Celebrate Advocacy Throughout May, Dr. Carson HUD Confirmation, Success Stories, and More
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| Celebrate Advocacy Throughout May |
| Advocacy plays a critical a role in our goal to revolutionize the real estate industry and prepare REALTORS® for sustainable future success. We, along with 2017 REALTOR® Party Director Charlie Oppler, want to highlight our advocacy efforts with the REALTOR® Party Month celebration this May.
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| The number of state and territorial associations that met the five RPAC goals to win the 2016 Triple Crown Award. Winners include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands and West Virginia. In 2017, there will be state and local Triple Crown goals and awards.
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| The amount of the Amazon gift card that one lucky REALTOR® will win by signing up for the REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts Program before April 30. To enter this contest, simply text the word REALTORS to 30644 to sign up and get calls for action sent directly to your mobile device! Rules apply. |
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| The roll call vote of the U.S. Senate the confirmed Dr. Benjamin Carson as the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. NAR President William E. Brown said REALTORS® will work closely with Secretary Carson to support homeownership and real estate investment. |
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| The REALTOR® Party At Work
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| REALTORS® Promote Affordable Housing for the Los Angeles Workforce |
| The lack of affordable housing for Los Angeles County workers is driving businesses out of state. The Southland Regional Association of REALTORS® is responding to the crisis with REALTOR® Party-funded programs like its recent “Housing Our Workers Forum,” which brought together local stakeholders and officials to discuss solutions. |
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| Wyoming REALTORS® Derail Tax on Services Threat with Timely Advocacy |
| When a bill proposing a tax on all services that had expired in the statehouse last fall suddenly came back to life with no debate or public testimony, the Wyoming Association of REALTORS® didn’t cross its fingers and hope for the best. Member response to a call for action may have been just what the House Revenue Committee needed to hear. |
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| Resources & Opportunities |
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| Brown Congratulates Carson as New HUD Chief |
| NAR President Bill Brown said he looks forward to working with Dr. Ben Carson, who was confirmed as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week. As a first order of business, NAR would like to see the quarter-point decrease in FHA insurance premiums reinstated. Details are in the latest Voice for Real Estate news video from NAR, which also looks at President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress two weeks ago. In that speech, President Trump touched on issues important to real estate, including infrastructure funding, tax reform, health insurance reform and deregulation. |
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Tax Reform 2017 – What NAR FPCs Need to Know and Can Do Now
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| With a new president in the White House who campaigned on huge tax cuts, and Republican majorities in the House and Senate who have long been waiting for tax reform, 2017 may be the year it finally moves forward. However, major storm clouds loom on the horizon for residential real estate, while both big possibilities and grave dangers may be in store for commercial and investment real property. In this hour-long webinar, NAR Sr. Policy Representative Evan Liddiard briefed FPCs on where tax reform is heading and what they can do now to begin engaging with their Member of Congress to help produce the best outcome for REALTORS®. |
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2017 REALTOR® Party Resource Guide
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| Check out the 2017 REALTOR® Party Association Resource Guide on the 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. Also, review what programs and resources qualify for the new Vote, Act and Invest Core Standards’ requirements. |
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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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