For 20 years now, the 280-member REALTORĀ® association in Monroe County, Mich., (MCAR) on the western shore of Lake Erie, has been hosting an annual auction to raise money for RPAC. This year, with the help of a $2,500 grant from NAR taking the strain from its operating budget, MCAR exceeded its RPAC goal by more than 33 percent, raising in excess of $8,000. From a week-long stay at a member's cabin, to a boat trip captained by another member, to homemade chocolate chip cookies, the auctioned items drew spirited bidding wars and hefty RPAC investments.
Merrymeeting Board (ME) Enhances New Library with Welcoming Outdoor āReading Garden
When the small town of Richmond, Maine rebuilt their community library, the local 213-member Merrymeeting Board of REALTORSĀ® stepped forward with an NAR Placemaking Micro-Grant to provide a reading garden and patio to go with it. The funds were used to create a large stone patio with a stepping-stone pathway, a sturdy bench, and shrubbery to anchor the garden. Come spring, hundreds of perennials that townspeople have donated from their own gardens will be transplanted to complete the setting.
Las Vegas REALTORSĀ® Grow New Leaders Across Ethnic Lines
The Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORSĀ® (GLVAR) does more than talk about embracing cultural differences, it is actually doing something to grow future leaders from diverse backgrounds. The 11,700-member association is drawing local minority real estate partners to their successful Leadership Training Series. As a result, many of these minority practitioners have gone on to become association committee chairs and a few have seats on the Board of Directors.
New York Caps Property Taxes
The New York State Association used NAR issues mobilization funds and resources to launch a successful campaign that put a statewide cap on real estate property taxes. My REALTORĀ® Party resources, along with aggressive involvement by REALTORSĀ® throughout the state, helped to get the legislation passed and signed by the governor. The measure caps annual property tax increases at 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is less.
RealtorĀ® Leaders Meet with Secretary Carson, Pass Sweeping New Fair Housing Action Plan
Leadership from the National Association of RealtorsĀ® met with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and other senior Department officials on Wednesday in Washington to discuss fair housing issues just hours after unanimously passing a new plan to tackle the issue.
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