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Posted: 26 Feb 2009 07:33 PM PST

Contacting Congress Couldn’t Be Easier
The National Association of Realtors’ Broker Involvement Program makes it as easy as clicking a couple of buttons for Realtors to contact Congress regarding issues such as the housing stimulus package recently announced by President Obama.Any U.S. Broker/Owner or Manager can sign up for the program at realtoractioncenter.com/realtors/brokers. Then, when an important issue is before Congress, NAR will call and e-mail the Broker/Owner with an alert that a call for action is coming. NAR Calls for Action generally occur five to six times annually.
If the Broker/Owner agrees, NAR will send all the agents in the company an e-mail under the Broker/Owner’s name and with the company logo. It includes an imbedded e-mail message that, if the agent hits submit, will be forwarded to that agent’s senators and congressional representatives.
500,000 e-Mails to CongressA call to action last December in relation to the stimulus package generated more than 500,000 e-mails from Realtors to members of Congress. Messages have also gone out dealing with FHA loan limits and the tax credit for homebuyers.
More than 600 brokers have signed up for the program, says Ed Lawler, a former RE/MAX Broker/Manager from Ft. Collins, Colo., who directs the program for NAR.
“Since this is one of the most important times in our industry, and real estate is at the focus of much of the legislation, the ability to rally the troops is very important,” Lawler says. He hopes to have 2,500 brokers on the list by the end of 2009, who in turn will influence more than 250,000 agents.

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