Rick Davidson serves as the 2027 Broker Relations Liaison for the National Association of REALTORS®.
Davidson is Chairman and CEO of Cairn Real Estate Holdings LLC, where he leads a national brokerage and franchise platform focused on agent productivity, scalable growth and the vertical integration of real estate services. With more than 35 years of real estate experience, Davidson has held senior leadership roles across prominent real estate brands.
He served as President and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate LLC from 2010 to 2017, leading a global network of approximately 8,000 offices and more than 125,000 sales professionals across 80 countries. Earlier, he held executive roles with Coldwell Banker, including president of Coldwell Banker Commercial and COO of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, and spent more than a decade within the Realogy Holdings Corp. executive organization. In 2017, Davidson returned to brokerage ownership as a principal at Century 21 Everest. In 2019, he founded Cairn Real Estate Holdings with a vision centered on vertical integration and industry consolidation. The company subsequently acquired and expanded JPAR Real Estate and JPAR Franchising, Your Castle Real Estate and Open Title LLC.
Davidson began his career in commercial real estate in 1988 with firms including CBRE and Insignia/ESG. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, including the Gathering of Eagles, and is known for his perspective on brokerage evolution, agent productivity and technology’s role in shaping real estate. At the national level, Davidson serves as an active leader within NAR, contributing to discussions on brokerage strategy, market structure and the industry’s future.
Outside of work, he is an avid outdoorsman and high-altitude mountaineer who supports charitable initiatives through his expeditions.