Campaigns

Virginia REALTORS® Partner with “Homes for Our Troops” to Help Injured Veterans Get Mortgage-Free Housing

One in 10 Virginia residents is a veteran or active duty service member. When the Virginia Association’s Leadership Academy was choosing a class project, supporting veterans and Homes for Our Troops was a natural fit. Together, the Leadership Academy members and Virginia REALTORS® are raising awareness and making the American…...

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Santa Clara County Association (CA) Helps Elect Pro-Business REALTOR® Champion to City Council

When a seat opened up on the San Jose, CA City Council last January, the 5,000-member Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS® saw an opportunity to elect a candidate who would stand up for their issues. This was especially important with a number of significant property-rights issues looming on the…...

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St. Louis REALTORS® Prove Campaign Prowess in Winning Alderman Seat for One of Their Own

The 7,000-member St. Louis Association of REALTORS® put its campaign experience to work, along with mailers and online advertisements from NAR to back one of their own for the Board of Aldermen in Ballwin, Missouri, last April. The successful Independent Expenditure Campaign resulted in a landslide victory for their champion,…...

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Local Associations in Northwestern Washington State Work Together to Elect Two REALTOR® Champions

In two especially tight November elections, working closely with neighboring local associations, the 5,000-member Seattle King County Association of REALTORS® pushed the campaigns of two REALTOR® Champions over the top. When the dust had cleared, one was elected mayor of Auburn, Washington, and the other, a commercial REALTOR® in Bellevue,…...

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Fort Collins REALTORS® Use Independent Expenditure Campaign to Support Four City Council Candidates: Three Win

When an NAR dues increase went into effect two years ago, the Fort Collins Board of REALTORS® (FCBR) made a promise to its 750 members to bring those dollars back to the northern Colorado community, in the form of grants from the REALTOR® Party. This spring, it made good on…...

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