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The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we live and operate, but rest assured our commitment to serve our members and advocate for you on Capitol Hill and in statehouses and city halls nationwide has not wavered. During these uncertain times, we have brought back our Right Tools, Right Now initiative, making numerous business-critical resources immediately available to all members at reduced or no cost, including Members TeleHealth™.

As we enter the final weeks of 2020, we at NAR have been taking time to recognize and appreciate how our staff members have been going above and beyond during 2020. We would like to use this final GADFly issue to do the same for GAD Nation. Below you will find some of the stories of GADs who are making an impact in their communities both through their work in their official capacities and beyond. While we could not include all of the stories – there were so many – we have selected a few stories that exemplify selflessness and...

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

An ambitious effort to address housing supply and housing opportunity issues was given wings by two Issues Mobilization Grants to the Maryland REALTORS®, who used the funds for a new website, database, and publicity campaign to help get important new laws on the books. With a strong new foundation in place, the advocacy continues…

During the public health emergency, as reports rose of certain tenants posing serious health and safety threats in rental properties across the nation’s capital, the local REALTOR® association championed a Public Safety Exception to the city’s strict Eviction Moratorium. A timely Call For Action connected members directly to the Housing Committee of the City Council.

Making action plans for the new year? The REALTOR® Party is here to help. Learn more about the grants, programs, and tools to help your association take your advocacy efforts to the next level as we’re Riding with the Brand in 2023!

Working with the Antiracist Curriculum Project, the local REALTOR® association created a 20-minute video to raise awareness of redlining and racist covenants in Rochester, New York, and how the effects of these discriminatory practices perpetuate inequity to this day. A Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR® Party supported the production.

DATES TO REMEMBER July 18 APEX Training (In-Person at GAD Institute) July 18-20 GAD Institute (Detroit, MI) July 28 APEX Virtual Training at 1 PM (ET) Aug 11 APEX Virtual Training at 1 PM (ET) Aug 24-25 New AE/GAD Advocacy Orientation (Washington, DC) Aug 31 NAR NXT Early Bird Registration Ends Aug 31 GAD Advisory Group Application Closes WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW 2023 – 2024 GAD Advisory Group Application Open Are you interested in serving on the GAD Advisory Group? The REALTOR® organization’s strength comes from the commitment of our volunteers, and the AG is no exception. Deadline to...

Hundreds of REALTORS® kicked off December in St. Louis at the REALTOR® Party Training Conference, preparing to advocate for property ownership on behalf of clients and communities in 2024. Speakers included former Missouri Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill, St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, and former HUD Deputy Secretary Pamela Patenaude, who all echoed the REALTOR® Party’s focus on bipartisanship in putting the American Dream in reach for more people.

As our first-ever virtual REALTORS® Legislative Meetings are coming to a close, I want to thank you for participation and feedback throughout these uncertain times. All of us have been touched by this pandemic. Throughout it all, your Leadership Team and the NAR staff have been working tirelessly to support you the entire way. The role that each of you plays, and the role that NAR will continue to play on your behalf, is more important now than ever.