Go to the Polls/FAA Should Allow Drones for Real Estate/Reshape Local Sign Ordinance View e-mail in browser October 9, 2014 REALTOR® PARTY | for REALTORS® | RPAC | for ASSOCIATIONS     Every Vote Matters! That means yours, too.  Your vote can make a difference in your quality of life and in the communities where you live and work. On November 4, go to the polls and vote. FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE   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.   Knoxville REALTORS® Shape Local Sign Ordinance Into One That Makes Sense for All The 3,400-member Knoxville Area Association of REALTORS® needed some help when the city began revising its local sign ordinance. The complicated proposal wasn’t looking pretty when they turned to NAR’s Land Use Initiative for legal review and analysis. But in the end, they not only got a fair and reasonable sign ordinance, but a stronger relationship with their local government, as well… REad More   Austin REALTORS® Host Summit to Address Housing Gap for Minorities Inspired by a national report on challenges faced by minorities in the housing market, the 9,500-member Austin Board of REALTORS® formulated a plan to do something about it in their own back yard. They began by securing a Diversity Grant from NAR to host a two-day conference to which they invited a variety of local minority organizations and stakeholders… REad More   Pocatello REALTORS® “Step it Up” for RPAC With Surf & Turf Fundraiser Clocking in at just 235 members, Idaho's Greater Pocatello Association of REALTORS® thinks big when it comes to RPAC fundraising. The association put an RPAC grant to work by hosting a “Surf & Turf Dinner and Raffle” where they raised more than $20,000, and inspired 21 members to step up to the next investor level… REad More   By The Numbers   46 Years Number of years that the REALTORS ® Political Action Committee has been in existence. Check out the new fundraising goal policies that are being proposed and will be voted on in November by NAR’s Board of Directors… REad More   144,235 REALTORS® Number of REALTORS® who are not registered to vote, according to NAR’ Campaign Services Program. This represents 13 percent of all REALTORS®. Check out how your state stacks up. Most importantly, make sure YOU are registered and that you vote on Nov. 4. CHECK THE MAP   7 Ways Check out the top seven ways NAR advocates for its members and their clients. And, they all are part of the REALTOR® Party! REad More   From the Nation’s Capital   NAR Gives FAA a Good Reason to Drone On Since the Federal Aviation Administration grounded drones for commercial purposes, the REALTOR® Party has been hard at work to reverse this. NAR recently sent a letter to FAA asking the asking the agency to consider permitting the use of drones in real estate, arguing that the technology does not pose a threat to public safety... REad More   Resources & Opportunities   Help Put the Fun in RPAC Fundraising in New Orleans Come to the 2014 RPAC Fundraising Forum “Carnivale Celebration” Nov. 7, 2:30-4:30pm in New Orleans. Provide us with an auction item or fundraising activity, even better! Fill out the information sheet at this link: READ MORE   “Streets as Places” Webinar Offers Tips/Tools You Can Use Streets can do more than just move cars! Find out how to transform streets in your community into great places by tuning into the “Streets as Places” Webinar, Oct. 14, 2pm EDT. Learn how street painting, parklets, plazas, block parties, seating, and other activities can help turn an ordinary street into a destination in itself! Register   Get the Scoop on Placemaking at the “Spaces to Places” Blog Check out the new “Spaces to Places” blog for details on Placemaking and how new REALTOR® Party Association Resources can help you get started transforming spaces in your community. See inspiring examples, too! READ MORE   It’s All in the New Resource Guide You don’t have to wait another minute to see the new 2015 REALTOR® Party Association Resource Guide. Get brief descriptions of each REALTOR® Party Association Resource including grants, campaign tools, polling services, toolkits and more. It’s all available for you to download as a 1.6M PDF. DOWNLOAD   Get that “REALTOR® Party Look” Order REALTOR® Party t-shirts, sunglasses, beverage napkins, coffee cups, fans, bumper stickers, Vote/Act/Invest pins and balloons and more from the REALTOR® Team Store. Register   Now Here’s an RPAC Fundraising Example! Take a look at what the 2,500-member West San Gabriel Valley Association of REALTORS® in California is doing to raise money for RPAC! Of course it helps that they have the Rose Bowl in their backyard – but you may have a hook in your neighborhood, too… SEE EXAMPLE     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 November 13, 2014. If you missed a previous edition check out the REALTOR® Party News Archive. 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