Echoes of a protracted slowdown and hopes for a 2011 rebound resonated through the December meeting of the Statesboro Board of Realtors, where the group representing much of the local real estate industry installed officers for the coming year. Concluding her term as 2010 president of the local board, Cindy Osborne of RE/MAX-Preferred Realty thanked fellow officers and committee members for remaining positive and "being so wonderful in doing what you've done and helping carry on through a very difficult year for most people." Called on to install the 2011 officers, Hazel Hendrix, Georgia Association of Realtors regional director for Region 9, acknowledged the challenges ahead.