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| May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 Celebrate REALTOR® Advocacy in MayMay is REALTOR® Advocacy Month a perfect time to host a voter registration event or ask members to step up an become a Major Investor. Each of these goals are part of this year’s President’s Cup. How many goals has your state completed? Check the report here. Contact Victoria Givens at 202-383-1021 if you have questions on the advocacy goal or contact Jackie Zaporowski at 202-383-1029 with RPAC questions. |
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| Registration Open for Two GAD Training Sessions! Registration is available on the website for Campaign Management Training 2.0 (June 8 – 10) and the REALTOR® Party New GAD and AE Orientation (June 15 and 16). The CMT 2.0 course is for GADs who want to take their campaign skills to the next level. The CMT 1.0 course is a prerequisite to the 2.0 course. The REALTOR® Party New GAD and AE Orientation is for GADs and AEs without GADs who have been in their role for 18 months or less and want to learn the basics of the REALTOR® Party, including the tools, services and program details. To register, or for course details, please visit the website. Contact: Kyle Lambert London, REALTOR® Party Education Manager. |
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| Registration Opens Next Week for 2017 GAD Institute We hope all GADs and those association staffers who oversee REALTOR® Party programs can join us for the 2017 GAD Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida from July 11 – 14. This is the first year the scheduled programming begins on Tuesday at noon and concludes on Friday morning. Additionally, registration materials may be picked up as early as Monday evening before the conference kicks off. Please check the online draft agenda for programming, and note that there will be several, optional pre-conference workshops in which you may register. Contact Kyle Lambert London for questions.
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| Mark Your Calendars for the 2017 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo | |||||||||||||||||||
Mark Your Calendars for the 2017 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo
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| Community Outreach Update | |||||||||||||||||||
| Land Use Initiative First Quarter Update The Land Use Initiative (LUI) provides a legislative analysis on proposed state or local land use measures. Rental Regulations |
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| REALTOR® Party State Legislative Monitor ATTENTION STATE GADS! We are pleased to offer a new service that helps to identify and monitor state legislation, the REALTOR® Party State Legislative Monitor. This database allows you to monitor legislation in your state and other states. If you have interest in accessing the Monitor, please contact Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068. |
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| Associations Invest in the REALTOR® Party Corporate Ally Program After learning more about how the Corporate Ally Program benefits REALTOR® Party advocacy from Capitol Hill to town halls around the nation, two more associations have become investors in 2017! We welcome the Virginia Association of REALTORS® and the Bay East Association of REALTORS® to this Corporate Ally team of REALTOR® Association investors: Northeast Louisiana Board of REALTORS®, Fort Smith Board of REALTORS®, Greater Augusta Board of REALTORS®, Bayou Board of REALTORS® and Jefferson City Board of REALTORS®. The Corporate Ally Program provides investors the flexibility to invest corporate dollars to support the REALTOR® Party independent expenditures or issues advocacy programs. Half of every CAP dollar invested is allocated to the investors’ state for use at the state and local level. For more information, contact Paula Martino at 202-383-1156. |
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| RPAC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony RPAC will induct more than 100 REALTORS® into the 2016 Hall of Fame Class during the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo! The RPAC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is open to all—please plan to come cheer on your members as they receive this prestigious honor! The ceremony will be held Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 6:30 – 7:30pm in the Marriott Ballroom of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Click here to view the 2016 RPAC Hall of Fame roster. For more information, contact Jackie Zaporowski. |
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| RPAC Fundraising Awards Ceremony Please plan to join us to cheer on your association at the 2016 RPAC Fundraising Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, March 17, 2017 from 4:30 – 6:00 PM in the Marriott Ballroom of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. Let’s celebrate a successful 2016 RPAC fundraising year! Click here to view the 2016 President’s Cup and Triple Crown Award winners. For more information, contact Jackie Zaporowski. |
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| RPAC Fundraising Forum Attend the RPAC Fundraising Forum on Wednesday, May 17, 2017 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM in the Marriott Ballroom of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. The RPAC Fundraising Forum will host representatives from three different states who have “changed the tide” in RPAC Fundraising. The panel will discuss tricks of the trade in reinvigorating a state’s RPAC culture. The Forum will also feature a REALTOR® Champions to discuss the positive effects of RPAC support. For more information, contact Kanoa Naehu. |
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| 2017 President’s Circle Update The Third Round will launch Monday, May 8 with 8 new targets. The first $500 for President’s Circle is due by May 31, 2017. President’s Circle members may invest as little as $500 or up to the full $2,000 in any of the REALTOR® Champion targets. For more information, contact Kelly O’Donnell. Current PC Roster |
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| NAR’s Economic Outlook | |||||||||||||||||||
| Now you can run your NAR FPC Housing Reports at the same time you create an RPR Economic Area Report Enhancement RPR has collaborated with the NAR Research and Statistics Department to add a new feature to the RPR Federal Economic Area Reports. NAR’s quarterly Congressional District Reports, used by FPCs and Government Affairs Directors can now be easily inserted into RPR’s Economic Area Reports. These reports offer a window into demographics, consumer behavior and economic activity in an area. They contain real estate and mortgage data to provide information about the status of home ownership, trends in the real estate market and the economic conditions that underlie the demand for housing. Now you can include the NAR-supplied Congressional District Report when generating an RPR Economic Area Report for a congressional district or for a state. This enhancement allows users the option to provide comprehensive data in one report, all within RPR. Get started generating an RPR Economic Area Reports today. View this video to see how to run a new combined FPC report. For more information, contact Valerie Rivers or Karen France. |
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| Mark J. Quarry GAD Chair Cincinnati Area Board OF REALTORS® |
As I write this, the 2017 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington D.C., is less than two weeks away. This year’s “Midyear Meeting” is going to be one of the most important, if not THE most important in recent memory. You should have received an email with this year’s Talking Points from NAR and Jerry Giovaniello, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs & Chief Lobbyist.
Take time to review the talking points now and share them with your members who are joining you on Hill Visits. With President Trump’s recent Tax Proposal, the Tax Reform issue is front and center and the benefits of homeownership are clearly "in the crosshairs."
We must persuasively articulate to Members of Congress the devastating impact current tax reform proposals (including President Trump’s) would have on our nation’s economy and the additional tax burden it would heap upon their constituents.
NAR’s Deputy Chief Lobbyist (and GAD Nation’s hero) Jamie Gregory and NAR Senior Legislative Policy Representative Evan Liddiard recently participated in a webinar outlining NAR’s concern with President Trump’s tax reform plan. Click here to read more and Watch the Webinar about how the tax plan could hurt homeowners.
The GAD Advisory Group continues our work on programming for the 2017 GAD Institute in West Palm Beach, FL (July 11-14, 2017). We’re incorporating your previous comments, feedback and suggestions to deliver another outstanding Institute and continue the tradition from years past.
Registration for the 2017 West Palm Beach Institute will open soon so please keep an eye out for it!
If you have ideas or suggestions about this year’s GAD Institute or anything else, please contact me GAD Chair Mark Quarry, GAD Vice Chair Cady Thomas or Kyle Lambert London.
See you in Washington D.C.!
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Campaign Management Training 2.0 June 8 – 10, 2017 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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New AE & GAD Orientation (Summer) Washington, DC June 15 – 16, 2017 |
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2017 REALTORS® Legislative Meeting & Trade Expo Washington, DC May 15 – 20, 2017 |
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2017 GAD Institute West Palm Beach, Florida July 11 – 14, 2017 Registration Fee: $500 |
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2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo Chicago, Illinois November 3 – 6, 2017 |