A delicious buffet lunch in the elegant Orleans Room of the Delta Queen provided the setting for the Women’s Council of Realtors monthly meeting, held August 1. In addition to attending to the normal array of business, the Council presented a panel of four local experts in a variety of real estate industries, including Steve Champion, Laura Covington of Covington Consulting and Appraising, Jill McLean of BB&T and Patty Martin of Warranty Title Insurance. Each spoke for a short time about recent changes in the real estate business that affect the Chattanooga market, such as the new Georgia law that requires a Georgia attorney to be involved with the closing process, and then took questions from the 30 or so people in the room. The panel sparked several good questions and a lot of discussion. The WCR will meet again September 5. More at www.wcrchattanooga.com. (Photo by David Laprad)