Outreach Archive
A Note of Support
By: Tom Salomone 2016 NAR President A few thoughts from last night… REALTORS® build and strengthen communities. It’s what we do day in and day out. Helping a young family find the perfect starter home, assisting a developer scout...
March 23, 2016
MLK & Fair Housing
By: Tom Salomone, 2016 President Monday, Jan 18th 2016, marks MLK Day, honoring the memory of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In thinking about Dr. King’s many, many heroic contributions, I am reminded of the tremendous...
January 15, 2016
Statement From NAR 2014 President Elect Chris Polychron on Beverly Carter Tragedy
NAR President-Elect Chris Polychron released a statement on fellow Arkansas REALTOR® Beverly Carter, who was found murdered this week....
September 30, 2014
A Nation that Captured a Dream
By 2014 NAR President Steve Brown Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago, this July 4th, a new nation was conceived, different from all others — a nation that could and would capture the imagination of the world for centuries to...
July 1, 2014
REALTORS® Running for a Cause
NAR President Steve Brown encourages REALTORS® across the country to support charities of REALTORS® running in the 2014 Boston Marathon in remembrance of last year’s bombing victims. ...
April 2, 2014
After the Storm
By NAR 2013 President Gary Thomas Our hearts go out to the victims of the terrible tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma.Tragically, as it stands now, 24 souls were lost in the storm, including nine children.Property damage is estimated to...
May 23, 2013
Prayers and Condolences to Our Members at the Newtown Board of REALTORS®
by Gary Thomas, 2013 NAR President I wanted to share with all REALTORS® the message that went to our members at the Newtown Board of REALTORS®, in Newtown, Conn., to let them know that the entire membership of NAR...
December 18, 2012
A Great Meeting with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
I recently met with folks from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau including Rich Cordray, who heads up the CFPB. They are forming brand new committee and looking to include REALTORS®. No one can better represent consumers today than REALTORS®!...
June 27, 2012
The Heart of the Deal…With a Giving Soul
By Scott Louser, 2012 Vice President and Liaison to Government Affairs, National Association of REALTORS® Over the past few months, have you heard the phrase, “REALTORS® are the heart of the deal?” When you hear it what does it...
January 19, 2012