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Download and start using the apps! iPhone | iPad | DROID
Mobile Advocacy: Receive a notification alerting you whenever there is a new Call for Action. The new mobile alert format will make participation a snap. No forms to fill out. Short, fast and easy!
Mobile Investing: Make your annual investment via your phone. Now there is no excuse to not invest in RPAC!
Action Profiles: The app contains a summary of your REALTOR® Party engagement. A list of open action items, actions you have already taken.
Advocacy Reports: Track how your state and local associations are doing in terms of their advocacy efforts to help us reach our annual 15% goal.
REALTOR® Party Tracker: Learn how your state and local association are using NAR programs to build political strength in your own backyard. Find out what tools and programs NAR is providing your association and how much money those programs cost.
You can also visit the link provided for links for the app: REALTOR Party Action Center Mobile App
Are you a broker owner or managing broker? Are you involved with NAR's Broker Involvement Program?
This dynamic program provides you, the broker-owner, with a quick and effective tool to rally your agents on critical legislative issues affecting our industry.
The Broker Involvement Program offers you and your agents:
A voice on Capitol Hill.
The program is an opportunity to bring a strong and united REALTOR® voice to Members of Congress. With over 17,000 broker owners and 450,000 agents in the program, the REALTOR® voice will be heard loud and clear.
An easy-to-manage solution.
Nothing needs to be downloaded and there is no cost to the broker. NAR gives the broker-owner or managing broker access to the Broker Portal.
Proven results.
Your online participation report will show you response rates on Broker Calls for Action are significantly higher. The message is from you, the broker, to your agents. Nearly 40 percent of all responses on the Broker Calls for Action are from agents in the Broker Involvement Program. Your agents listen to you then take action!
2014 Broker Summit is in Atlanta on August 6th and 7th.
I have quite an amount of information to share with the Board this month as the amount of activity has been quite busy. I will begin my report this month with a legislative update on Federal Issues that NAR is monitoring. With both the General Election and NAR Annual Convention under our belts, attention has quickly shifted to guiding NAR priority issues in Lame Duck session which started when the House and Senate returned yesterday. High on the priority list remain getting an extension of the Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Tax Relief, reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), and working to ensure that the Waters of the US (as overseen by the EPA and Army Corp of Engineers) are scientifically and responsibly defined. Our legislative contact Lindsay Shuba, keeps me informed on a monthly basis and she is quite helpful with any questions that I have in regards to Federal Issues. Please continue to watch for NAR Calls for Action and reply ASAP. Also encourage your fellow agents to become active on the issues.
FHA Programs
FHA 203(K) Monitoring
On September 26, 2014, the National Association of REALTORS®, along with the National Association of Homebuilders and the Mortgage Bankers Association, sent a letter to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in response to proposed changes to the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program. The 203(k) program provides financing to renovate older and damaged homes. The coalition provided several recommendations to maintain the viability of the program and allow the revitalization of properties that might otherwise continue to deteriorate.
FHA Property Flipping Waiver
As required by the National Association of REALTORS® new members are required to complete an Ethics Orientation Course within 30 days of activation of a new license.
This online course is available to you at no cost, will take approximately 2 1/2 hours to complete. Individuals have thirty (30) days to complete this course from their original start date.
Click here to begin New Member Code of Ethics Orientation
This course includes a final exam and requires a minimum score of at least 75% to receive credit. Once you complete this process, your records will automatically be updated to reflect completion of this requirement. If you have any questions regarding this process please feel free to contact the Board Office at 419.625.5787.
Existing REALTOR® members must complete 2.5 hours of ethics training, meeting specific learning objectives and criteria, within a two-year cycles effective January 1, 2015.
REALTORS® who have completed the required ethics training within a two-year cycle in one association shall not be required to complete any further ethics training for that same training cycle if the REALTOR® becomes or is a member of another association.
Click Here To Take the Online Course For Existing Members Now
Once you complete this online course, your records will automatically be updated. Failure to complete the required periodic ethics training shall be considered a violation of a membership duty. If you have any questions regarding this requirement or your status, please contact the Board Office at 419.625.5787.