NAR by the numbers: Dues flat, members ‘sticky,’ cost cuts ahead

NAR didn’t change member dues for next year, though it is using most of an advertising assessment to pay for operating expenses as a $72 million settlement payment looms. Continue reading

Kevin Brown shares his plans as NAR’s new president (EXCLUSIVE)

Brown, a longtime leader within the organization, will serve a one-year term as president at a time when NAR is trying to prove its value to 1.49 million members. Continue reading

Inside Nykia Wright’s master plan to fix NAR and rebuild trust

National Association of Realtors CEO Nykia Wright provides a candid look at the organizational turnaround she’s led since becoming full-time CEO, including her newly approved strategic plan. Continue reading

Dawn of a new era: Here’s how NAR says it’s changing for its members

Two years after controversy engulfed the nation’s largest trade group, the National Association of Realtors says it’s charting a new course. Continue reading

NAR’s Kevin Sears: We need to ‘show everybody that we as Realtors are pro-consumer’

At the end of his historic two-year term as president of the National Association of Realtors, Kevin Sears reflects on his legacy, the DOJ, 50-year mortgages and more. Continue reading

NAR membership must be a choice — for agents, brokers, consumers

The trade group’s control over membership, access and pricing exacerbates risk for members and the clients they serve each day. Continue reading

NAR and the real estate industry’s irrelevance problem

Failure to embrace tech innovation will ensure the real estate industry falls further behind, hastening the entry of disruptive outside forces, Sean Frank writes. Continue reading

NAR CEO sheds new light on plan to ‘transform this organization’

Charting a new course beyond turmoil, Nykia Wright vows transparency and tells NAR’s 1.5 million members the organization is on the cusp of unveiling a 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. Continue reading

Build relevance into your 2026 budget and business plan

Trainer Rachael Hite says NAR’s Nykia Wright was right. This budget and business planning season, agents need to up their game to stay relevant in 2026. Continue reading

Associations: Want to add value, relevance? Raise the bar on events

Troy Palmquist looks at the Nevada Realtors’ NVision Summit as an example of how associations can put on high-caliber professional development events. Continue reading