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2018 NAR Legislative Live Wrap-Up
With yet another volume of the annual NAR Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in the rear-view mirror, I truly believe that this was the best set of Legislative Meetings yet, and so much was accomplished this past week! At...
May 24, 2018
Charlie Oppler… 2019 NAR First Vice President-Elect
On May 19, 2018, during the NAR Board of Director’s Meeting, the board blected Charlie Oppler (NJ) as the 2019 NAR First Vice-President (FVP) to join 2019 President John Smaby (MN), Vince Malta (), Treasurer John Flor (WI), and...
May 22, 2018
The May 2018 NAR Board of Directors Meet in Washington, D.C.
Well… here we are already… at the end of this long week, we reach the pinnacle and conclusion of this year’s Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C. After hearing musically from our very own “REALTOR® Ensemble,” the call to order...
May 21, 2018
The Caucuses
All of the committees, working groups, and forums are over. All of the motions have been vetted by the leadership team and the Executive Committee. So all that is left to do before the Board of Directors meet in...
May 19, 2018
The May 2018 RCE Luncheon in Washington, D.C.
As always, the RCE (REALTOR® Certified Executive) designees, host their luncheons at both the May & November NAR meetings. In addition to updates on the designee headcount, and publishing the list of active RCE’s, the Certification Advisory Board had...
May 18, 2018
First Ever Meeting of the New NAR Sustainability Advisory Group
A very exciting moment for the National Association of REALTORS® as this group meets for the first time ever. Chairman Todd Shipman opened the meeting with enthusiasm. After introductions, it was very clear that the cast of members represented...
May 18, 2018
NAR FVP, Budget and Finance, and Branding Forums
The Thursday afternoon schedule was full of information forums relative to the actions to be taken by the Board of Directors on Saturday. First, the “FVP Candidates Forum” provided the venue to head from the tow candidates for 2018...
May 18, 2018
NAR Professional Standards Committee and Forum Combined Meeting
Keeping our “Code of Ethics” (COE) up-to-date, and inline with trends in the industry is an ongoing and perpetual process. Thus, the meeting of the Professional Standards Committee here in at these meetings comes with a full agenda. I...
May 18, 2018
RPAC Fundraising Trustees Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Once again this year, I am honored to serve as one of our two NAR Region 7 (IL, IN, WI) representatives on the NAR RPAC Fundraising Trustees Committee. As always, we had a full agenda to cover in out...
May 18, 2018
NAR National RPAC Awards Celebration
This was a wonderful event and opportunity to celebrate our 2017 results and the state and local associations that made it happen. Recipients from the state and local associations that achieved the President’s Cup and Trile Crown Awards were...
May 17, 2018