Executive Director Miriam Baer to Retire from the NC Real Estate Commission

The Chair of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, Bill Aceto, announces the retirement of Executive Director Miriam Baer from the Commission, effective June 30, 2026. The Commission expresses its gratitude to Ms. Baer for her leadership and her dedication to public service.

The Commission has implemented its succession plan to search for a new Executive Director. As part of that plan, the Commission is seeking proposals from an executive search firm.

Baer received her law degree from the UNC School of Law in 1984. She joined the Commission staff in 1987 and served for many years as legal counsel. She was named the Executive Director in April 2010. As the Commission’s Executive Director, Baer oversees the Commission’s licensing, education, and regulatory functions.

Baer has been an active member of the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials throughout her career and served as its 2016 president. While working in the Commission’s legal division, she served on many committees of the NC REALTORS and NC Bar Association’s Real Property Section relating to real estate purchase agreements, agency agreements, and other contracts and disclosures.

Throughout her tenure, she has overseen the modernization of the Commission’s processes with technology to gain efficiency. She has also increased the Commission’s outreach to licensees, consumers, and people interested in entering the real estate profession.