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| Your Vote is Your Voice |
| Election Day is 61 days away, and we are inundated with radio, television and internet advertisements, each telling us to vote for this candidate or against that issue. What these commercials don’t tell you is that your political beliefs don’t mean anything if you don’t exercise your right to vote. That is why we are asking all REALTORS® to register to vote today. It's quick and easy. |
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| The estimated number of homeowners or community associations, representing more than 40 million households. Homeowners’ associations (HOAs) provide a variety of services to the community in which it belongs. However, too many restrictions may deter potential buyers. In 21 states, HOAs have “super liens” for unpaid assessments, meaning the HOA could foreclose on properties before a lender.
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| The percentage of respondents to the 2015 National Community and Transportation Preference Survey who believe that choosing a home “within an easy walk of other places and things in the community” is very or somewhat important. Walkable communities are becoming the latest trend in real estate. Check out the REALTOR® Action Center website for walkability resources. |
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| The number of phone calls made for the Phone-a-Friend for RPAC: The National Volunteer Phone Bank Initiative. To date, 669 state and local REALTOR® Associations have committed to participate in the program and more than 300 phone bank events have been completed.
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| Mississippi REALTORS® Know How to Move the Vote |
| The Mississippi Association of REALTORS® (MAR) has taken their culture of advocacy to the next level with its Move the Vote initiative to register its 5,800 members and their clients to vote. Joining forces with the Secretary of State and the State Auditor, MAR members can bring voter registration forms to every offer closing, whether they were representing the buyer or the seller. MAR also sent voter registration kits to all its local boards. |
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| Resources & Opportunities |
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| NAR Ready as Feds Look at Smart Homes |
| The U.S. Department of Commerce is preparing to look at what rules, if any, are needed to govern smart homes and the so-called “Internet of Things.” The “Internet of Things” refers to the online collection of data from smart appliances and devices. NAR will be involved in the regulatory process, and it brings an important strength. Earlier this year, it launched a smart-home technology lab that works with companies to develop smart appliances that generate data that will help households make smart buyer, seller and owner decisions. The new regulatory effort is a top story in the Voice for Real Estate news video from NAR. Also in the video: “How to Use Drones Now that Federal Commercial Drone Rules are in Effect.” |
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| REALTORS® Across the Country Are Involved with BGCA |
| Since December 2015, nearly 100 associations, members and firms have reported new involvement with Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and more than $100,000 has been donated to BGCA and local Clubs by the REALTOR® family! These totals, combined with the number of REALTORS® who reported prior involvement with BGCA, bring us to more than 200 local Clubs that are being positively impacted by the REALTOR® community. This means that REALTORS® are helping thousands of kids in their local communities! Tell us how you are involved with your local Club by e-mailing narbgca@realtors.org. |
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| 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. |
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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 October 13, 2016. If you missed a previous edition check out the REALTOR® Party News Archive.
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