Go Beyond Compliance. Advance Fair Housing and Expand Homeownership. Compliance with the law is just the first step. Join NAR in going beyond compliance to advance housing opportunities and equitable communities. Recognize one of your members or a group of colleagues who work hard to advance fair housing and expand homeownership in their community. Nominate them for the Fair Housing Champion Award. Submissions are due by November 30. FPC Nominations Due Next Week After an exciting election, it’s time to nominate your Federal Political Coordinator candidates for the 118th Congress. The deadline for submitting your FPC nomination letter is November...
Quad Cities REALTORS® Put Their Marketing & Negotiation Skills to Work to Promote Schools
Since school quality plays such a large role in home buying decisions, the Quad Cities Area REALTOR® Association decided to put their marketing and negotiation skills to work to promote their area schools. They began by inviting major employers, mayors and school superintendents in the 23-community area to a conference to have a frank discussion about diversity, inclusion and steering. The conference resulted in plans to build a robust website featuring comprehensive information on each school that will help families make informed decisions about where they want to live.
REALTOR Party News – April 2021
New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More
GADFly Newsletter – January 2020
In This Issue… Important News about the 2020 REALTORS® Legislative Meeting Advocacy Resources Community Outreach Update RPAC News NAR Economic Outlook Important News about the 2020 REALTORS® Legislative Meeting Please note the following schedule changes for the May REALTORS® Legislative Meeting. Federal Priority Issues Briefing The Federal Priority Issues Briefing is moving to 4:50-5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 immediately following NAR 360 (from its previous 7:00 a.m. Wednesday timeslot.) This important session will now capture a much larger audience already in attendance for NAR 360. In addition, the Legislative Talking Points will be incorporated in NAR 360. These changes...
Long Island Board of REALTORS® Takes Lead in Educating the Public about New York’s Latest Protected Class: Source of Income
In 2019, New York State Fair Housing law added Source of Income as a newly protected class. Leveraging its ties to brokers, agents, property managers, and the public, the Long Island Board of REALTORS® launched an energetic campaign with multiple resources to help landlords and tenants understand the requirements of the new law affecting rentals.
FPC Do’s & Don’ts
Questions? Contact Victoria Givens at 202-383-1021. Download the FPC Do’s and Don’ts PDF Version. Do’s Before the Meeting Prepare by reading up on your Member of Congress on their website. Learn your Members’ committee assignments, where their specialties lie, as well as their personal interests. Plan your strategy ahead of time. Decide who will lead the meeting if multiple REALTORS® are attending and what talking points each person will cover. Choose talking points. Create a list of 3 to 5 important issues you want to cover and use real examples to communicate your point. Organize by making sure you know where...
Royal Palm Coast REALTOR® Association Helps Members Learn to Serve Clients with Disabilities
A Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR® Party enabled Florida’s Royal Palm Coast REALTOR® Association to conduct a symposium on serving clients with special needs. The speakers – a REALTOR® focused on helping clients with disabilities and a builder specializing in barrier-free housing – showed a full house what it means to offer proper standards of care to those whose abilities differ from their own.
REALTOR Party News – April 2020
New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More
GADFly Newsletter – April 2022
JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT: Nominations for Vice Chair due by April 30 NAR is seeking nominations from state associations for vice chair of the GAD Advisory Group. Candidates must submit a Statement of Interest to Jim MacGregor by April 30, 2022. For more information, contact Jim MacGregor | 202-383-1188 Site Nominations for 2024 GAD Institute due by May 1 The location of the NAR GAD Institute rotates annually among three regions of the United States. For 2024, we are seeking nominations from the Western region, which includes NAR Regions 11 through 13. More information can be found in the...