NAR allows stricter response to Realtor ethics violations

All five policies passed without any discussion or debate and with an overwhelming majority of the vote of the nearly 800 directors present. Continue reading

Connecticut Realtors hire firm with ties to Cambridge Analytica

The Connecticut Association of Realtors’ political fundraising arm has enlisted a former executive at the embattled political data and marketing firm Cambridge Analytica in an attempt to boost Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski ahead of… Continue reading

NAR approves updated anti-harassment policy for #MeToo era

With the #MeToo movement all over the news, NAR has overhauled the behavior policy it expects its nearly 1.4 million members to follow. Continue reading

Will NAR solicit venture capital funding from 1.3 million Realtors?

Billions of venture capital dollars are pouring into real estate and the largest real estate trade group in the nation is seeking a bigger slice of the pie. Continue reading

NAR takes 2.5% dues increase ‘off the table’

NAR Treasurer Tom Riley touted a “positive budget” starting in 2019, largely due to membership growth and a $30 dues increase approved by the NAR board of directors in May. Continue reading

NAR has a new plan to make bad agents better

On Friday, the National Association of Realtors launched a program years in the making that it hopes will address that issue: its Commitment to Excellence program. Continue reading

NAR CEO: ‘Not one insurer’ will back national Realtor health care plan

The only way insurers would consider covering NAR members is if NAR was like an employer and willing to subsidize almost half the cost. Continue reading

NAR spent $14.4M on these 2018 midterm election candidates

We looked into what the National Association of Realtors (NAR), one of the top lobbying organizations in the U.S. for total spending, spent on the 2018 midterm elections. Find out how it spent millions here. Continue reading

‘The status quo is broken’: How data debacle threatens us all

Many companies and organizations are building their own databases and platforms. Traditions are under siege. Confusion reigns as I watch the balkanization of our industry. Continue reading

NAR is fighting for these 6 issues in the 2018 midterm elections

What are the issues most important to the National Association of Realtors, the largest real estate trade group in the nation and a powerful lobbying force? Continue reading