Advocacy Everywhere


July, 12, 2017 by: Tags: 0 Comments

NAR’s new advocacy initiative will expand our influence on public policy at the local, state and federal levels and increase REALTOR® and consumer participation in calls for action. This requires big changes in the technology we use for our calls for action and website, while providing new and innovative opportunities to use online advocacy tools […]

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Small Connecticut Boards Make Big Impact with Placemaking Grants


July, 09, 2017 by: Tags: 0 Comments

The 650-member Greater Fairfield Board of REALTORS® created an inviting ‘pocket park’ on an unused downtown corner. The 156-member Newtown Board of REALTORS® helped establish an attractive and productive ‘Fruit Trail’ of flowering trees and perennials along a recreational path. The Executive Officer of the REALTOR® boards of Greater Fairfield and Newtown, Connecticut declares that […]

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Giving Legislators the Big Picture: Record-Breaking Attendance at Connecticut REALTOR® Rally


July, 05, 2017 by: Tags: 0 Comments

In the past, the annual REALTOR® Advocacy Day in Hartford, Connecticut, looked similar to lobbying events across the country:  about 500 members of the state association would venture to the capitol building and lobby the legislature, one bill at a time. This year, the Connecticut REALTORS®‘ Board of Directors wanted to engage members in bigger […]

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North Bay Association Tackles Rent Control Ordinance in Santa Rosa, California


July, 04, 2017 by: Tags: 0 Comments

In the North Bay region of California, which counts Napa and Sonoma among its counties, agriculture and tourism are big—and so is the shortage of affordable and work force housing. When Santa Rosa, the region’s largest city, recently attempted to pass rent control and just cause eviction legislation, the 3,200-member North Bay Association of REALTORS® […]

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