July Brings Summer Fun and Advocacy, Broadband in Rural America Webinar, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More View e-mail in browser July 11, 2019 July Brings Summer Fun and Advocacy July is the time for baseball, summer fun, relaxation, and family vacations. But rest assured that we are continuing to work hard on your behalf! Check out the latest updates on affordability and supply, association health plans, and flood insurance, and stay in the know on the go with REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts. READ MORE By The Numbers >200 Number of state and local REALTOR® associations that have agreed to support NAR’s latest work to secure affordable, high-quality health care option for its members ad their families through Association Health Plans. IS your association one? LEARN MORE 200,000 Number of REALTORS® currently subscribed to the REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts texting program. Stay in the know on the go today by texting the word REALTOR to 30644 or sign up online by July 31 to be entered into a drawing to win a $250 Amazon gift card. LEARN MORE 5 - 4 The Supreme Court opinion, in which justices sided with Pennsylvania resident Rose Mary Knick on a property rights issue likely to have ripple effects on land use and environmental regulations. This decision overturned a decades-old precedent, stating that landowners should not have to jump through state-level hoops before heading to federal court to accuse the government of taking their property. LEARN MORE The REALTOR® Party At Work 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 on REALTORParty.realtor. Utah REALTORS® Think Ahead to Prevent Affordable Housing Shortage The population of Utah is expected to double – yes, double – by the year 2040, and the state is already feeling a housing crunch. With the help of Utah REALTORS® and the support of Issues Mobilization Grants, Utah has found a way to incentivize solutions to its growing shortage rather than strong-arming municipalities with mandates. READ More Miami REALTORS® Celebrate Mega Success with Mega-Grant Program Pilot With more than 47,000 members spanning roughly 70 different municipalities, the Miami Association of REALTORS® is the nation’s largest – a distinction that can be unwieldy and impractical when it comes to taking advantage of REALTOR® Party resources. A scaled-up program designed for “mega-boards,” piloted by the Miami REALTORS®, has proven to be a mega-success. READ More Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles and Southland Regional Association REALTORS® Join Forces to Defeat Parcel Tax Fresh off a win with a highly publicized teachers’ strike earlier this year, the Los Angeles Unified School District called for a 16-cent per square foot parcel tax on all residential and commercial buildings, claiming that it would support students. But the REALTORS® of the Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles and the Southland Regional Associations begged to differ. READ More Resources & Opportunities Aug. 7: Can the Broadband Gap in Rural America be Closed? Webinar Twenty-four million American households or more not having reliable, affordable high-speed internet, 80 percent of these households are in rural areas. But access to funding and changes in laws are taking place across the country to accelerate broadband deployment, including removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition in the telecommunications market. Tune in on August 7 to get an overview of the digital divide, its impact on real estate and communities, and efforts underway to bridge the divide. REGISTER 50th Anniversary of RPAC Commemorative Artwork Are you one of the 10,000 2018 RPAC Major Investors whose name is part of the custom picture by artist Phil Hansen, replicating NAR’s Washington, D.C., building? Watch the Commemorative Artwork Creation Video, and visit the 50th Anniversary of the REALTORS® Political Action Committee webpage to search for your name. LEARN MORE 2019 REALTOR® Party Resource Guide Check out the 2019 REALTOR® Party Association Resource Guide to learn about resources for community outreach, candidate and issue campaigns, RPAC and political fundraising; member and consumer mobilization; and much more. Also, review the programs and resources that qualify for the new Vote, Act and Invest Core Standards’ requirements. DOWNLOAD 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 300 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 August 8, 2019. 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