Last summer, in addition to the CE course it normally offers on well and septic system regulations in its rural Virginia region, the Greater Piedmont REALTORS® hosted a field trip: with support from a Rural Outreach Grant from the REALTOR® Party, they put participants on a bus and took them…...
REALTOR® Party News – April 2024
In This Issue: April is Fair Housing Month: Learn about available resources. NAR seeks clarity on home buyer access to mortgage credit and urges the VA to revise a policy that disadvantages VA buyers. DOL’s worker classification rule takes effect; NAR continues to protect REALTORS®' ability to be classified as…...
Oregon REALTORS® Host Annual Fair Housing Summit
Building on the success of its first Fair Housing Summit, which featured Richard Rothstein’s groundbreaking book, The Color of Law, Oregon REALTORS®’ second annual summit provided a deep dive into the history of fair housing and housing access in Oregon, how fair housing impacts business, and supporting fair housing in…...
Charleston Trident AOR® Summer Conference Addresses How Artificial Intelligence Affects Fair Housing
From drafting correspondence to conducting background checks, artificial intelligence can make business tasks much more efficient, but it also presents fair housing pitfalls for the real estate industry. With support from a Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR Party, the Charleston Trident AOR® brought a national expert to its summer…...
Wisconsin REALTORS® Rally Support for Legislation Addressing Discriminatory Deed Language
In Wisconsin, where the minority homeownership disparity is the broadest in the nation, new legislation allows homeowners to note their disapproval of racist covenants in their real estate deeds and release offensive restrictions from the title. A Call for Action by the Wisconsin REALTORS® helped support the bi-partisan measure, leaving…...
Long Island Board of REALTORS® Fair Housing Campaign Focuses on Access for People with Disabilities
With its Home for All of Us initiative that began in 2022, the Long Island Board of REALTORS® is promoting awareness of protected classes, one-by-one. Last year it launched the campaign’s second phase, with a focus on issues pertaining to people with disabilities – from service animals to accessible websites....
REALTOR® Party News – March 2024
Making homeownership more accessible has been one of NAR’s top advocacy priorities for years, and REALTORS® are ensuring it’s top of mind for policymakers, too. Since NAR released its groundbreaking report on the housing shortage in 2021, REALTORS® have led the call for a once-in-a-generation response to solve this crisis....