Where it all began
GCAAR was founded in 1998 with the combination of two REALTOR® associations, the Montgomery County Association of REALTORS® (MCAR) and the local services of the Washington, D.C. Association of REALTORS® (WDCAR).
GCAAR's history is detailed in the 2010 book, "GCAAR, Real Estate, and the Inevitability of Change." Take a look!
Past presidents
Christopher Suranna, CRS, GREEN, MRP
Avi Adler
Avi Adler brings 25 years of real estate experience to the GCAAR board as a REALTOR®, real estate investor and software services provider. He’s been active on the board since 2017. He currently serves on the GCAAR Budget Committee and GCAAR Holdings Committee, and he previously served on GCAAR's DEI, Public Policy and PCAC Committees. Avi also currently serves on Maryland REALTORS® Board of Directors, as well as the Board of NAR.
Avi is a Long & Foster GOLD Team member and served on the Leadership Council for the Bethesda Gateway office, now One Bethesda. Prior to becoming a REALTOR® in 2013, he served as Chief Strategy Officer and partner of an e-marketing software company.
A fourth-generation Washingtonian, Avi is an active community volunteer and serves on the Positive Coaching Alliance's Leadership Council. Avi and his wife Hope reside as empty nesters in Chevy Chase, MD, where they raised their 4 children, and now live far more quietly with their dog Skyler and twin kitties, Stella and Luna.
