Realtor Political Survival Initiative (Dues Increase)

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In order to be able to compete with other larger corporations in the lobbying effort for REALTOR party, NAR is proposing a dues increase.

The initiative proposes a dedicated dues increase of $40. The proposal will be voted on by the NAR Board of Directors at the Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in May.

Here is a complete breakdown showing how your membership dues are used:

• $ 23         Legislative/Regulatory Advocacy
• $ 10         Economic and Technological Research
• $   5         Publications (REALTOR®  Magazine and Realtor.org)
• $ 15         Consumer and Member Relationship Building
• $   7         Code of Ethics/Legal Policy, Enforcement
• $   5         Commercial/International Alliance Partnerships
• $ 15         State and Local Association Services and Support
• $   0        All Volunteer Leadership, All Governance, All Committee Activity
  (all paid from non-dues revenue, none of your $80 goes here)
• $   0         Realtor.com
• $   0         Sentrilock
• $   0        *REALTORS® Federal Credit Union
• $   0         ePD (ePropertyData)Code of Ethics/Legal Policy, Enforcement
• $   0         REFormsnet
• $   0         RIN
• $   0         REBAC
• $   0 *Second Century Ventures
• = $ 80 total, annually

http://www.realtor.org/topics/political_survival_initiative

So what do you think? Are you opposed to an extra $40 per year to lobby for homeownership?  I personally don’t mind.