Welcome to the 2022 – 2023 GAD Advisory Group On behalf of the Chair and Vice Chair of the GAD Advisory Group we would like to welcome the new 2022 – 2023 AG members. Please help us in thanking all these volunteers for their time and commitment to GAD Nation!…...
Conejo Simi Moorpark Association of REALTORS® Advocates for Wildfire Safety Measures, Demonstrating Voter Priorities Through Polling
Twice in the past four years, Thousand Oaks, California has experienced devastating wildfires. To mitigate the risk of future damage and loss, the local REALTOR® Association used polling and a Consumer Advocacy Grant from the REALTOR® Party to help convince officials that maintenance of the open space surrounding the city…...
Five Years Later, Walkability Study Commissioned by Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS® is Still Paying Dividends
In 2016, the REALTOR® Party established a Smart Growth mindset in the City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, by funding an in-depth walkability study that continues to inform local decision-makers on infrastructure improvements. Improvements large and small undertaken by the local REALTORS® and the city have strengthened the partnership and…...
Ohio REALTORS® Leverage Issues Mobilization Grant to Preempt Threat of Rent Control
When rent control was put on the ballot in Columbus, Ohio, the state REALTOR® association stepped in to tackle the issue before it became a home-rule free-for-all among local jurisdictions. They used an Issues Mobilization Grant to have an expert draft the legislation, and spared the entire state from a…...
Greater Piedmont REALTORS® Contribute Polling Resources to County Planning Efforts
Working with the Planning Department of the largest county in its Northern Virginia operating area, Greater Piedmont REALTORS® commissioned a State and Local Growth poll from the REALTOR® Party that helped to quantify local attitudes toward housing growth. The resulting data will help decision-makers in their long-term planning, and the…...
GADFly Newsletter – August 2022
Don’t Let Hidden Biases Hamper Your Members’ Business Relationships. Make sure your members are upholding the law and helping to build thriving communities. NAR’s Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing is a certificate course that helps REALTORS® learn tactics to avoid fair housing pitfalls and interrupt stereotypical thinking so…...
Join us at iOi in Los Angeles this September
Last August, tech startup founder Jay Reno stood on stage in Dallas, Texas, to explain to real estate investors, innovators, and thought leaders how Feather, the company he founded and led as its CEO, had developed a product that would deliver a more sustainable solution for home staging and furniture…...
On Massachusetts’ South Shore, REALTORS® Use Advocacy Everywhere Program to Defend Against Dumping of Radioactive Wastewater in Cape Cod Bay
Not disposing of nuclear waste in any region’s precious waterways would seem be a matter of common sense, but apparently, in Massachusetts, the corporation responsible for decommissioning the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station wants to do just that. To protect the environment, the economy, and the health of local communities, the…...