Guide Realty

Raquel E. Carter is the principal broker and owner of Guide Realty, a full-service real estate firm headquartered in Lexington, KY. Raquel became a licensed REALTOR and member of the Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors (LBAR) in 2002. In 2008, Raquel and her mother, Phyllis Alexander, left a larger real estate firm to open Guide Realty. Guide Realty began as a small, boutique office and under Raquel’s leadership has expanded to include a full administrative staff, over 30 REALTORS® in Central Kentucky and North Carolina and a community-facing professional rental space, The Compass Center, making Guide Realty Kentucky’s largest African American owned real estate company. In 2020, Raquel was appointed to the Kentucky Real Estate Commission by Governor Andy Beshear. She is currently serving her first term as KREC Commissioner where she is a member of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee. Raquel is also an appointed member of LFUCG Board of Adjustments, serves on the Lexington Community Land Trust (LCLT) Real Estate Development Committee, is an active board member of the Urban League of Lexington and serves on the newly formed Lexington For Everyone board established to promote jobs, homes and equity for all of Lexington’s residents. She has been active in advocacy and representation for Affordable Housing projects in the community including Equestrian View, Davis Park and Rain Garden in Lexington. She has also been active within the real estate industry with participation in Lexington Bluegrass Association of Realtors’ Community Education Committee, Executive Committee, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and the Realtor Community Housing Foundation, LBAR’s non-profit organization. In addition to LBAR participation, she is a member of Kentucky Realtor’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force and former President of the Lexington Chapter of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB).