The First Realtors® of the Philippines and of Asia built a monument for the real estate industry. And beneath the sands, stones, slabs and sediments of that edifice are their dreams. As its apex is a glimpse of success. For those who dreamt and built it were great men whose visions were too far! The First Realtors® were born to the mother of industries in the continent used to be connected by land bridges we now call Asia. They first saw the light in 1938 amidst the uncertainties of times and husbanded themselves to the land of their birth. They were the first caretakers of a distinguished title bequeathed by their big brothers, the Americans, and nurtured this name, protected it from usurpers and pretenders, as they safeguard the land of their birth. Today, the First Realtors® have many sons and daughters. They bear the name, but some have forgotten their noble beginning. Even in their modest achievement, some would not pay homage to their forebears-they, who made the ways for them to enjoy the blessings of being â��REALTORS®â��. Would they even care to know who these founders were? Spread in various clans, some would even look down upon others because they feel they are stronger than them. While this is true even among families, this must be also be true in a society that does little to cherish its beginning. That is why we see a world full of trickery and broken dreams, of greed and hate among fellow men. Remembering the glorious past is the most important gesture, we REALTORS®, can do to honor the legacy of our forebears. For by doing so, one reflects his true character. And looking backâ�¦with tearsâ�¦one reminisces their hardships as they planted the seed andâ�¦ Realtorism was ushered in the Philippines with the organization on November 7, 1938 of the Manila Realty Board, later incorporated and renamed Manila Board of Realtors® in 1952 by REALTOR® Colin McCrae Hoskins. With Hoskins, the following constituted the nucleus of the pioneer realty board: Jose Araneta, Federico Calero, Jose Felix, Rosendo Subido, J. Perez de Tagle, and Tomas de Vera. Subsequently, the Manila Board of Realtors was admitted into the membership of the National Association of the Real Estate Boards of America (NAREB), and was thereby authorized to license its members to use the term REALTOR®, a service mark owned by NAREB and registered in the United States Patent Office as Doc. Nos. 519780 and 515200, and in the Philippines as Doc. No. 5385. This humble beginning paved the way for the organization of many other Realtors® Board when members of the founding Board ushered the creation of what is now the Philippine Association of Realtors®, Boards, Inc. (PAREB) to where we belong, from where even other national realty associations such as the Real Estate Brokers Association of the Philippines (REBAP), the NAR Philippines, and many more came from.....