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New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More

In This Issue… Schedule Changes for the 2020 REALTORS® Legislative Meeting GAD Resources & Information RPAC News NAR Economic Outlook Schedule Changes for 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...

As the region’s landlords come under increased pressure from restrictive and expensive regulations championed by a strong tenants’ rights group, the REALTORS® of Kansas City, Missouri launched a campaign focused on making rental housing more affordable – not less.

As our first-ever virtual REALTORS® Legislative Meetings are coming to a close, I want to thank you for participation and feedback throughout these uncertain times. All of us have been touched by this pandemic. Throughout it all, your Leadership Team and the NAR staff have been working tirelessly to support you the entire way. The role that each of you plays, and the role that NAR will continue to play on your behalf, is more important now than ever.

Across Pennsylvania, the pandemic shut-down was leaving housing consumers in dire straits, and real estate professionals unable to provide any in-person service. With 48 other states allowing at least some form of in-person real-estate business during the lockdown, the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® worked tirelessly to convince a reluctant governor that housing is essential business.

Mandatory point-of-sale inspections and associated escrow requirements can add significant challenges to buying a home, and the Akron Cleveland Association of REALTORS® is working to get these ordinances off the books in cities throughout the region it serves. The association will educate consumers with a compelling 12-page insert in two regional magazines.

New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More

In This Issue… Dates & Deadlines Advocacy Resources NAR’s Economic Outlook Dates & Deadlines Aug. 31: Last Call for Applications for the GAD Advisory Group If you have been thinking about applying, but have not done so yet, NOW is the time! Take your next step in leadership today and apply for the GAD Advisory Group. All applications must be received by August 31 to be considered. Apply today! Sept. 9: How the Land Use Initiative Lends ‘Horsepower’ to Advocacy Webinar NAR’s Land Use Initiative (LUI) has enabled state and local REALTORS® associations to influence public policy for more than...

The 2020 Election was definitely one for the books. There was record-breaking early voter turnout nationally as well as for REALTORS®, and a candidate who received the most votes ever cast for a presidential candidate. Overall, REALTORS® had a great election night! On the federal level, we used considerable resources to run 83 opportunity races, which are member-focused political communications, and 12 independent expenditures directed to the general public. While we are still waiting for results, we are proud to report that we won 65 for our opportunity races and 5 independent expenditure campaigns. It was exciting to see 70...

In This Issue… Dates & Deadlines Advocacy Resources NAR’s Economic Outlook Dates & Deadlines Dec. 16: Year-End RPAC Transmittal Deadline The final deadline is approaching for individuals to be recognized as NAR RPAC Major Investors and for associations to receive credit toward their 2020 fundraising goals! National RPAC requires that all funds, with appropriate back-up documentation, be received in NAR’s Chicago Finance office by close of business on Wednesday, December 16. For more information regarding RPAC deadlines, please contact Jackie Zaporowski at 202-383-1029. Dec. 16: RPAC Hall of Fame Deadline The RPAC Hall of Fame eligibility deadline is Wednesday, December...