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| Number of days it took the REALTORS® Commercial Alliance of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast to complete their placemaking project. Using a REALTOR® Party Micro-Placemaking Grant this commercial division of the REALTORS® Association of the Palm Beaches built a pergola for a community garden now under construction in Delray Beach, FL. |
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| The value of walkable communities over non-walkable communities. Walkable urban regions have a 41 percent higher Gross Domestic Product over non-walkable regions, according to a study by the George Washington University School of Business. REALTOR® Party Smart Growth Grants help state/local REALTOR® associations make their communities more walkable, thus more valuable. |
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| Amount of time it took the first REALTOR® to get a real estate videography waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration, so he could to use a drone to capture property images for marketing. That was a year ago. Today the FAA has made it easier. NAR continues to press for more relaxed rules for real estate practitioners to safely and responsibly operate drones to market their listings. |
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| Amount of increased mortgage capacity for families able to downsize by one car. People living in walkable areas are able to spend more of their income on housing because they often spend less on the purchase, maintenance and insurance on a car, according to a professor at George Washington University School of Business who spoke at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Trade Expo last month. |
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| Rogue Valley Association (OR) Turns to Radio to Voice Housing Opportunities |
| The Rogue Valley Association of REALTORS® in southwestern Oregon had already raised more than $100,000 for homebuyer-assistance grants. Now it needed a way to get the word out. Radio was the answer! An NAR Housing Opportunity Grant enabled the 1,000-member association to sponsor a popular local radio show and tell listeners about area housing opportunities... |
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| St. Louis REALTORS® Prove Campaign Prowess in Winning Alderman Seat for One of Their Own |
| The 7,000-member St. Louis Association of REALTORS® put its campaign experience to work, along with mailers and online advertisements from NAR to back one of their own for the Board of Aldermen in Ballwin, Missouri. The successful Independent Expenditure Campaign resulted in a landslide victory for their champion, who has long held leadership positions in both the state and local REALTOR® associations... |
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| So Much More than Listing and Selling |
| Danny Davis, the 2015 President of the Coeur d’Alene Association of REALTORS®, is proud of the fact that as a REALTOR®, he not only represents his clients in their real estate transactions, but he and his fellow REALTORS® are actively making their community a better place to live and work. In the Coeur d’Alene Press article, Davis highlights how the REALTOR® Party works to build strong communities and healthy markets... |
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| Resources & Opportunities |
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| Online Housing Opportunities Course Gathers Steam |
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Not only is the Expanding Housing Opportunities course available online, but it’s also approved for continuing education credit in 35 states! Learn how to develop relationships with housing counselors, non-profits and other community stakeholders to help your clients achieve their goal of homeownership.
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| Check out the “Spaces to Places” Blog |
| Plazas, walkways, sidewalks, gardens, roofless buildings – all places to gather and enjoy – and candidates for Placemaking Projects. Learn about it all at NAR’s “Spaces to Places” Blog. |
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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 July 9, 2015. If you missed a previous edition check out the REALTOR® Party News Archive.
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