Archive for 'Political Action & Involvement'

Nevada HOAs Challenged in False Claims Lawsuit

Tara Owen

By Tara Owen

Mention Home Owner Associations (HOAs) to any Las Vegas home owner and you are sure to get a passionate love them or hate them response. Many home owners I’ve met with are bitter over the fines imposed by HOAs for seemingly trivial violations.

The ongoing controversy of fraudulent practices, excessive assessments, and egregious collection costs of HOA fees on Las Vegas home owners ...

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Joining My Local Board of REALTORS®

Jennifer A. Klein

By Jennifer Klein

I’m a two-year chair of the Placer County Association of REALTORS® Young Professionals Network and I was recently nominated to the 2013 Placer County Association of REALTORS® Board of Directors. In my video below, I share why and how I became involved with the board, as well as the benefits of getting involved in your local association.

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YPNers Participate in the Rally to Protect the American Dream

Peter Lamandre

By Peter N. Lamandre

While I was at the Rally to Protect the American Dream last Thursday during the NAR Midyear meetings in Washington, D.C., I had the opportunity to interview some of the YPNers in attendance. See what they had to say about the importance of homeownership.

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Utah REALTORS® Take Their Issues to the Hill

Chris Nichols

By Chris Nichols

Approximately 60 REALTORS® from the state of Utah spent last Wednesday afternoon discussing issues vital to the housing market with their Congressional Delegation. The afternoon started with a state caucus meeting with Jamie Gregory, one of NAR’s chief lobbyists, walking us through the major talking points of the day. Then ...

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There Are Givers and There Are Takers: Taking an Active Role in Your Profession

Brett Caviness

By Brett Caviness

From the first year I got my license as a college student, I knew I wanted to be involved in the real estate business as much as possible.  I started by attending the Iowa REALTORS® Legislative Bus-in where I quickly realized the power we as individuals have to take part in the political landscape that is our real estate industry. Real ...

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Duty’s Calling, YPN

Nobu Hata

By Nobu Hata

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that we’re living and working in a tenuously linked society right now.  Hyper-political-mumbo-jumbo is being thrown around to a jaded audience, and we are more polarized and fractured than ever before.

That same thing could be said for the real estate industry.

Data, IDX, syndication, broker-centric, agent-centric, consumer-centric, lead-generation, third parties, anti-property owner legislation, technological ...

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