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New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More

New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More

It was wonderful to see so many REALTORS® in Chicago this week. NAR’s strength and success is only possible because of our members and the thousands of volunteers who invest their time and talent to this association. Learn more about this past week’s events here.

Nearly 2,000 attendees gathered last week at the RPAC President’s Circle Conference to hear from REALTOR® champions and top political leaders. President’s Circle plays a key role in NAR’s powerful advocacy operation as we work to make the American Dream affordable, accessible, and available to all. Read more about recent REALTOR® wins to bring relief to home buyers, including reducing mortgage insurance premiums and advancing remote online notarization.

American real estate is the envy of the world. It’s a shining example of the potential of our free market system and a defining feature of our collective embrace of the “unalienable Rights” set forth by Thomas Jefferson some 250 years ago. Considering the fight being waged against our members in some corners of the country, though, you wouldn’t always know that’s the case.

With a Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the Greater Portland Board demonstrated its commitment to the values of the Fair Housing Act in a big way: by wrapping a bus with the “Fair Housing for All” slogan for all to see, on a major transportation route.

Hello GAD Nation! Autumn is always associated with change and a settling down from the activity of Summer. However, September is also when a lot of work begins for GAD Nation. Fundraising, IE’s, candidate trainings, New GAD/AE Orientation, the first meeting of the new Advisory Group, Annual Meetings, and for some, the REALTOR® Party Training Conference, and so much more. With only one more quarter in 2021, your NAR staff are here to help you close it strong. We are excited to welcome new members of GAD Nation to the virtual orientation on October 7th and 8th (register here). We...

Last summer, Mayor Steve Adler issued a challenge to the City of Austin to end homelessness among its U.S. veterans by Veterans Day 2015. The Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR) answered the call in a big way. With a $15,000 Housing Opportunity Grant, ABoR funded transiting homeless veterans into longer-term housing arrangements. The ABoR Foundation also provided $5,000 to a fund called Housing for Heroes that would mitigate risk for potential landlords.

The engaged members of the Medina County Board of REALTORS® help the 800-member association stay abreast of the needs of the community. With the help of the REALTOR® Party’s Housing Opportunity and Placemaking Grants, the organization has demonstrated its investment in the community by built gardens for low-income citizens, provide housing for disabled veterans and improve bike paths.