Virginia Realtors Learning Center: PMX 2025 Speakers

Speakers

Grimes Creasy

Grimes represents car dealerships, dairy farmers, property management companies, and businesses of all sizes, both in the Roanoke Valley and throughout the commonwealth. Grimes has successfully tried and defended numerous federal and state court cases, and he has been instrumental in drafting and interpreting the Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

Erin Kormann

Virginia REALTORS^® Legislative Counsel

Erin Kormann joined Virginia REALTORS^® in 2015 and currently serves as Legislative Counsel. Her areas of responsibility include developing REALTOR^® education and serving as a course instructor, review of legislation, and all things property management.

Prior to joining Virginia REALTORS^®, Erin graduated from Brooklyn Law School and went on to clerk for two years in the Eastern District of New York and three years in the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Office of Staff Counsel.  Erin then decided to join the family business and go into real estate. She sold real estate as a solo agent for almost five years. She then partnered with another agent and created a 5-person team, which was a consistent top producer in the office for several years.

Ryan Price

Virginia REALTORS^® Chief Economist

For more than a decade, Ryan has honed his knowledge of Virginia’s housing market. Before stepping into his current role of Virginia REALTORS^® Chief Economist, Ryan served as the association’s Deputy Chief Economist. Prior to joining our team, he served as the President of the research consulting firm LSA Planning, as an Urban Planner for the city of Alexandria, and as part of the research team at the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University.

Even before joining Virginia REALTORS^® full time, Ryan spent years contributing to our research, including the monthly Virginia Home Sales Report and our quarterly regional market reports. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from James Madison University and a master’s degree in urban planning from Virginia Tech.

When he’s not providing research and analyses to our members, lawmakers, and the media, you can find Ryan traveling, snowboarding, or playing soccer with his son. When asked about his food of choice, Ryan noted that he is a Taco Tuesday enthusiast.