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| November 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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 DEC. 8: REALTORS® in Action: Associations Discuss their Placemaking ProjectsThis free webinar on December 8 will focus on four Placemaking projects funded by NAR’s Placemaking Micro-grant program. REALTOR® Associations will discuss their projects, which include an outdoor reading room, trail, garden and playground. You just may get an idea for a Placemaking project in your community while meeting a NAR Core Standard. Register today. Contact: Holly Moskerintz at 202-383-1157. |
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| DEC. 18, 31: Year-End RPAC Transmittal Deadlines December 31 is the final deadline for individuals to be recognized as NAR Major Investors or for a state to receive credit towards its 2015 fundraising goal. NAR requires that all funds, with appropriate back-up documentation, be received in the Chicago finance office by close of business on December 18 to for you to be individually recognized and your state to receive credit. For questions regarding RPAC deadlines, please contact Kanoa Naehu or Debbie Frey. |
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| DEC. 28: NEW AE & GAD Orientation RSVP Deadline The first of three NEW AE & GAD Orientations will be held January 26-27 in Washington, D.C. The curriculum highlights what is possible for REALTOR® Associations in the areas of community outreach, legislative and political advocacy, as well as the tools and resources available to assist them within the REALTOR® Party and meet Core Standard requirements. Reserve your space to attend by Monday, December 28 by emailing Kyle Lambert London. Seats will be reserved on a first come, first serve basis. NAR will cover your expenses for this trip, including airfare, hotel stay and transportation to and from the airport. |
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| Hot Topic Alert: Complete Streets A complete street is one that is designed and operated to enable safe access and travel for all users of the road. This includes pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, transit users and travelers of all ages and ability. In total, more than 720 regional and local agencies, 30 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia have adopted some form of Complete Streets Policy. Check out this month’s hot topic lalert Contact: Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068 |
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| Do your members need CE credits before the end of the year? The Expanding Housing Opportunities online course is continuing education (CE) approved in nearly 40 states! This course teaches members how to build partnerships in their practice that will help open new avenues to affordability for their clients. Learn more: http://www.learninglibrary.com/aspdotnetstorefront70/P-2825-expanding-housing-opportunities.aspx?affiliateId=10838 Contact: Joe Molinaro at 202-383-1175 |
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| The Rental Restrictions White Paper is so valuable, you’ll want to keep it to yourself! Regulating and restricting the rental of properties has been one of the fastest growing areas of local government activity affecting real estate over the past few years. A new white paper on rental restrictions, Residential Rentals: The Housing Market, Regulations, and Property Rights, reviews what local governments are doing to regulate the rental market in communities across the country; describes many regulatory schemes that your localities perhaps have not yet contemplated; and includes strategies for how REALTOR® Associations can address proposed rental regulations. Please do not share the entire document with local elected leaders or local government staff as it provides arguments and strategies you can use to oppose many rental regulations. Contact: Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068 |
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| New AE & GAD Orientation – January 26 and 27, 2016 in Washington D.C. In 2016, NAR will be conducting three New Association Executive (CEO) & Government Affairs Directors Orientations(winter, spring and fall), showcasing how NAR’s REALTOR® Party Initiative can lend support at the state and local levels. The curriculum highlights what is possible for REALTOR® Associations through the REALTOR® Party tools and resources available to assist them in their advocacy endeavors. Emphasis will also be focused on meeting association’s Core Standards requirement. For more information, please contact Kyle Lambert London or check the website for details. |
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| Best Practices for Choosing REALTOR® Champions Course in 2016 Have you offered this course for your RPAC Trustees and leadership yet? If not, NAR has 15 opportunities for states to utilize their professional instructors to teach members to plan for and choose the best REALTOR® Champion elected officials. You will even be reimbursed up to $1,500 in related course expenses. Add this to your course calendar before your primaries are over! For more information on this course, and for details on how to bring it to your state, please contact Kyle Lambert London. |
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| 2016 Campaign Management Trainings GADs and AEs who haven’t had the opportunity to attend NAR’s Campaign Management Training (CMT), please join us for the 1.0 version of this course. Those who have completed CMT 1.0 are eligible to attend CMT 2.0, a more advanced and intensive training session, building on the foundation of the first offering. Look for additional program details in future issues of the GADFly. |
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| Interested in Hosting the 2018 GAD Institute in Your State? The GAD Advisory Group is asking for those interested in hosting the GAD Institute in 2018 to submit their interest by February 1, 2016. The GADs will be holding the 2018 Institute in the Western Region (NAR Regions 11, 12, 13). For information on what hosting the event entails, please check out the GADs Policies and Procedures document on the REALTOR® Action Center or contact Kyle Lambert London at 202-383-1203 for additional information. |
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| NEW Major Investor Lapel Pin Distribution Timeline The RPAC Team knows how important and valuable Major Investor lapel pins are and constantly work to improve our recognition and pin distribution process. We are happy to inform you of our NEW Major Investor Lapel Pin Distribution Timeline. NAR RPAC Recognition—for both Individual and Corporate investments—begins when NAR receives 30% of the completed investment from the state and/or local association. The Individual recognition process is conducted over the course of 14 business days, while Corporate recognition occurs over the course of 12 business days. For questions regarding the timeline, please contact Kanoa Naehu. |
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| NEW RPAC State Awards |
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| These awards will be presented during the RPAC Awards Ceremony held during the 2016 REALTOR® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. For more information please contact Kanoa Naehu. | |||||||||||||||
| Lapsed Major Investor Policy Sunset One of the changes adopted by the RPAC Fundraising Trustees last November was to sunset the Lapsed Major Investor Policy at the end of 2015. This means that Major Investors who take a year off can no longer come back at the sustaining rate beginning in 2016. For example, a Golden R sustains at $2,000 per year but decides not to invest in RPAC in 2015. In 2016, they can come back as a Golden R but will need to re-enroll at the $5,000 rate—not the sustaining $2,000 rate. Please contact Kelly O’Donnell with any questions regarding the policy. |
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| New RPAC Hall of Fame Deadline! The RPAC Fundraising Trustees voted during the 2015 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo to change the RPAC Hall of Fame eligibility deadline to December 31 each year. Eligible members and staff must meet the $25,000 minimum threshold by the end of the previous fundraising year. The deadline for the nomination form to be submitted to NAR by the state remains January 31 of each year. To access the guidelines and nomination form, please visit RPAC Hall of Fame. Should you have any questions, or to verify your investment history total, please contact Kanoa Naehu . |
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| Jenny Reese GAD Chair Nevada Association of REALTORS® |
It was great to see everyone in San Diego and get an idea of what is happening across the nation. The annual conference is always packed with good information, but I know we could all benefit from more time allocated during the state and local breakouts. I can assure you that I will be working on this for our next meeting together.
NAR provided the GADs with some great information via a white paper on Residential Rentals. If any of you are facing laws being amended or proposed on short- and long-term rentals in your areas, I highly recommend you review the information.
The GAD Advisory Group (AG) was able to hold its first in-person meeting. Everyone provided great ideas to start the planning of the agenda for Nashville. If you have suggestions for a keynote speaker or a breakout session, please send me your ideas.
Lastly, the GAD AG has progressively been trying to increase the amount and variety of professional development opportunities we can offer you. I encourage those of you who are new to attend the New GAD Orientation in Washington, D.C., next year. The first session is scheduled for late January. For those who have been around for a while, check out next year’s Campaign Management Training 1.0 and 2.0. Let me know what you think!
Until then, I hope you have a safe and happy holiday season.
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