Tameka Goldsborough

RE/MAX Town & Country
18 Years of REALTOR® Membership


Please expand on your previous leadership experience.

Many moons ago, I had the great fortune of being surrounded and led by exemplary leaders in my youth who recognized and cultivated my innate leadership abilities in middle/high school (i.e., Girl Scouts (US delegate in Japan 1988), athletics (Junior Olympics in Denmark/Sweden), H.S. Student Council Exec Team, etc.) that set the foundation for me to hone my leadership skills in Corporate America post college graduation for nearly 12 years; whereby I served in Management/Business Development roles starting at the age of 25 leading teams. In real estate, I’ve been approached by several Brokers to serve in a management/Team Leader role, but I prefer and thoroughly enjoy the sales side of the business. However, over the years, I continue to serve in 1:1 mentor capacity guiding newly licensed agents. It brings me great joy! In short, leadership is in my bones!

What role do you hope to play on the Board?

Thankfully, I am at a stage of life, where I have the opportunity to give/pay-it-forward and serve my local board of Realtors. I believe my 18 years of Real Estate experience serving the entire market spectrum — all age ranges (20s to 70s), all price ranges (from $200K to $1.2M and everything in between), all ethnicities and in all areas of the Philadelphia Metro area (in any given year, I sell homes in all 5/6 surrounding counties)… I believe I am well rounded and versed on the challenges that plaque our industry. I can offer great insight to best serve are community of agents and the consumer market at large.

What Association benefits and/or offerings have provided you the most value in your business?

It’s the quality of the trainings — having just come off a CE term — I was reminded of how well the Association arms us with all the tools, information to ensure that collectively we’re well educated to serve our consumers. I personally feel, I don’t take full advantage but made a personal commitment to do better and learn more, moving forward. Secondly, the Association does a fine job of attracting various members to it subcommittees who truly care about the success of it’s agents. I currently serve as a member of the Lockbox Task Force, and every time we meet, I am delighted to see all the faces around the table who are truly passionate about the issues that matter to our agent and consumer community alike. It’s refreshing to see the team’s level of dedication.

What industry trends do you feel will affect our association in the upcoming years?

Pretty much exactly what we are experiencing today… inventory shortages, lack of affordable housing, overall economic conditions that if not addressed (our consumers suffer from a lack education and resources)… we are prone to experience the likes of the 2008-crash (not nearly as severe) but I am
beginning to see an uptick in pre-foreclosures.

What do you think should be the priority issues being addressed by the Association today?

Identifying ways to help the lower and middle-classes achieve homeownership. In this aggressive seller’s-market, the conditions are as such, that we’re witnessing a great divide between the haves and the have-nots. Post pandemic… Cash offers, investors or buyers with access to family finances (large gift money) have made it nearly impossible for even the most highly qualified buyers from purchasing, even in our our most “affordable” communities. Sadly, these buyers are so discouraged that they are no longer purchasing, especially our FHA, USDA and VA buyers. Yikes! These very programs were designed as a “benefit”, but in today’s landscape, the use of these programs puts them at a disadvantage — disqualify them in the competitive multi-offer scenario. Buyer morale is down. This matter is troublesome. In my opinion, when the ‘middleclass’ suffers, we ALL suffer as a collective community. This phenomenon is having an adverse effect on our agent community – the lion share of us that have survived the past year are selling less homes and are making less money (coupled with the commission lawsuits, we’re already
experiencing decreased commission rates). It’s problematic from all sides… we need solutions.

Why are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors?

Simply put: becoming a Director on the Board provides me with an opportunity to serve. I’ve been blessed with varied experiences, skills and talents that I hope to put to greater use to better serve my community, at large.