{"id":138,"date":"2017-08-24T13:07:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T17:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/realtorparty.com\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2024-02-05T20:13:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T20:13:17","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/news\/blog","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"content-block\"><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/news\/blog\/nar-attainable-housing-ideas\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/TWW_FH_for_All_4x5-600x400.png\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/news\/blog\/nar-attainable-housing-ideas\">NAR Debuts Fair &#038; Attainable Housing Ideas Forum to Help Associations Make Lasting Change in Their Communities<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>Affordability and fair housing remain the most significant challenges confronting the real estate industry today,\u201d 2024 NAR President Kevin Sears said earlier this year. \u201c[REALTORS\u00ae\u2019] mission to promote the growth&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/news\/blog\/nar-attainable-housing-ideas\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/news\/blog\/nar-attainable-housing-ideas\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/unveiling-the-housing-supply-accelerator-playbook\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-05-30-at-11.40.07-AM-600x400.png\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/unveiling-the-housing-supply-accelerator-playbook\">Unveiling the Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>Housing supply and affordability rose to the top of the list of priorities for state and local REALTOR\u00ae association staff on an issues survey conducted by the National Association of&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/unveiling-the-housing-supply-accelerator-playbook\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/unveiling-the-housing-supply-accelerator-playbook\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/showcasing-smart-growth-success-amazon-hq-field-experience-at-rlm\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-13-at-2.43.05-PM-600x400.png\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/showcasing-smart-growth-success-amazon-hq-field-experience-at-rlm\">Showcasing Smart Growth Success: Amazon HQ Field Experience at RLM<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>To kick off the REALTORS\u00ae Legislative Meetings on Saturday, May 4, attendees had the opportunity to take a walking tour of Arlington\u2019s National Landing neighborhood \u2013 home of Amazon's HQ2&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/showcasing-smart-growth-success-amazon-hq-field-experience-at-rlm\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/showcasing-smart-growth-success-amazon-hq-field-experience-at-rlm\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/award-winning-project-spurred-by-nar-grant\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane-600x400.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane-958x639.jpeg 958w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Spokane.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/award-winning-project-spurred-by-nar-grant\">Award-Winning Project Spurred by NAR Grant<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>In 2022, census data showed that housing inventory in Washington state was the lowest in the country, and the city of Spokane, population 229,000, had only a two- to three-week&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/award-winning-project-spurred-by-nar-grant\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/award-winning-project-spurred-by-nar-grant\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/news-alert-chicago-voters-reject-transfer-tax-after-advocacy-blitz\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chicago-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Chicago Skyline\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/news-alert-chicago-voters-reject-transfer-tax-after-advocacy-blitz\">REALTOR\u00ae Party News Alert: Chicago Voters Reject Transfer Tax After Advocacy Blitz<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>The ballots have been counted, and thanks to an uphill fight led by the Illinois REALTORS\u00ae and supported by NAR, voters soundly defeated a detrimental real estate transfer tax proposal&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/news-alert-chicago-voters-reject-transfer-tax-after-advocacy-blitz\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/blog\/news-alert-chicago-voters-reject-transfer-tax-after-advocacy-blitz\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-march-madness\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"NAR President Kevin Sears\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Column-thumbnail-958x639.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-march-madness\">REALTOR\u00ae Party March Madness<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>March is a busy month for the REALTOR\u00ae Party. From advocating for crucial issues in Congress \u2013 government funding, independent contractor status, and housing affordability, to name a few \u2013&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-march-madness\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-march-madness\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/access-to-homeownership-top-of-mind-in-washington\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/24_PolicyForum_0059-958x639.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/access-to-homeownership-top-of-mind-in-washington\">Access to Homeownership Top of Mind in Washington<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>Making homeownership more accessible has been one of NAR\u2019s top advocacy priorities for years, and REALTORS\u00ae are ensuring it\u2019s top of mind for policymakers, too.<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/access-to-homeownership-top-of-mind-in-washington\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/access-to-homeownership-top-of-mind-in-washington\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/kicking-off-a-crucial-election-year\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0124_MainPhoto_wp-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/kicking-off-a-crucial-election-year\">Kicking Off a Crucial Election Year<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>The REALTOR\u00ae Party is ready to hit the ground running on a demanding year.<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/kicking-off-a-crucial-election-year\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/kicking-off-a-crucial-election-year\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-ramps-up-for-2024\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-600x400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ColumnPhoto-958x639.jpg 958w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-ramps-up-for-2024\">REALTOR\u00ae Party Ramps Up for 2024<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>Hundreds of REALTORS\u00ae kicked off December in St. Louis at the REALTOR\u00ae Party Training Conference, preparing to advocate for property ownership on behalf of clients and communities in 2024.<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-ramps-up-for-2024\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/realtor-party-ramps-up-for-2024\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"blog-list-item format-standard\">\r\n                        \t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4\">\r\n                       \t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/advocacy-priorities-front-and-center-in-anaheim\" class=\"media-box grid-featured-img\">\r\n                           \t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cropped-1123_nxt-600x369.jpg\" class=\"attachment-borntogive-600x400 size-borntogive-600x400 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n                            <\/a>\r\n                      \t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/advocacy-priorities-front-and-center-in-anaheim\">Advocacy Priorities Front and Center in Anaheim<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"grid-item-excerpt\"><p>Thousands of REALTORS\u00ae gathered in Anaheim last week to Own the Moment at NAR NXT, The REALTOR\u00ae Experience. Attendees packed the room at Monday\u2019s Advocacy Scoop to hear the latest&hellip;<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/advocacy-priorities-front-and-center-in-anaheim\"><\/a><\/p><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/about-us\/advocacy-priorities-front-and-center-in-anaheim\" class=\"basic-link\">Read more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":101,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}