{"id":20828,"date":"2024-12-11T17:46:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T17:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/?p=20828"},"modified":"2024-12-12T17:18:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:18:15","slug":"realtor-party-news-october-2024-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/news\/newsletters\/realtor-party-news\/1224","title":{"rendered":"REALTOR\u00ae Party News &#8211; December 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">In This Issue\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Final Tally for RPAC\u2019s 2024 Election Cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Advocacy Scoop Podcast Reveals NAR\u2019s Biggest Wins of 2024.<\/li>\n<li>Flood Insurance at a Crossroads: NFIP Reforms, Risks and Real Estate Impacts.<\/li>\n<li>Looking Back at 2024: NAR Advocacy By-The-Numbers.<\/li>\n<li>Community Outreach Grants and Transforming Neighborhoods Programs Are Open for Associations to Apply.<\/li>\n<li>New Placemaking Video Highlighting REALTOR\u00ae Leadership in Livable Communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/NL.jpeg\" alt=\"NAR's Director of RPAC Fundraising and RPAC Events, Michael Clark, speaking at the Tennessee Association of REALTORS\u00ae Leadership &amp; Advocacy Conference.\" width=\"461\" height=\"1020\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">NAR&#8217;s Director of RPAC Fundraising and RPAC Events, Michael Clark, speaking at the Tennessee Association of REALTORS\u00ae Leadership &amp; Advocacy Conference.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">What You Need to Know<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>452 RPAC-supported <\/strong>federal candidates advanced from their primaries to the general election. <strong>We won a total of 438 of those races<\/strong> \u2013 bringing our <strong>success rate for this year\u2019s election to 97%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>And we took <strong>153 Opportunity Races<\/strong> live this election cycle, with nearly <strong>50\/50 support for Democrats and Republicans<\/strong>. We <strong>won 137 of those races<\/strong> \u2013 bringing our <strong>success rate for our Opportunity Race Program to an 89.5% success rate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>On the state and local level, our <a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/realtorparty.realtor\/campaign-services\/independent-expenditures__;!!PkLhtwKy7FfEb1-0dSs!fhBJV88dmwkJDxog3QEuZfsXxKtaRQXPqs7xZc8HCNdbv83B1V056hRKNj7B7N2-pBszvYyioOnqkZ6v335ascgMpw$\"><u>State and Local Independent Expenditures Program<\/u><\/a> supported more than <strong>400 REALTOR\u00ae Party champions<\/strong> this year. As of last month, <strong>every state and D.C. has now participated in the program over its lifetime<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>NAR has updated its 2023-2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/narfocus.com\/file\/7114\"><u>Political Advocacy talking points<\/u><\/a> with the final results.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20836&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/advocacy\/advocacy-scoop-podcast\/thats-a-wrap-2024&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Advocacy Scoop Podcast Reveals NAR\u2019s Biggest Wins of 2024<\/h3>\n<p>In the last episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/advocacy\/advocacy-scoop-podcast\/thats-a-wrap-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Advocacy Scoop<\/u><\/a> this season, Shannon and Patrick recap the extensive, yet captivating, list of Advocacy Wins for 2024. The fight for affordability, availability, and accessibility comes in many forms, and they detail the top wins in each of the five advocacy areas: legislative, policy, judicial, state and local, and political.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Flood Insurance at a Crossroads: NFIP Reforms, Risks and Real Estate Impacts<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_20839\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-at-2.21.20-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20839\" class=\"wp-image-20839 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-at-2.21.20-PM.jpg\" alt=\"CLICK TO WATCH: NAR sits down with FEMA\" width=\"464\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-at-2.21.20-PM.jpg 464w, https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-at-2.21.20-PM-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20839\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CLICK TO WATCH: NAR sits down with FEMA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Flood risk is real, and the stakes are high. With over 10 million high-risk homes uninsured, now is the time for action. Dive into NAR\u2019s conversation with FEMA\u2019s Jeff Jackson to uncover strategies for long-term solutions to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Learn how we can work together to protect communities and advocate for impactful reforms. Watch the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/videos\/flood-insurance-at-a-crossroads\/?cid=em_FEMA01\">interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This message comes as Congress faces a December 20 deadline to fund the government. Failure to do so would result in a partial federal government shutdown, including authorization to issue new policies through the NFIP.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2017, NFIP\u2019s authority has been extended 30 times and allowed to briefly lapse on several occasions. An extended lapse of the NFIP will leave millions of Americans at risk and disrupt the purchase of flood insurance in more than 20,000 communities across the United States. Not only would Americans be unable to purchase new NFIP policies during an authorization lapse, but also property owners and renters currently insured by the NFIP would be unable to renew their policies.<\/p>\n<p>NAR\u2019s advocacy team has worked for years to ensure continuity for NFIP, including invoking a nationwide legislative call-for-action last year answered by tens of thousands of NAR members.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Back at 2024: NAR Advocacy By-The-Numbers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>5,000 <\/strong>Congressional meetings with NAR\u2019s Advocacy team and Federal Political Coordinators held in 2024.<\/li>\n<li><strong>20 <\/strong>meetings with the White House and federal agencies about proposed regulations and other administration actions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>614<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Community Outreach Grants and advocacy assistance applications awarded, totaling over $4 million.\n<ul>\n<li>Associations across 49 states and 1 territory received support for a variety of community development and fair housing advocacy, education, and engagement initiatives \u2014marking a 54% increase in applications and a 36% increase in funding year-over-year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>109<\/strong> Advocacy Everywhere Call for Actions to mobilize REALTORS\u00ae and consumers on public policy issues.<\/li>\n<li><strong>438<\/strong> RPAC-supported candidates were successful in the 2024 election \u2014 a 97% win rate.\n<ul>\n<li>50\/50 breakdown of Republican and Democrat candidates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>85 <\/strong>NAR Issues Mobilization Grants totaling $14.6 million awarded to state and local REALTOR\u00ae associations.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>$13.9 million <\/strong>spent on local and state Independent Expenditure campaigns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7465&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>RPAC Update<\/h2>\n<p>As of\u00a0November 30, RPAC fundraising reached\u00a090% of its national goal, with $45 million raised at all three levels of the association and\u00a0118% of its federal disbursements allocation goal with $11.8\u00a0million raised at the national level. RPAC has\u00a010,513 Major Investors and a\u00a033% participation rate.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20837&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>The REALTOR\u00ae Party At Work<\/h2>\n<h3>REALTOR\u00ae Party Resource Spotlight<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Two applications are open for associations to apply:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/community-outreach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Outreach Grants<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/community-outreach\/housing-opportunity\/resources\/transforming-neighborhoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transforming Neighborhoods Program in 2025<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/blogs\/spaces-to-places\/realtorsr-create-livable-communities-watch-nars-new-placemaking-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Placemaking Video<\/a>\u00a0Unveiled Highlighting REALTOR\u00ae Leadership in Livable Communities.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/smartgrowth\/smart-growth-network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EPA Smart Growth Network<\/a>\u00a0Quarterly Discussion: Strategies to Boost the Supply and Improve the Quality of Affordable, Resilient Housing.<\/li>\n<li>The Fall 2024 issue of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/on-common-ground\/fall-2024-communities-for-all-ages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">On Common Ground:\u00a0Communities for All Ages<\/a>\u00a0was released exploring housing supply, affordability, and multigenerational living trends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;20835&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>REALTOR\u00ae Party Playlist<\/h3>\n<p>NAR\u2019s Chief Advocacy Officer, Shannon McGahn, joins <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/kcrealtalk\/shannon-mcgahn-with-a-post-election-advocacy-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Kansas City Real Talk Real Estate Podcast<\/u><\/a> and gives an update on how RPAC supported candidates did last month in the general election and national issues of importance for the real estate industry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Link Library<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/magazine\/real-estate-news\/law-and-ethics\/where-the-fight-to-protect-property-rights-goes-in-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Where the Fight to Protect Property Rights Goes in 2025<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/advocacy\/federal-advocacy\/nar-legislative-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FlyIn.realtor<\/a>: Advocacy talking points and priorities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RealtorParty.realtor<\/a>: REALTOR\u00ae Party grants and resources<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/AdvocacyMission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAR.realtor\/AdvocacyMission<\/a>: How NAR is making housing more affordable, available, and accessible<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/advocacy\/nar-advocacy-wins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NAR.realtor\/AdvocacyWins<\/a>: One-stop shop for advocacy successes<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/washington-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Report<\/a>: Policy updates<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nar.realtor\/the-facts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facts.realtor<\/a>: Settlement information and resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In This Issue\u00a0\r\nFinal Tally for RPAC\u2019s 2024 Election Cycle.\r\nAdvocacy Scoop Podcast Reveals NAR\u2019s Biggest Wins of 2024.\r\nFlood Insurance at a Crossroads: NFIP Reforms, Risks and Real Estate Impacts.\r\nLooking Back at 2024: NAR Advocacy By-The-Numbers.\r\nCommunity Outreach Grants and Transforming Neighborhoods Programs Are Open for Associations to Apply.\r\nNew Placemaking Video Highlighting REALTOR\u00ae Leadership in Livable Communities.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[812,68,813],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters","category-realtor-party-news","category-realtor-party-news-newsletters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=20828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20841,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20828\/revisions\/20841"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}