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Valuable Information to Help You Succeed in 2010

TO: All REALTORS®
FROM: NAR
RE: Valuable Information to Help You Succeed in 2010

*Right Tools, Right Now’ Initiative Extended to 2010*

NAR is proud to announce that the ‘Right Tools, Right Now’ initiative has been extended to 2010. NAR members can continue to take advantage of hundreds of NAR products and resources that can help their business now [...]

When Marketing, Think Safety First

If you’re like most REALTORS®, you put a great deal of thought and effort into your marketing materials, including advertisements, signs and business cards. You want to make every dollar count—but how much consideration do you give to the safety afforded by these communications? How much information are you giving the public that many people [...]

NAR Update - Tax Credit Extension/Expansion Gains Momentum

To: All REALTORS®
From: Charles McMillan, 2009 NAR President
Re: Tax Credit Extension/Expansion Gains Momentum

Dear Fellow REALTOR®,

With Congress moving quickly on a number of key issues, I wanted share some important news that you won’t read in the newspapers.

In my latest podcast, I explain why momentum is building – both in Congress and the Administration – in [...]

Clients Need Safety Tips, Too!

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and this organization have worked hard to keep REALTOR® Safety foremost in everyone’s minds. But what about your clients? They, too, face some dangers in allowing strangers into their homes or visiting other people’s properties.

Share this valuable advice with everyone, and you’ll help them learn to protect themselves against crime:

Remind [...]

Protect Yourself with Smart Marketing Materials

Consider these tips in preparing or updating the information you use to get business:

All of your marketing materials should be polished and professional. Don’t use alluring
or provocative photography in advertising, on the Web or on your business cards. There
are many documented cases of criminals actually circling photographs of their would-be
victims in newspaper advertisements. These victims [...]

Call for Action: Extend and Expand the Homebuyer Tax Credit

Tell Congress: Extend and Expand the Homebuyer Tax Credit

We have all seen first-hand the positive impact the first-time homebuyer tax credit is having on the real estate market recovery. As the expiration date for this successful program looms, we ALL need to make sure that Congress hears from us about the positive impact this program [...]

Your First Safety Step: Meeting a New Client

How, when and where you meet a client for the first time is a crucial turning point in ensuring your personal safety. For example, you should never, ever meet someone for the first time at a property—this leaves you vulnerable. Instead, take these 10 easy steps to help empower you:

Make sure you are not alone [...]

Top 10 Tips for Identity Theft Prevention

Identity theft is a serious and costly crime. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or years cleaning up the mess thieves have made of their good name and credit record. In the meantime, victims may lose job opportunities, be refused loans, housing or cars, or even get arrested for crimes they didn’t [...]

Promote the Keys to REALTOR® Safety: Knowledge, Awareness and Empowerment

Knowledge. Awareness. Empowerment. These are the core components of REALTOR® Safety. And helping our members understand the risks they face can mean the difference between life and death.

As part of NAR’s ongoing efforts to keep our members safe, we’re kicking off a year long focus on this issue of safety with the 6th annual observance [...]

NAR Update: Fannie, Freddie Act on Appraisal Concerns

To: All REALTORS®
From: Charles McMillan, 2009 NAR President
Re: UPDATE: FHFA and GSEs Act on HVCC Concerns

Dear Fellow REALTOR®,

I am writing to you with an important update on NAR’s efforts to address ongoing problems with recent changes to appraisal rules.

As a direct result of my recent meetings with the New York Attorney General’s office, the Federal [...]