The State and Local Issues Policy Committee began co-hosting legislative issue webinars with other NAR Governance Committees in 2020 and now is committed to hosting six (6) new issue webinars each calendar year. These webinars educate and assist REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® by sharing ideas on how to effectively lobby and support relevant REALTOR® policies at the state and local level.

Issue Webinar Recordings

ISSUE WEBINAR

SPEAKERS

DATE 

NAR RESOURCES

RECORDING 

Foreign-Buyer Bans

NAR’s State and Local Issues Policy Committee hosted a webinar focused on the potential impacts of various state legislation banning foreign buyers from purchasing real estate. While the language used in various state bills is wide-ranging with differences in who is covered and what types of properties are included, the concern among REALTORS® is consistent. Many of these laws are silent as to liability for those facilitating a transaction, like REALTORS®, and because these laws are new and untested we cannot predict how, and against whom, they will be enforced.

  • Matt Christopherson, Senior Research Analyst, National Association of REALTORS®
  • Debo Adegbile, Partner, WilmerHale
  • Matthew Ferraro, Counsel, WilmerHale
  • Julia Parenteau, Director of Public Policy, Texas REALTORS®
  • Jeff Ledford, Chief Advocacy Officer, Georgia REALTORS®
June 2023 VIEW RECORDING
BROADBAND

Cohosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee and Smart Growth Advisory Board, this webinar features a presentation from Kathryn de Wit, who leads The Pew Charitable Trusts Broadband Research Initiative. Earlier in 2020, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a report outlining innovative and promising practices for state governments seeking to improve broadband connectivity for their residents. Kathryn highlights their findings on how states are helping to close the digital divide.

October 2020 Text BROADBAND to 30644

to get a link sent to your mobile device through REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts with all available NAR Resources on this issue.

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REMOTE ONLINE NOTARIZATION (RON)

Cohosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee and Technology Committee, this webinar features an overview of federal and local policy activity and a panel discussion with Elizabeth Blosser at the American Land Title Association (ALTA), Nicole Booth at Notarize and Cady Thomas from the North Carolina Association of REALTORS®.

March 2021 Text RON to 30644

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COMPLETE STREETS

Cohosted by State and Local Issues Policy Committee and the Smart Growth Advisory Board, this webinar reviews Complete Streets policy and features speakers from Smart Growth America, the REALTORS® Land Institute, AARP, and the American Heart Association.

May 2021 Text COMPLETE STREETS to 30644

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SHORT TERM RENTALS

Cohosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee and the Resort and Second Homes Real Estate Committee, this webinar reviews short term rental restrictions policies and features speakers from Robinson + Cole which provides additional analysis of legislative proposals for NAR’s Land Use Initiative and Airbnb.

July 2021 Text STR to 30644

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FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

Cohosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee and the Housing Opportunity Committee, this webinar reviews first-time homebuyers savings accounts policy and features speakers from Virginia Housing and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, and the Colorado Association of REALTORS.

September 2021 Text SAVINGS ACCOUNTS to 30644

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POINT OF SALE REQUIREMENTS

Hosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee, this webinar reviews point of sale requirements policy and features speakers from the Akron/Cleveland Association of REALTORS®, the Mid-Willamette Valley Association of REALTORS® and Maine Association of REALTORS®.

November 2021 Text POINT OF SALE to 30644

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ASSESSMENT PRACTICES

Hosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee, this webinar reviews assessment practices policy and features speakers from the Texas REALTORS® and Ohio REALTORS®.

March 2022 Text ASSESSMENT to 30644

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HEALTH INSURANCE

Hosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee, this webinar reviews assessment practices policy and features speakers from NAR and the Virginia REALTORS®.

June 2022 Text HEALTH INSURANCE to 30644

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WATER RESOURCES

Hosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee and the Land Use, Property Rights and Environment Committee, this webinar reviews water resources policy and features speakers from the Colorado Association of REALTORS® and the Cape Cod & Islands Association of REALTORS® & MLS.

August 2022 Text WATER RESOURCES to 30644

to get a link sent to your mobile device through REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts with all available NAR Resources on this issue.

 

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BROWNFIELDS AND LOCAL TAX INCENTIVES

Hosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee, this webinar reviews brownfields and local tax incentives policy and features speakers from the Brownfields Program and the Voluntary Remediation Program for the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the St. Louis Economic Partnership on Brownfield Remediation, and  the Charleston Trident Association of REALTORS®.

October 2022 Text BROWNFIELDS to 30644

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DATA PRIVACY

Hosted by the State and Local Issues Policy Committee and Federal Technology Committee, this webinar will review data privacy policy. Speaker information coming soon!

 

 SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED December 2022 Text DATA PRIVACY to 30644

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