Overview

   The Quad City Area REALTOR® Association began in April of 2004 as a merger of the Greater Davenport Board of REALTORS® and the Illinois Quad City Area REALTOR® Association.  The new Association includes jurisdiction covering Rock Island, Mercer and Northern Henry County in Illinois and Scott and a portion of Cedar County in Iowa. 
   The Greater Davenport Board of REALTORS® organized real estate in the Davenport, Iowa area, can be traced back to 1920 when Bert Frahm was the groups first President. In the years that followed, many leaders from Davenport have taken on ranking positions with both the State and National Associations.
   Organized real estate has been blessed with many outstanding individuals from the Greater Davenport Board of REALTORS^® (GDBOR).  The Board has had several father and son past president’s of both the Local and State associations.  In 1993, its own Bonnie Sparks was named NAR Educator of the Year.  REALTOR^® Bill Stradt has been a nominee for the Distinguished Service Award on the National level.
   For REALTORS^®, the GDBOR provided a wide range of services in notably member friendly fashion.  A state of the art Multiple Listing Service (MLS), property ads on the Internet, the latest Electronic Keysafe system, communications and information from State and National sources are among the mainstay services offered to members. 
   In early 1999, in conjunction with the Illinois Quad City Area REALTOR^® Association and the Peoria Board of REALTORS^®, the Greater Davenport Board of REALTORS^® MLS subscribers became part of an all-new and unique quasi-regional system.  As a shareholder in PDQ Information Services, the users have a new system with many new features available so as to better serve the public while making many of their professional tasks easier. 
    The Board was located at 3719 Bridge Ave., Suite 1, Davenport, Iowa before merging with the Illinois Quad City Area REALTOR® Association.
   The Illinois Quad City Area REALTOR^® Association was chartered by the National Association of REALTORS^® in July of 1972 as a merger of the Rock Island and the Moline-East Moline Boards of REALTORS^® as the Rock Island County Board of REALTORS^®. The charter of the new Association included jurisdiction covering Rock Island and Mercer Counties in Illinois. Mercer County prior to 1972 had been an unassigned territory of the National Association of REALTORS^®. In 1987 the northern and western portions of Henry County were added to the jurisdiction and in 1989 the name was changed to Illinois Quad City Area REALTOR^® Association.
   In 1973 the Association converted its loose leaf MLS service to the first computerized weekly book in the area and in 1979 added an on-line service allowing REALTOR^® offices to access the MLS computer directly with related support software. In 1981 the two level membership classification was eliminated becoming an "ALL REALTOR^®" board.
   In 1977 the Association purchased property at 1587 37th Avenue in Moline and following remodeling moved into the building in 1978, with completion of the remodeling of the over 3,500 sq ft facility in October of that year.
   In 1983 a subsidiary corporation was formed, Quad City Real Estate Information Services, Inc. which began publishing and distributing Real Estate Advertising to over 300 sites in both Iowa and Illinois.
   In 1988 a Commercial Division was organized as a joint venture with the Iowa Board with MLS service. In 1988 the first on-line system was purchased adding Rock Island and Henry County taxes to the system as well as on-line photos.
   A Board Store was established in the late 1980's with many items to promote professionalism for members.
   In 1991 the Association placed the  "Advantage Express" keysafe system into effect resulting in the first electronic system in the area. The Association also introduced the remote site CENTREX system for member offices during the year to assist in lowering telephone costs.
   In 1993 the Association signed a multi-board management agreement with Galesburg Board of REALTORS^® for administrative services and then also with Fulton County Board of REALTORS^® in 1996.
   In 1995 the association entered into an agreement for group cellular phone service with US Cellular to reduce rates.
   1996 brought entry into the World Wide Web with the Association's first Web Page and all residential listings being made available through Homeseekers.com.
   The Quad City Real Estate Referral Company was established in 1997 as an option for licensees not actively practicing real estate brokerage. 1997 also brought a multi-board agreement for Professional Standards. 
   In 1999 many changes occurred with the Multiple Listing Services including a new MLS Computer system, elimination of the printed MLS book and establishing a Technical Support staff position.  Upgrading of the keysafe system was also done to be compliant with the year 2000. 
   Also in 1999 the Association office at 1587 37th Avenue, Moline was sold to Walgreen's and on January 17, 2000 moved to our present location. The increase in space will allow the Association to continue to grow in services in the new century.
   As the Association continues to offer many services to its membership so that we can provide the real estate needs of the consumer and the REALTOR®.