In 2025, NAEBA will celebrate our 30th year of protecting real estate consumers and promoting the Common Law of Agency in real estate.

Until the 1980s, all real estate agents represented the seller in a real estate transaction. With the advent of Exclusive Buyer Agency, where a real estate brokerage only represents the buyer in any transaction, rights and protection were also developed for buyers by eliminating any real or perceived conflicts of interest.

In February 1995, 175 people attended an inaugural meeting in Olive Branch, MS, creating NAEBA, a nonprofit association solely dedicated to those brokerages practicing Exclusive Buyer Agency and the protection of real estate consumers.

Thank you to all the volunteers who have served home-buying consumers and NAEBA!

List of NAEBA Past Presidents

1995 Leo Berard, MA

1996 Abraham Tieh, TX

1997 Tom Early, OH

1998 Merril Ottwein, IL

1999 Rich Machado, MA

2000 Ron Henderson, SC

2001 Kel LaBranche, FL

2002 Peggy Lance Little, CA

2003 Tom Wemett, NY

2004 Andrew Show, OH

2005 Barry Miller, CO

2006 Tom Early, OH

2007 Jon Boyd, MI

2008 Barry Nystedt, MA

2009 John Sullivan, MD

2010 Ben Clark, UT

2011 Mike Crowley, WA

2012 Michael Byrd, CA

2013-2014 Ulrich Salzgaber, CO

2015-2016 Chris Whitehead, OH

2017 Dawn Ray, FL

2018-2019 Andi DeFelice, GA

2020-2021 Rich Harty, IL

2022-2023 Rich Rosa, MA

2024-2025 Lora Cusumano, NY