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GADFly Newsletter – February 2024

DATES TO REMEMBER Feb 22-23 New AE/GAD Advocacy Orientation (Washington, DC) Feb 28 All GAD Call @ 3 p.m. ET (Click here to register) Feb 29 RPAC & The Law Webinar @ 3 p.m. ET (Click here to register) Mar 1 2027 GAD Institute Site Nominations Due Mar 5 Consumer Advocacy Outreach Advisory Board Meeting Mar 15 FPC Meritorious Service Award Applications Due Apr 30 GAD Vice Chair Statement of Interest Due WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Feb 28: Monthly All-GAD Call The next All GAD call will be held on February 28 at 3 p.m. If you couldn’t attend...

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GADFly Newsletter – April 2026

Rental Housing Policies in Focus: Join the April 16 roundtable on rent control, tenant protections and emerging trends
FPC Award Nominations Due April 30: Recognize the top Federal Political Coordinators
NAR Committee Applications Open: Apply by June 24
All-GAD Call Preview: Join us on April 29 for Columbus Insights and State & Local Policy Survey results

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GADFly Newsletter – June 2026

Rental Housing Policies in Focus: Join the April 16 roundtable on rent control, tenant protections and emerging trends
FPC Award Nominations Due April 30: Recognize the top Federal Political Coordinators
NAR Committee Applications Open: Apply by June 24
All-GAD Call Preview: Join us on April 29 for Columbus Insights and State & Local Policy Survey results

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North Carolina REALTORS®’ Advocacy Spurs New Legislation for Small Business and Association Health Care Coverage

North Carolina REALTORS® staff knew that finding adequate, affordable health insurance was a challenge for the state’s small businesses and associations; discovering that as many as 6,000 of the state’s REALTORS® were not covered lent a real sense of urgency to their advocacy efforts.

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Central Oregon REALTORS® Encourage Climate-Friendly Initiatives, Not Mandates

The Central Oregon Association of REALTORS® supports of the city of Bend’s Community Climate Action Plan, but it had to draw the line at a mandatory measure that was certain to increase rising home costs even more. A robust response to a timely Call for Action helped convince the City Council to remove the word ‘required’ from the plan.

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Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® Uses Advocacy Everywhere to Prevent Moratorium on Residential Subdivisions

With the rate of growth that Greenville, South Carolina is experiencing, the last thing it needed was a county-wide moratorium on new residential subdivisions. A timely Call for Action by the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® convinced the County Council’s Planning and Development Committee to reconsider.

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Rural Outreach Initiative: Broadband

back to the Rural Outreach Initiative Page Inadequate broadband access is restraining many rural communities from strengthening their economies as the absence of broadband makes a community a less attractive location for residents, new investment and development.  Broadband is no longer a luxury but a necessity as affordable high-speed broadband will soon become almost as important as water and electricity. NAR’s Political Advocacy:  Realtors® support a comprehensive national policy to stimulate the deployment of broadband in underserved areas of the U.S., increase data speeds and lower broadband prices. NAR’s Rural Broadband White Paper:  explores the crucial nature of this issue...

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