As stewards of the right to own, use and transfer private property, fair housing protects our livelihood and business as REALTORS® and depends on a free, open market that embraces equal opportunity. The Fair Housing Grant program provides funding to state and local REALTOR® Associations to enhance the importance fair housing plays in our industry and in our communities.
REALTOR® Advocacy Blitz Helps Avert Government Shutdown
There’s no other grassroots organization in the country that can mobilize like REALTORS®. We saw the power of our unmatched operation in action as a government shutdown loomed at the end of September – and with it, the potential for a devastating lapse of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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 no doubt as to where the REALTORS® stand on fair housing.
Utah Association of REALTORS® Conducts Compelling Social Media Campaign in Support of Major Legislation Boosting New Housing
For five years, the Utah Association of REALTORS® has been working with the governor’s office and the state legislature to engineer solutions to the state’s dire shortage of affordable housing. The recent session saw the creation of some game-changing approaches to funding, among other advances and reforms, which the state REALTORS® supported with their first big social media buy. An Issues Mobilization Grant helped make it possible.
A Clear Direction for Navigating Change in 2020
Fresh off Election Day, it was great to see nearly 20,000 people attending the 2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco. With a new Leadership Team in place, we can’t think of a better place to get started on the hard work ahead of us. San Francisco is a city at the center of a technological revolution that is changing the way we live, work, and play. Our industry is no exception. We are witnesses to a massive shift in the real estate field in today’s consumer-driven, on-demand economy. Of course, we already know this! We also know that change...
Housing Supply Solutions
Housing supply is the number one issue for millions of consumers who are locked out of the market. Middle-income, first-time, and first-generation homebuyers shoulder the greatest burden of the historic 5.5 million housing unit gap, as they face more obstacles in the current economic climate.
Candidate Training Academy
The Candidate Training Academy gives REALTORS®, REALTOR®-friendly candidates and potential candidates an introduction to and expectation of how run for public office. It is a valuable head start in their political journey and information on how to run successful campaigns. This day-long program is typically run by the state or local association, either with an NAR provided facilitator or one provided by the association. NAR has conveniently established a “core” curriculum, which consists of seven chapters with each chapter taking approximately 45 to 60 minutes to facilitate. There are two additional chapters, which are available for associations to use, if...
Word-of-Mouth, Member-to-Member Outreach Educates on the Benefits of RPAC
Word-of-mouth: it’s often the most effective way to get a message across. So, when 2016 NAR President Tom Salomone declared his priority to educate all non-investing members about the importance of the REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC), he called on the grassroots power of the membership to ‘phone a friend.’ The Phone-a-Friend for RPAC: The National Volunteer Phone Bank Initiative is off to a running start. Leveraging the combined strength of volunteer members and association staff, it is a powerful tool for reaching non-investors and informing them how RPAC and the REALTOR® Party form an effective advocacy program to protect...
Arizona REALTORS® Reach More Members through Broker Involvement Program
Half of Arizona REALTORS® receive calls for action via company-branded messages directly from their brokerages, a channel that has been shown to increase response rates. Thanks to a Broker Involvement Grant, Arizona REALTORS® is reaching more members than ever, by engaging their brokers in grassroots advocacy.
North Bay Association Tackles Rent Control Ordinance in Santa Rosa, California
When Santa Rosa, CA, recently attempted to pass rent control and just cause eviction legislation, the North Bay Association of REALTORS® used an Issues Mobilization Grant to protect the rights of property owners—and to encourage government to meet the demand for affordable housing.