Leading with Diversity Workshop
This three-hour planning workshop takes state association leaders and senior staff through a step-by-step process to develop key initiatives, specific for your association, that will lead to greater inclusion of diversity in your associationās leadership. At the conclusion of the workshop you will be able to: Explain benefits to your association of a leadership that reflects the market you serve. Use a simple analysis to determine an appropriate focus for your inclusion activities. Develop strategies to involve under-represented members or communities. Identify how to find new leaders and ways to foster their inclusion. Use NARās Tools to create one or...
Austin REALTORSĀ® Accept Mayorās Challenge to End Veterans Homelessness
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 REALTORSĀ® (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.
New York REALTORSĀ® Turn Smart Growth Challenge into Opportunity
The eight neighborhoods comprising Bronx Community Board 9 (BXCB9) are 22% denser in population than the Bronx overall, and have very little vacant land available to develop. Using a series of Smart Growth Action Grants, the Bronx-Manhattan North Association of REALTORSĀ® partnered with BXCB9 to develop a comprehensive plan, and help ensure that growth will benefit existing communities, new residents and businesses.
Calaveras County REALTORSĀ® Force Repeal of High-Risk Energy Conservation Loan Program
Thanks to a timely Issues Mobilization campaign, northern Californiaās Calaveras County Association of REALTORSĀ® was able to reverse authorization for a loan program that the FHA no longer insures. When it comes to financing energy conservation improvements, they stand behind more responsible, less risky options.
State Rent Control Issue Takes National Stage
Across the country, various state and local governments are currently considering ā or debating ā legislative rent control measures. However, these efforts are misguided. They do nothing to address residential construction deterrents like imprudent local zoning measures and high land costs. What rent control policies really do is help create political battles between landlords and tenants without addressing the root of ā and possible solutions to ā Americaās housing affordability problems. In response, NAR is working to fight rent control and rent stabilization laws on both residential and commercial properties. Last year, California voters rejected a statewide measure that would...
Miami REALTORSĀ® Celebrate Mega Success with Mega-Grant Program Pilot
With more than 47,000 members spanning roughly 70 different municipalities, the Miami Association of REALTORSĀ® is the nationās largest ā a distinction that can be unwieldy and impractical when it comes to taking advantage of REALTORĀ® Party resources. A scaled-up program designed for āmega-boards,ā piloted by the Miami REALTORSĀ®, has proven to be a mega-success.
REALTORĀ® Advocacy Continues During Summer Recess
Itās August, and in the Nationās Capital, that means itās time for Congress to take its traditional āsummer recess.ā While REALTORSĀ® rarely take a break ā not from our businesses and not from our advocacy work, this summer recess represents an important opportunity for REALTORSĀ® to directly engage with Members of Congress who look to us as the experts on issues that impact the real estate industry and private property rights.