Sentences with phrase «affairs director»

If you have specific questions regarding legislation you can reach out to the Government Affairs Director, Shawn Cleave, or OAR's Chief Lobbyist, Shaun Jillions.

The NAR Shared Government Affairs Director program has already created 10 new GAD positions.

«Housing expenses in our region are affordable, averaging 23.7 percent of personal income, according to the Center for Neighborhood Technology,» said Robert Broome, government affairs director for the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS» ®.

Perhaps Ryan Conrad is an effective communicator because of his years working in government and as a REALTOR ® association government affairs director.

«For some folks, that deduction makes the difference in their ability to maintain their status as homeowners,» says David Stark, public affairs director of the Bay East Association of Realtors in Pleasanton, Calif..

Contact Nicole Arnold for help with: Homes4NC or affordable housing, Workforce Housing Specialist Program, Shared Local Government Affairs Director Program, Matching grants and regional grants.

• Illinois REALTORS ® local Government Affairs Director Brian Bernardoni was honored for his work on advocacy.

Supporting the Government Affairs Director and working in conjunction with the appropriate committees, he assists in the development of and performance of our grassroots outreach and coordination of and attendance at local and state events, town hall meetings, and other advocacy opportunities.

Elected Leaders If you are an elected official and would like information on demographics, economic talking points, and real estate data for your district, please contact Government Affairs Director Tyler Warner at [email protected].

Please send all requests to Government Affairs Director Tyler Warner at [email protected].

«I'm concerned about its negative impact on the housing market,» says Jane Leo, governmental affairs director for the Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors.

Troi serves as the Shared Local Government Affairs Director for the Winston - Salem Regional Association of REALTORS ® and the Home Builders Association of Winston - Salem.

Prior to RPR, Karen served for 17 years as the Government Affairs Director for the Kansas Association of REALTORS ® and served as the President and CEO of Real Estate Business Resources (REBR), a business support subsidiary of the Kansas Association of REALTORS ® for 11 years, where she provided business and technology consulting for brokers and agents and managed 15 of the 23 MLSs in Kansas.

And that's exactly what the Iowa association now has, under a partnership it has forged with two local REALTOR ® associations in the state as part of NAR's Government Affairs Director (GAD) Sharing Program.

Last spring Martin Lee, executive officer of the Iowa Association of REALTORS ®, and his government affairs director Jennifer Feilmeier worked the phones double time and joined REALTORS ® in countless trips to the Iowa Legislature.

The audits alone could have cost home owners more than $ 600 apiece in some cases, says Caylyn Brown, government affairs director for the Sacramento Association of REALTORS ®.

Thorsteinson, government affairs director for the Summit Association of REALTORS ® (SAR).

Fundraising — RPAC and Beyond 3:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. Gavin Blair, RCE, CEO, Iowa Association of REALTORS ®; Nathan Gorton, Government Affairs Director, Washington REALTORS ® This fast - paced, solution - oriented session for new and seasoned AEs will provide some RPAC fundraising basics and help you take your efforts to the next level.

«I'm concerned about its negative impact on the housing market,» Jane Leo, governmental affairs director for the Portland Metropolitan Association of REALTORS ®, told the Portland Tribune.

Association experience can be very attractive, but if you're a political affairs director or a communications director and your expertise is limited to one sector, make yourself more attractive by expanding your portfolio through education or volunteer work.

The Tacoma Pierce County Association of REALTORS ® feels the city should include owner - occupied multifamily housing near transit and shopping in its plan, says Catherine Rudolph, the association's government affairs director.

«There's no data to show to what extent sellers aren't filling out the form,» says Duncan MacKenzie, NYSAR government affairs director.

Q: I am a State Government Affairs Director (GAD).

That's why there's a tendency to leave politics up to the professional government affairs staff — sponsored either by the state association or a regional shared government affairs director.

Currently, practitioners can file an «affidavit of entitlement to the commission,» but that's proven insufficient, says Duncan MacKenzie, NYSAR's government affairs director.

«We have to frame issues so that members understand them and realize the reach of government in their business,» says Brian Bernardoni, government affairs director at the Chicago Association of REALTORS ®.

«Members have varying degrees of interest in politics, but when we get them to Government Day at the state capitol meeting with lawmakers, for the most part, we change attitudes and open their eyes to the view the legislators have from the inside,» says Bruce King, government affairs director at the REALTORS ® Association of Northwestern Wisconsin.

«If we had more members involved in our advocacy program, elected officials would get even more of an earful about the impact they have on real estate transactions and home ownership,» says David Stark, government affairs director for the Bay East Association of REALTORS ®, Calif..

At the Atlanta Board of REALTORS ®, Government Affairs Director Lennie Shewmaker drives home the idea that REALTOR ® party efforts are like a wagon: «You can get a free ride, or you can help pull by joining in the committee, responding to calls for action, and investing in RPAC.

«My expertise is in crafting the message that our elected officials and bureaucrats need to hear, but that message is best delivered by the practitioner who can speak to real - world experience,» said Amber Sundsted, government affairs director of the Billings Association of REALTORS ® in Montana.

«If we truly want to help homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments, we have to educate them on where to find safe, trusted resources already available in our area,» said Nate Johnson, Government Affairs Director for the SEMAR.

«The REALTORS ®» involvement is vital to understanding which aspects of the real estate business need protection or could be improved through policy changes,» says Lennie Shewmaker, government affairs director of the Atlanta Board of REALTORS ® and the Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS ®.

Although the final ruling required property owners renting for 30 days or less to get a special license, Howard Handler, government affairs director for the North Shore — Barrington Association of REALTORS ®, advocated for some key exemptions, including allowing short - term rentals due to disaster or renovation.

«For REALTORS ®, this is a crucial issue about the quality of life in their communities,» says Jeff Bachert, government affairs director for the Nevada Association of REALTORS ®.

«Some members were not aware they would owe taxes,» says Matthew Marks, the associations» government affairs director.

With the assistance of WSCAR's Government Affairs Director Bob Mitchell, WSCAR and the Spokane Association of REALTORS ® collaborated to submit a request to the National Association of REALTORS ® for a $ 15,000 Smart Growth Action Grant to help fund a study of housing needs in and around Spokane's University District.

Home owners concerned over the noise, crowds, and traffic that vacationers can bring to certain residential neighborhoods in Ocean City, Md., oppose short - term rentals, says Sarah Rayne, government and public affairs director for the Coastal Association of REALTORS ®.

«Insurers are increasingly fearful of big losses, and they're scared to death of the mold issue,» says Sam Licklider, government affairs director for the Missouri Association of REALTORS ®.

The appeal of living in the area has had its impact on Wake County and there has been an increasing demand for new schools, said Tara Lightner, government affairs director of the RRAR.

«If they could meet the performance standards, they got permission from the city to operate,» says Erica Wirtala, government affairs director at the Northwest Montana Association of REALTORS ®.

The Texas Association of REALTORS ® is talking with state lawmakers about closing a loophole created in 1993 that lets insurers structure themselves as county mutual companies or high - risk Lloyd's - type insurers, both of which operate outside the jurisdiction of the state insurance regulator, says Bill Stinson, TAR government affairs director.

The bill could be considered this year, says William Castelli, MAR government affairs director.

- Robert Nodes, Government Affairs Director, Greater Chattanooga Association of REALTORS ®

By creating member legislative response teams in each of the association's 15 cities, San Mateo's Government Affairs director, Paul Stewart, was able to focus the involvement of local REALTORS ® with local elected officials and staff.

The Nevada Association of REALTORS ® has drawn a line in the sand to stop a proposed increase in the state's real estate transfer tax, says Jeff Bachert, the association's government affairs director.

«When someone comes to you with a [doctor's] note that says, «I'm entitled to 40 cats,» you can negotiate [that],» said Tyler Craddock, government affairs director of the National Association of Residential Property Managers.

John Periard, Government Affairs Director of St. Paul Area Association of REALTORS ®, said the association was active in trying to stop the ordinance.

Linda Formella, branch manager at Michael Saunders & Company and president - elect at the REALTOR ® Association of Sarasota and Manatee in Sarasota, Fla., says that hiring a younger professional for the governmental affairs director position has helped bring younger agents into conversations about real estate issues.

Example: Effective government lobbying through a shared government affairs director or more unbiased mediation and arbitration services through shared professional standards administration.

«We used the call - to - action feature recently in Michigan to defeat a 2 percent sales tax on real estate services and had tremendous success,» says Brad Ward, Michigan Association of Realtors ®» government affairs director.