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GADFly Newsletter – September 2019

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GAD Meetings at REALTORS® Conference & Expo

Please mark your calendars for the GAD meetings below. Rooms assigned at later date.

Friday, November 8

  • 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
    GAD Reception, Harborview Restaurant, 4 Embarcadero Center, Street Level, San Francisco

Saturday November 9

  • 8:00 – 9:30 a.m.
    GAD Advisory Group Meeting, Park Central Hotel (closed meeting)
  • 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
    GAD Meeting, Park Central Hotel
  • 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
    State/Local Breakout Meetings, Park Central Hotel
  • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
    GAD Professional Development Session, Park Central Hotel

Neighborhood Revitalization Walking Tours
As a GAD, you are invited to attend one of two neighborhood walking tours in San Francisco at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo on Thursday, Nov. 7 or Friday, Nov. 8.  On the 90-minute tours, you will see how new development projects are changing downtown neighborhoods in San Francisco. You can either walk or take a short Muni ride or Uber to the starting points. You must RSVP as space is limited to 30 people on each tour. To RSVP, email Holly Moskerintz, and include in the email (1) your name; (2) the name and day of the tour you would like to attend; and (3) the name of your association.

Advocacy Resources

Issues Mobilization Assistance in 2020
The Issues Mobilization Program provides financial and technical support to state and local REALTOR® associations to assist you in addressing public policy issues that impact REALTORS® and the real estate industry. As we near the end of 2019, we’re shifting our focus to 2020 and any assistance on issue advocacy efforts that associations might need in the coming year. The first Issues Mobilization Committee meeting at which associations can request funding for 2020 issue campaigns is December 4, 2019 meeting in Austin, Texas during the REALTOR® Party Training Conference. The earlier you connect with us, the better able we are to assist you. And we’re not forgetting about 2019. Funding remains available to assist issue campaigns in the remainder of this year. For more information, contact Joe Maheady at 202-383-1006 or John Winston at 202-383-1235.

Oct. 15: Community Outreach Grants Extended Deadline
We have extended the final deadline to apply for a Community Outreach Grant – Placemaking, Smart Growth, Housing Opportunity, and Diversity – in 2019 from September 15 to October 15. After the October 15 deadline, applications will not be accepted until January 2020. For more information, contact Holly Moskerintz

Short-term Rentals Survey
With the recent uptick in state and local legislative activity on short-term rentals, we thought it would be a good time to take the pulse on how much activity there is at the state and local level. Please take a minute to take this short survey by Oct 1. For more information, contact Hugh Morris

Engage Consumers in Your Community
The Consumer Advocacy Outreach grant offers up to $35,000 to help your association grow a powerful collective of consumers advocating for public policy issues that impact homeownership.

Securing a grant for your association is easy:

  • Submit one grant application
  • Request a grant amount up to $35,000
  • Contribute 10% of the grant amount requested

By applying for the Consumer Advocacy Outreach grant, your association will be given resources to lead a consumer advocacy campaign and advance policies that improve the real estate market, increase consumer desire for homeownership, and strengthen the communities you serve.  If your association is ready to expand protecting and promoting homeownership, apply for the Consumer Advocacy Outreach grant today. For more information, contact Erin Murphy at 202-383-1079.

FPC 3rd Quarter Field Reports Due September 30
There are just 8 days until the end of the 3rd Quarter for 2019. Please help ensure your FPCs are 100% on their field reports. A big round of applause to those States where 100% of the FPCs have already completed their reports. If you are not sure whether your state is 100%, you can check the FPC field report tracker to see which of your FPCs are outstanding. Follow this step-by-step process for generating these reports. Please reach out to Victoria Givens with any questions.

Do You Have a New GAD Staffer?
Update GAD contact information in NAR’s GAD Directory. Are you a new Government Affairs Director, serving your association in a GA or REALTOR® Party capacity? Please add (or remove) any contact information there. Help us keep this list accurate and up to date.Thanks!

RPAC Dates & Deadlines

Sept. 30: 2019 President’s Circle Deadline
All four President’s Circle rounds have launched for 2019. The full $2,000 investment is due by September 30, 2019. View the current President’s Circle Roster online. For more information, contact Avery Walker at 202-383-7510.

Oct. 16: RPAC Major Investor Recognition Deadline
Make sure you and your members are recognized as RPAC Major Investors in time for the 2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco. RPAC investments must be submitted to the NAR Finance Office no later than Wednesday, October 16, 2019 to meet this deadline. Click here for more information. For more information, contact Jackie Zaporowski at 202-383-1029.

Dec. 18: RPAC Fundraising Partnership Program Reimbursement Deadline
Reimbursements for the RPAC Fundraising Partnership Grant Program are due on or before the RPAC year-end transmittal deadline of Wednesday, December 18, 2019. No 2019 reimbursements will be processed after that date. Click here for more information on updated grant policies and procedures. For more information, contact Lauren Facemire at 202-383-1080.

Save the Date: RPAC Major Investor Reception
The RPAC Major Investor Reception will be held on Saturday, November 9 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. aboard the U.S.S. Hornet. The U.S.S. Hornet offers spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline and Bay Bridge, and its exhibits include vintage aircraft as well as Apollo moon artifacts. We hope to see you and your fellow 2019 Major Investors there! For more information, contact Beth Brittingham at 202-383-1209.

NAR’s Economic Outlook

★ 2019 Q3 Homeownership Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) Survey – In the third quarter of 2019, 63% of people believe that now is a good time to buy a home, which is down slightly from the previous quarter.
★ Existing-Home Sales Increase 1.3% in August – Last month three of the four major regions of the country reported a rise in sales, while the West recorded a decline.
★ REALTORS® Confidence Index – Twenty-one percent of sellers offered incentives such as paying for closing costs (9 percent), providing warranty (8 percent), and undertaking remodeling (4 percent).
★ Home Prices Appreciating Strongly in Less Expensive Midwest and South Metros – Amid tight supply, home prices are still appreciating in many areas, with home prices rising at a faster pace in less expensive metro areas and rising at a slower pace or even falling in more expensive metro areas.
★ July 2019 Housing Affordability Index – At the national level, housing affordability is up from last month and up from a year ago. The effective 30-year fixed mortgage rate was down from last month at 3.62% this July, and down nearly one percentage point compared to 4.75% a year ago.

 

For more information on NAR’s Economic Outlook, contact Meredith Dunn at 202-383-1207.

Message from the GAD Chair
Julia Parenteau
GAD Chair
Texas REALTORS®

cadyThomas2.jpgSeptember: Kids are back to school, commuter traffic has gone from bad to worse, Halloween candy is in stores, and Election Day is just 40 days away. It’s truly the best time of year!

One of my top priorities as your Chair is to facilitate more opportunities for GADs to share their knowledge and experience to better serve the REALTOR® Party, and I’m excited that we’ll soon see NAR’s 2020 Committee appointments rolling into your inboxes. We’ll also be seeking other, less formal ways for GADs to contribute to the conversation at the local, state, and national levels. There are so many ways you can have an impact.

Speaking of service, I’d like to one again thank everyone who applied to serve on the GAD Advisory Group. This appointment process is one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done, given the significant talent you all bring to the table.

With that, I’m delighted to introduce the members of the 2019-2020 GAD Advisory Group:

• Kelli Walker, Vice Chair (L) – New Orleans, LA
• Matthew Leger, Immediate Past Chair (L) – Palm Beaches, FL
• Samar Jha, 2020 Local Host – Philadelphia, PA
• Sherri Martin, 2020 State Host – Pennsylvania
• Liz Peetz, 2021 Host – Colorado
• Andrew Blackburn (L) – Raleigh, NC
• Josh Dix (L) – Charleston, SC
• Lacey Everett (L) – Indianapolis, IN
• Jamie Horbach (S) – Iowa
• Mike Kelly (S) – New York
• Theresa Kuhns (L) – Hughesville, MD
• Nicole LaSlavic (S) – Arizona
• James Litz (L) – Beverly Hills, CA
• Brad Mock (S) – Georgia
• Seth Palmer (S) – North Carolina
• Bo Patten (L) – Long Island, NY
• Taylor Shanaman (L) – Tacoma, WA
• Danielle Cone Scoggins (S) – Florida
• Clarke Wise (S) – Mississippi

The Advisory Group is already meeting via conference call, working on preliminary plans for the 2020 GAD Institute and several professional development opportunities that will take place between now and then.

Continuing the great work of Chairman Leger and his team, the Advisory Group will be exploring potential study groups that would research hot topics and present possible solutions at the 2020 Institute. But before that work can occur, we need to know what the hot topics are! What do you see as the next up-and-coming issue in your state or community that could benefit from in-depth analysis?

And before everyone shouts “short-term rentals!” all at once, don’t forget that this year’s presentations included short-term rentals and housing affordability. Please send your ideas to Kyle Lambert London, or to me at julia@texasrealtors.com.

If Election Day is 40 days away, that means we’ll be headed to the REALTORS® Conference & Expo in 41 days – I look forward to seeing many of you there!

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