My story, and how it shapes the way I work with you.
With more than 32 years of experience in property management and a life devoted to serving others, Ronda Hayes brings compassion, energy, and genuine care to every real estate journey. Originally from Marion, North Carolina, Ronda has spent nearly five decades building meaningful connections in her community. Her path to real estate began in property management, where she served as an On-Site Manager for HUD properties. She completed office skills training at CVCC and stepped into a leasing agent role, sparking a lifelong passion for helping others find a place to call home. Known for her warm personality and natural ability to connect, Ronda creates an experience that goes far beyond transactions. She believes real estate is about relationships, service, and making a lasting difference. Guided by her Christian faith, she approaches her work as both a calling and a ministry. Her accomplishments include earning her designation as a Certified Professional Occupancy Specialist for HUD and being recognized in Who’s Who Among Professionals and Executives (2005–2006). Outside of real estate, Ronda enjoys music, playing piano and guitar, and spending time with her family. She is a proud mother of two adult sons and grandmother to seven grandchildren.
- ◆ Certified Professional Occupancy Specialist for HUD
A local guide, with a boutique brokerage's full weight behind them.
Ronda pairs deep local knowledge with True North's marketing, technology, and distribution — so clients get concierge-level attention without giving up scale.
How Ronda + True North actually market your home.
No cookie-cutter checklists. Every listing gets the same senior-level treatment.
A real comparative market analysis with live absorption data from Canopy MLS — plus an honest range, not a wish price.
Every listing includes pro photography, floor plans, and — where it earns its keep — drone, video walk-throughs, and twilight shots. No 'good enough' iPhone photos.
Your home hits Canopy MLS plus Zillow, Realtor.com, Redfin, and Homes.com — all with correct data and pro media.
True North's Social Studio generates on-brand posts across Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn, plus a targeted email push to our sphere and past-client database.
Ronda negotiates with a full brokerage playbook behind them — pricing strategy, inspection response templates, and appraisal defense that a solo agent can't match.
A dedicated coordinator owns your timeline — inspections, appraisal, lender check-ins, closing — so you get updates, not scavenger hunts.
You get a real person on the phone, backed by the entire True North operation.
- ✓Direct access — you text Ronda, Ronda answers. No junior handoff.
- ✓Local expertise across Hickory, Catawba Valley — schools, commutes, HOAs, the stuff Zillow can't tell you.
- ✓Early access to True North's coming-soon listings and network-sourced opportunities before they hit the public MLS.
- ✓Preferred lender + inspector + attorney bench — vetted, not paid referrals.
- ✓A written buyer or seller game plan before you ever tour or list.
- ✓Transparent pricing — no junk fees, no surprise closing costs.
- ✓Post-close support: contractor referrals, tax appeals, refinance timing.
- ✓A brokerage that treats agents like partners, not seat-fillers — which is why your agent is here for the long haul.
True North Realty · Hickory, NC
Based in downtown Hickory and serving buyers and sellers across the Catawba Valley, Lake Norman, the High Country, and the greater Charlotte and Triad regions. Ronda works with you virtually or in person.