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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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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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GADFly Newsletter – January 2022

Campaign Services Online REALTOR® Candidate Training Academy for State and Local Office The updated online version of the REALTOR® Candidate Training Academy for State and Local Office is now live on the Center for REALTOR® Development site. It is free to members and staff interested in running for elected office or learning more about campaigns. It is free to members and staff interested in running for elected office or learning more about campaigns. If you are interested in hosting an in-person or virtual candidate training academy this year, please contact John Winston (202) 383-1235 to get on the schedule before...

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GADFly Newsletter – September 2021

Hello GAD Nation! Autumn is always associated with change and a settling down from the activity of Summer. However, September is also when a lot of work begins for GAD Nation. Fundraising, IE’s, candidate trainings, New GAD/AE Orientation, the first meeting of the new Advisory Group, Annual Meetings, and for some, the REALTOR® Party Training Conference, and so much more. With only one more quarter in 2021, your NAR staff are here to help you close it strong. We are excited to welcome new members of GAD Nation to the virtual orientation on October 7th and 8th (register here). We...

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GADFly Newsletter – December 2021

The All-GAD call will be held on January 20, 2022 at 3pm EST.  Registration will be required for this call since we will be voting on the GAD Advisory Group Vice Chair nominee(s).  The agenda is still being finalized and more info on that will be coming soon. Register in advance for this meeting Questions?  Email Jim MacGregor, Director, State and Local Programs. GAD Advisory Group Vice Chair Position As we reported at the GAD Annual Meeting in November and in the last GADFly, our Vice Chair, Brent Swander has been named the new CEO of the Columbus REALTORS and...

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