
CEO , RICHMOND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS; CEO, CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGIONAL MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, HENRICO COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Real Estate 2025: LAFAYETTE, LAURA D.
CEO , RICHMOND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS; CEO, CENTRAL VIRGINIA REGIONAL MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE, HENRICO COUNTY
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Between her leadership positions with the Richmond Association of Realtors and the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service, Lafayette serves more than 6,800 Realtors in Central Virginia.
In May, her MLS launched a data share agreement with Bright MLS, allowing subscribers to search current and historical property listing information. While the Central Virginia system covers the cities of Richmond and Petersburg and counties ranging from Hanover to Sussex, Bright’s system includes several mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C.
Lafayette continues to advocate for affordable housing through her work on the board of the Partnership for Housing Affordability, where she was previously executive director. She also is on the board of trustees for Virginia Episcopal Real Estate Partners.
A William & Mary graduate, Lafayette did postgraduate work at Yale Divinity School and the University of Virginia. She also wrote speeches for former Gov. Doug Wilder when he was lieutenant governor and later was his press secretary.
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