Agenda & Speakers – Canopy Realtors

Tuesday, September 9 2025

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All Keynote and Education Sessions will be held in the Richardson Ballroom.

8:30 AM

Registration
Showroom Floor Opens

9:00-10:00 AM

Breakfast (on the Showroom Floor)

10:30-11:30 AM

Morning Keynote

12:00 PM-1:00 PM

Canopy Cafes Open for Lunch (on the Showroom Floor)

1:15-2:15 PM

Afternoon Keynote

2:30-3:30 PM

Economic Development Education Session

3:30-4:30 PM

Happy Hour Reception (on the Showroom Floor)

4:30 PM

2025 Canopy Realtor® EXPO concludes

MORNING Session

10:30-11:30 A.M.

Lynn Madison

Guest Speaker // Lynn is the owner of Lynn Madison Seminars, a full-service training and development company devoted to the advancement of professionalism in real estate.

Formerly, Lynn was Vice President and Director of Career Development for The Prudential Preferred Properties in Chicago, a 25-office firm with over 900 associates, where she authored and trained their New Agent Institute. Before that she held the same position with First United Realtors®, a local independent with 28 offices. She was manager of two different offices for First United. Prior to that, she was an award-winning salesperson – receiving their Salesperson of the Year honors.

Lynn speaks annually at the NAR conventions and is an ABR, BPOR, GRI, SFR, SRES, and SRS instructor and has conducted classes in over 30 states. Lynn’s involvement with Real Estate Buyers Agency Council (REBAC) goes beyond instructing. She conducts the trainer recertification program for REBAC instructors annually and has authored or co-authored the SFR, ABR and BPOR courses.

Navigating the New Normal – Lynn Madison

Join us as we explore concrete, actionable strategies to evolve and adapt our business practices to
encompass the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in this post-litigation environment. The session will cover:

When and how to discuss compensation and how it is paid with buyers and sellers

Using Buyer Agency agreements correctly

Communicating your value proposition to your clients

Combat misinformation in the media

Afternoon Session 1

1:15-2:15 P.M.

Dr. Lawrence Yun

Guest Speaker // Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and oversees the Research group at the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). He supervises and is responsible for a wide range of research activity for the association including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics, Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends for its 1.4 million Realtors®.

Dr. Yun creates NAR’s forecasts and participates in many economic forecasting panels, among them the Blue Chip Council and the Wall Street Journal Forecasting Survey. He also participates in the Industrial Economists Discussion Group at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. He appears regularly on financial news outlets, is a frequent speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States, and has testified before Congress. Dr. Yun has also appeared as a guest on CSPAN’s Washington Journal.

Dr. Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist, and Dr. Yongqiang Chu, Director of Childress Klein Center for Real Estate

Hear from two nationally known housing economists and forecasters about recent developments in the economy and its impact on the housing market on a national, regional and local level. Learn how housing affordability, inventory and mortgage interest rates are affecting buyers and sellers. Get an overview of the State of Housing in Charlotte report utilizing Canopy MLS data and a higher-level comparison of the Charlotte regional housing market.

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