The REALTOR® Party New Member Orientation supplements the existing NAR Orientation Toolkit for associations. A great way to introduce new members to the REALTOR® Party and the importance of REALTOR® Advocacy, materials include: REALTOR® Party New Member Orientation PowerPoint (4 MB) Talking Points for Instructor Orientation Video (40 MB) By educating your members on the value of advocacy, you increase the likelihood of their involvement in Calls for Action, voting for issues important to real estate and using those activities to achieve association core standards requirements. How do I embed the video in the PowerPoint presentation? Download the PowerPoint presentation and video...
State Legislative Monitor
The State Legislative Monitor is a service designed to help association staff to identify and monitor state legislation. This database allows you to monitor legislation in your state and other states. Government Affairs Directors (GADs) and Association Executives (AEs) are permitted direct access to the State Legislative Monitor database (FOCUS platform). Questions? Contact Kristian Hoysradt and/or Erin Stackley. If you are a GAD or AE with access and need a refresher on how to use the FOCUS platform, you can view our online training here. Weekly Reports Log on to view the weekly State Legislative Monitor reports. 2022 January February March April May June...
REALTOR® Party News – September 2023
What sets REALTORS® apart is our ability to build relationships and consensus – we do this every day to help our clients achieve their dreams of property ownership. Those skills are also the foundation of our advocacy success. Read more about how we’re strengthening relationships with elected officials at every level of government, and how your association can be part of this vital work.
Strengthening Ties at All Levels of Government
Rent control initiatives are sweeping the country, further limiting housing supply and exacerbating affordability issues. REALTORS® know sound rental policies are crucial to addressing America’s housing crisis.
Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® Launches Campaign to Educate Members and Public About Homelessness
Leveraging two Housing Opportunity Grants from the REALTOR® Party, OKCMAR took action on the issue its members identified as priority #1: homelessness. Its campaign has been so compelling that the City of Oklahoma City is taking a page from the REALTORS®’ initiative, with an eye on policy solutions.
Texas REALTORS® Helps Defeat HOA Section 8 Ban
Texas REALTORS® led the way in convincing the state legislature to prohibit Home Owners Associations from barring rentals to Section 8 tenants. The new law is an assertion of the rights of owners to rent to voucher recipients – and anyone else they choose to. It also highlights the importance of the voucher program in providing decent, safe, affordable housing to the state’s most vulnerable households.
Issue Webinars
The State and Local Issues Policy Committee began co-hosting legislative issue webinars with other NAR Governance Committees in 2020 and now is committed to hosting six (6) new issue webinars each calendar year. These webinars educate and assist REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® by sharing ideas on how to effectively lobby and support relevant REALTOR® policies at the state and local level. Issue Webinar Recordings ISSUE WEBINAR SPEAKERS DATE NAR RESOURCES RECORDING Foreign-Buyer BansNAR’s State and Local Issues Policy Committee hosted a webinar focused on the potential impacts of various state legislation banning foreign buyers from purchasing real estate. While the...
REALTOR® Party Conference Grants
Grant Overview NAR offers grants to state and local REALTOR® associations to host their own REALTOR® Party Conference, empowering them to educate members and further the REALTOR® Party’s mission. Eligible associations can receive between $5,000 and $16,000 in funding to support an educational or fundraising conference. Grant amounts are determined based on membership size, calculated at $0.10 per member or a minimum of $5,000, whichever is greater. Requirements Applications must be received 30 days prior to your event. Associations must allow time for a NAR representative to speak about NAR programs. (Please complete the REALTOR® Party Speaker Request Form found...