What NAR Can Do For You State and Local Services What NAR Can Do For You State and Local Services Cultural Diversity Housing Opportunity Smart Growth Issues Purpose: Provide services that empower REALTORS ® and staff to be effective leaders in strengthening their communities. Services Political

CulturalDiversity At Home with Diversity Course Fair Housing Month Promotion Diversity Grants Minority Real Estate Groups Relationships Diversity Tool Kit Diversity in Leadership Training Materials Fellowships with Minority Congressional Caucuses Leading w/Diversity: A Business Imperative in a Changing World Diversity Receptions Website Fair Housing Handbook *HOPE AwardsSmartGrowth Land Use Initiative Customized State Legislation Smart Growth Grants On Common Ground Magazine Research on Infrastructure; Growth; Eminent Domain Smart Growth Network conference Website Voter Polling on Growth Green Building REALTOR ® Education Quarterly On-line State Growth Management Summary Issues State Issues Tracker Transportation Toolkit Public Schools Toolkit “Schools of the Future” Award Program GAD Institute Shared GAD Advisory Service RealTown Communities *Legal Action Funds *Legal Scan HousingOpportunity Ambassadors for Cities Home from Work Housing Solutions Database Gulf Coast Recovery & Global Village Certification Program National/Regional Housing Summits State & Local Housing Opportunity Grants Financial Assistance Database Coalitions & Partnerships Pulse Survey E-Newsletter Website Political Existing FPC Conference RPAC Fund Conference RPAC Fundraising Partnership New/Enhanced RPAC FUNDRAISING/REALTOR ® ADVOCACY Unified REALTOR ® PAC Management System - RPAC Online Compliance - RPAC “Real time” Reporting Tool - RPAC Online Fundraising - PAC Management System training - State/Local staff Brokers in Grassroots - REALTOR ® Action Center Online Advocacy Tool + - Broker Small Donor Online RPAC Fundraising - Broker RPAC Major Donor/Pres. Cir. Fundraising RPAC Major Donor Recognition + PUBLIC ADVOCACY Electoral Services - National Voter File/Count Tool - REALTOR ® Consumer Advocacy Center - Issues Mobilization Funds + - Coordinated Campaigns + - State Opportunity Races - REALTOR ® Public Officials Programs and Activities to Implement State & Local Services * Other NAR Divisions + Proposed enhancements

Smart Growth  On Common Ground Magazine  Land Use Initiative  Smart Growth E-Newsletter  Shared GAD Program  Customized State Smart Growth Legislation  Smart Growth Polling  Smart Growth Action Grants  Transportation, Education, and Smart Growth “Toolkit”  Strategic Planning Assistance

On Common Ground Magazine  Programs to distribute OCG to legislative and regulatory leaders in your community: Bulk Distribution – Deliver to your elected officials directly. Mailed Program – Provide address and magazine is shipped directly to your officials.  No charge to the local or state association for this service!

Land Use Initiative  Makes available the services of one of the nations top land use law firms to provide analysis of proposed laws and regulations.  No charge to the local or state associations for this service.  Since 1999, over 500 ordinances have been reviewed.  Easy to use process.

Shared GAD Program  Provides facilitation and advisory services to assist state and local associations hire professional government affairs representation.  Have helped develop over 49 programs in 14 states.

Customized State Smart Growth Legislation  Program assists state REALTOR ® associations in writing legislation that furthers Smart Growth goals.  NAR and the State Association share the cost of this service  Eminent Domain legislation

Smart Growth Polling Program  NAR conducts national surveys to gauge public opinion on growth, land use transportation, and related community issues.  NAR also partners with state and local associations that want to conduct their own opinion polls.  NAR and the state/local association split the cost

Smart Growth E-Newsletter  E-newsletter available on the NAR Smart Growth website.  Covers developments in Smart Growth for all 50 states.  Available to REALTORS® free of charge.

Transportation, Education and Smart Growth Toolkits  Written to help REALTORS ® get involved in community issues.  Includes tutorials on the issues and real-life examples of how other associations dealt with issues.  Three toolkits for Smart Growth: Smart Growth Toolkit Public Schools Toolkit Transportation Toolkit

Smart Growth Action Grants  Provides up to $5,000 for local and state association smart growth activities.  Applications accepted twice a year in April and October (10/3).  Grants used for smart growth seminars, bus tours, coalitions, website to market homes in older neighborhoods.  Grant Program part of Partnership with Diversity and Housing Opportunity

Strategic Planning Assistance  NAR will assist state and local associations that wish to increase their activities and effectiveness in Smart Growth related issues  The local and state associations “drive” the ideas and the program.

Cultural Diversity & Fair Housing  At Home with Diversity Course  Fair Housing  Outreach to Minority Real Estate Organizations  Diversity Initiative Grants

At Home with Diversity Course  NAR Certificate Program.  Fair Housing Continuing Education.  Credit toward CIPS, CRS, and PMN designation.  Over 26,000 REALTORS® have earned the At Home with Diversity certificate.  Over 150 associations sponsor the program.

Fair Housing  Fair Housing Month (April) Course fees for At Home with Diversity waived. Course fees for At Home with Diversity waived. Poster and calendar contest info for state and local associations. Poster and calendar contest info for state and local associations. Sample Declarations and Proclamations. Sample Declarations and Proclamations.  Federal Policy monitoring and assistance.  Fair Housing training and materials.

Outreach to Minority Real Estate Organizations  Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)  National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)  National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)

Diversity Toolkit for REALTOR® Associations  Diversity toolkit provides information on how to start or enhance a diversity program at the local level. Includes case studies and diversity research.  NAR can provide assistance for strategic planning and diversity activities through a matching fund grant program.

Diversity Initiative Grants  Provides up to $5,000 for state and local association diversity activities.  Allocated twice a year.  Apply in April or October  Application at

Housing Opportunity  Ambassadors for Cities  “Home From Work”  Housing Opportunity Grants  Ambassadors for Cities  “Home From Work”  Housing Opportunity Grants

Ambassadors for Cities  Creating partnerships between REALTORS® & Mayors to promote housing opportunities.  Result of partnership with USCM.  Goal: Encourage new partnerships between Mayors and local Realtors to expand housing opportunities.  $5,000 - $10,000 grant from NAR.

Home from Work™  The Home From Work program encourages REALTORS® to become advocates for expanding housing opportunities.  The program teaches REALTORS® how to effectively promote workforce housing initiatives at the grassroots level.  Work with public and private-sector employers to establish an employer assisted housing (EAH) benefit.

 Join national, state and local housing leaders, local and county government, and business professionals for the first national conference on Employer-Assisted Housing : Bring Workers Home. Monday, October 6, :00am-4:30pm Intercontinental Hotel Chicago, IL

State Issues Tracker  Website provides analysis of core real estate issues.  User can compare approaches of different states on an issue, and find citations of particular state laws.

State Issues Tracker Core Real Estate Issues (Updated Yearly)  Affinity Marketing and After- the-Fact Referral Fees  Development Impact Fees  Home Inspectors  Lending Application Disclosures and Escrow Requirements  License Reciprocity  Licensing Requirements and Maintenance  Minimum Service Laws  Mold  Real Estate Agency  Real Estate Transfer Taxes  Seller Disclosure (Property Conditions)  State RESPA Laws  Sex Offender Notification (Megan's Law)  Tenancies-in-Common  Private Transfer Fees  Sales Tax on Services

State Issues Clearinghouse Emerging Issues (Updated Monthly)  Tenancies-in-Common  Minimum Service Laws  Eminent Domain  Sale of Real Estate by Banks or Other Financial Institutions

State and Local Services For Additional Information on any of these program, please contact: Gerry Allen Community Outreach Manager Cultural Diversity Housing Opportunity Smart Growth Issues Services Political