Big Win for REALTORS® & Future Homebuyers, NAR Government Affairs on Twitter, Success Stories, and More View e-mail in browser August 11, 2016 REALTOR® PARTY | for REALTORS® | RPAC | for ASSOCIATIONS     A Big Win for REALTORS®, Future Homebuyers Once again the voices of the REALTORS® were heard loud and clear on Capitol Hill, and we scored a big win for future homeowners! Thanks to the more than 139,000 REALTORS®, or 15% of our members, across the nation, the Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2016, H.R. 3700, passed the U.S. Senate by unanimous consent, and was signed into law by President Obama on July 29, 2016 READ MORE     By The Numbers   12/1/16 The date that the U.S. Department of Labor’s revised requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act  regarding the minimum salary threshold for employees to be considered exempt from overtime goes into effect. Check out NAR’s Legal Department new guidance to assist with member’s businesses that may be affected by new overtime rule. READ MORE   246 The number of Phone-a-Friend for RPAC phone banks completed to date. Nearly 625 state and local associations have committed to participating in the national volunteer phone bank initiative. LEARN More   10,000+ The number of times state and local REALTOR® Associations have put REALTOR® Party programs, resources and tools to work since 2012. Check out the 2016 REALTOR® Party Association Resource Guide or REALTOR® Action Center website to learn more about community outreach, campaign services, RPAC and political fundraising and grassroots grant, program, education opportunities and much more. READ MORE   Success Stories   Highlighted here are a few of the many REALTOR® Party success stories across the nation. These and others are cataloged in the Success Stories section of the REALTOR® Action Center.   Smart Moves Change North Carolina REALTORS®’ Game Instead of each local association individual advocacy and consumer outreach plans, North Carolina REALTORS®, the state association, used a Game Changer Grant to create a strong single program called “NC REALTORS®: The Smart Move” to promote public understanding of the value of using a REALTOR®, and to position REALTORS® as the premier real estate advocacy resource and a key community partner. READ More   New York REALTORS® Turn Smart Growth Challenge into Opportunity The eight neighborhoods comprising Bronx Community Board 9 (BXCB9) are 22% denser in population than the Bronx overall, and have very little vacant land available to develop.  Using a series of Smart Growth Action Grants, the Bronx-Manhattan North Association of REALTORS® partnered with BXCB9 to develop a comprehensive plan, and help ensure that growth will benefit existing communities, new residents and businesses.    READ More   Hopkinsville Goes to the Dogs with the Help of a Placemaking Grant On June 2, 2016, the Hopkinsville Dog Park had its official ribbon-cutting ceremony, with plenty of dogs in attendance, ready to romp.  It was all the idea of the 56-member Hopkinsville Christian & Todd County Association of REALTORS® and a Placemaking Micro-Grant from the REALTOR® Party helped make it a reality. READ More   Resources & Opportunities     Lenders Can Share Closing Forms, CFPB Says REALTORS® chalk up a victory in Washington as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says it’s appropriate for lenders and title officers to share the closing disclosure with real estate agents in residential transactions and not withhold the form for privacy reasons. The ruling is a top story in The Voice for Real Estate news video. Other stories look at NAR’s FHA condo bill win, the availability of funds under the Rural Housing Service’s program for making loans directly to low-income households, and the expansion of the Treasury Department’s anti-money laundering effort in real estate. WATCH NOW   Plan Fall and Winter Events at Your Local Boys & Girls Club It may only be August, but now is the time to start planning fall and winter events with your local Boys & Girls Club. Whether it’s a coat drive, food collection or holiday party with Santa, contact your local Club to determine what their kids may need. Find your local Club and get ideas for fun events you can do too at the NAR/BGCA website. READ MORE   Join the REALTOR® Party Online Are you posting, liking, tweeting or pinning?  So is the REALTOR® Party.  Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube to get the latest news, information and resources.

Send us examples of how your association put NAR’s REALTOR® Party resources to work to implement a successful advocacy or community outreach program. Email your stories to: realtorparty@realtors.org See more than 100 stories documenting how REALTOR® associations around the country put REALTOR Party Resources to work at the REALTOR® Party Success Stories page. This newsletter replaces the NAR Weekly Report for this week and the second week of every month. The REALTOR® Party News will publish next on September 8, 2016. If you missed a previous edition check out the REALTOR® Party News Archive. Headquarters: 430 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611 DC Office: 500 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2020 | 1-800-874-6500      This message was sent to . Visit your subscription management page to modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile. To stop receiving this e-mail in the future, click to remove yourself from this list. NAR maintains a separate email system to communicate our national news and programs. If you would like to manage those subscriptions and optin/optout of those communications please click here to login to Realtor.org.