The Madisonville-Hopkins County Board of REALTORS®, Inc. is the local organization of REALTORS® associated with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and the Kentucky Association of REALTORS®, whose purpose is:

• To unite those engaged in the recognized branches of the real estate profession for the purpose of exerting a beneficial influence upon the profession and related interests
• To promote and maintain high standards of conduct in the real estate profession as expressed in the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
• To provide a unified medium for real estate owners and those engaged in the real estate profession whereby their interests may be safeguarded and advanced
• To further the interests of home and other real property ownership
• To unite those engaged in the real estate profession in this community with the Kentucky Association of REALTORS® and the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, thereby furthering their own objectives throughout the state and nation, and obtaining the benefits and privileges of membership therein
• To designate, for the benefit of the public, individuals authorized to use the terms REALTORS® and REALTORS® as licensed, prescribed, and controlled by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®.

On May 10, 1966 the Madisonville-Hopkins County Board of REALTORS® was chartered through the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. In February, 1975 the Madisonville-Hopkins County Board of REALTORS® was incorporated and Bill Rudd, Sr. served as President. When the Board was first started, the MLS book was a loose leaf notebook with a part-time MLS person. 1976 brought the change of a bound MLS book and a part-time secretary for both the Board and the MLS. In 1979, Nancy Jones was hired as a full time Executive Officer for the Board and remained as their Executive Officer until her retirement in 1997.

Many changes have taken place throughout the years – such as the MLS being incorporated and then being dissolved and formed as a committee of the Board, members going from picking up keys of listed properties from the listing offices to operating an electronic lockbox and key system, from having as many as three employees to having one and from doing things by hand to becoming fully computerized. They now own their own building at 275 South Main Street, Madisonville, KY 42431, occupying suite A while renting out suite B. Over the years, the Board has won several awards from the Kentucky Association of REALTORS® such as the REALTORS® Community Service Achievement Journal Contest-Small Board, RPAC Highest Average Dollar Per Member Award-Small Board and RPAC Highest Percentage of Participation-Small Board.

REALTORS® is the distinctive and exclusive designation for individuals who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics. As such it serves to identify and distinguish those members from all other persons engaged in real estate activities. The term denotes business competence and high standards of business conduct. The Madisonville-Hopkins County Board of REALTORS®, Inc. currently has 76 REALTORS® members who strive to live by their Code of Ethics and continue to promote the rights of home ownership in the Madisonville and surrounding Hopkins County communities.