The National Association of Realtors membership gathered in the nation’s capital to ctrl-alt-del its reputation. Did it work?
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Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper look at the top-read stories of the week to give you what you’ll need to meet Monday head-on. This week: The National Association of Realtors membership gathered in the nation’s capital to ctrl-alt-del its reputation. Did it work?
Uncertainty has been the watchword for Realtors for a while now, but the last year or so has taken its toll on members of the National Association of Realtors. From scandals to settlements, real estate professionals have been left wondering where their membership money is going, what it’s paying for and whether it’s worth it.
From those who simply want to operate without being members of NAR to those seeking to shift the paradigm and start a new trade group to those who are ride-or-die for the organization, there are plenty of opinions to go around. It was against this backdrop of confusion, frustration and — dare we say it? — even hope that Realtors of all stripes met at the Realtors Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., last week.
Inman’s Andrea V. Brambila was right there asking the tough questions on your behalf and putting her deep knowledge of the industry and the legal system to work to analyze the statements, note the discrepancies and bear witness to the country’s largest trade group as, like a newly divorced Real Housewife, NAR seeks to reset, refresh and renew its appeal to its members.
Oh, by the way, don’t miss her story on the board of directors meeting and the questions it…