Our History: The Magazine

The panorama of Canopy Realtor® Association’s 100-year history spans wider and deeper than can be captured here. While this website provides a historical overview, it’s only a peephole into the Association’s rich history, one that begins just after World War I.

For the fuller picture of the Association, we have created a digital magazine titled “Canopy Through the Decades: Discover 100 Years of History”. We invite you to read our story.

The Association started in 1921 when a small group of Charlotte real estate leaders, most of them well-known developers, founded the Association. They nurtured it through challenging times in the first three decades. 

Not until the 1950s did the organization gain steam and take off in the 1960s and 1970s. The Association has grown steadily since then except for some recessionary years impacting real estate in general. 

Today, Canopy Realtor® Association is a robust professional trade group serving more than 12,000 Realtors® through the Association and more than 20,000 Realtors® through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canopy MLS.