It's Not A Change in NAR Agenda. You Are Just Aware of it Now

A few weeks back there was an uproar on social networking sites about the National Association of REALTORS® "Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour". Reading through the posts and comments it became clear to me that most members do not know what the association does on an ongoing basis. Because of social networking, NAR is now reaching a greater audience of their members.

Being involved at both the committee level and Board of Directors level at the local, state and national level over the years, I can say this applies to all three levels:

• It is not unusual for the REALTOR® Association to have some sort of presence at housing related shows such as a Home and Garden Show or community event. 
• Member outreach occurs on an ongoing basis in the form of town hall type meetings all the time. Sometimes they are conducted by your local or state association or in this instance they are tied into the bus tour. 
• There is a definite misunderstanding of what RPAC is and how it is funded. 
• Regardless of market conditions it has always been the message of the association to promote home ownership and real property owners rights. 
• The organization is a massive structure. Just because some of its leadership is riding across the country on bus does not mean it is not working on behalf of its members for the laundry list of items being discussed in the posts that are perceived as not happening.