{"id":6948,"date":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/your-association-moving-forward\/"},"modified":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T00:00:00","slug":"your-association-moving-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/your-association-moving-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Association, Moving Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Volunteers in action at the REALTORS\u00ae Volunteer Build in Chicago.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The National Association of REALTORS\u00ae celebrated milestones, reiterated priorities, and discussed possible changes to the organization. Here are some highlights from the conference showing how REALTORS\u00ae are honoring the past by moving toward the future.<\/p>\n

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\u2018This Is Our Moment. Own It.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Mendenhall, a sixth-generation REALTOR\u00ae and the sixth woman to become president of the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae in the past 110 years, was sworn into office by her father, Richard Mendenhall, who was 2001 NAR president, during the Inaugural gala. \u201cAre you ready to own it with me?\u201d Mendenhall asked. \u201cWe absolutely have the power to make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

REALTORS<\/a><\/strong>\u00ae and Habitat for the Win<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a homecoming of sorts for the long-running tradition of NAR partnering with Habitat for Humanity, the REALTORS\u00ae Volunteer Build returned to Chicago, where it began in 2001. Check out our Facebook Live video tour of the site and a slide show of behind-the-scenes photos of the build in the West Pullman neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u2018Tomorrow\u2019s Leaders, Today\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

YPN had a great year, and while it celebrated its wins, it also took time to honor a special someone who\u2019s supported and encouraged the program every step of the way. Learn about what\u2019s next for NAR\u2019s young professionals here, and find out who took home the YPN Network of the Year Awards here.<\/p>\n

Should MLSs Be Required to Have a Waiver Policy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Board of Directors will vote today on whether to accept a recommendation from the 2017 Multiple Listing<\/a> Issues & Policies Committee that would allow agents more flexibility in the MLSs they subscribe to. Get the play-by-play on the debate that shaped the so-called \u201cMLS of Choice\u201d recommendation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

REALTOR<\/a><\/strong>\u00ae Associations Get Brokers Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoping for more involvement from your area\u2019s broker community on advocacy? Learn how your local association can secure NAR grants to pay for events, presentations, panels, summits, meetings, legislative roundtables, recruitment contests, videos, and newsletters that cover local, state, and federal issues for brokers and their agents.<\/p>\n

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Volunteers in action at the REALTORS\u00ae Volunteer Build in Chicago. The National Association of REALTORS\u00ae celebrated … Your Association, Moving Forward<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[695,480,12908,543,41,818,479],"class_list":["post-6948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-agent","tag-broker","tag-home","tag-home-buying-guide","tag-property","tag-real","tag-realtor"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/small_DSC_8051.jpeg?fit=1000%2C662&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}