Advocate

Core Goal

Aggressively advance real estate interests through advocacy, political action, and consumer and member engagement.

Be the Voice of Real Estate

Successfully Passed or Advanced All Legislative Priorities

All 2021 legislative priorities either successfully passed or advanced out of one Chamber and will be part of 2022’s advocacy efforts.

• Successfully passed legislation to ensure roads intended for the Department of Transportation (DOT) adoption do not end up abandoned, leaving homeowners’ safety and financial security in jeopardy

• No new taxes on real estate or real estate services

• Helped secure $180 million for Workforce Housing Loan Program through the Housing Finance Agency

Ended NC Eviction Moratorium protecting NC REALTORS® property managers and their landlord clients

Negotiated substantial changes to the HOPE Program including allowing landlords to submit a rental assistance application on behalf of the tenant

Prevented 30 school calendar bills from becoming law changing the school calendar law

Worked to Contain Insurance Costs as a direct benefit to all homeowners

Strengthen the culture of advocacy among all local associations and members

Facilitated Statewide Advocacy Training with NC REALTORS® field GADs

Land Use and Property Rights Advocacy led by Field GADs in multiple local jurisdictions

$179,000 in NAR grants with local associations

Strive for full membership investment in RPAC and/or Corporate Ally Program

$1 Million Strong

NC REALTORS® PAC Update

After decades of demonstrating our critical role in the political arena, in 2021, NC REALTORS® PAC experienced its most successful year by raising over 1 million dollars in investments.

• NC REALTORS® PAC 2021 has raised $1,009,725 in hard dollars and $137,543 in soft dollars from CAP/PAF investments totaling $1,147,270 reaching 123% of our $931,000 goal this year! We have exceeded our goal and this year proved to be THE MOST successful fundraising year in NC REALTORS® history.

Triple Crown Review

• Dollar Goal: $931,000 | Current: $1,147,270 (123%)

• Major Investor Goal: 298 | Current: 326 (Including CAP Major Investors)

• Presidents Circle Goal: 30 | Current: 51

• Participation Goal: 32% | Current: 30.37% (6% higher than 2020)

Lisa York, 2021 NC REALTORS® PAC Chair

Highlights

$217,000 More raised in 2021 than in 2020

7,217 members are new investors

$37,000 more soft dollars raised in 2021 than in 2020, making the new record totaling over $135,000

2,623 more investors in 2021 than in 2020, making a new record of 30.37% participation

326 major investors: 89 are new major investors; 56 more than 2020

51 President’s Circle members: 8 more than 2020, exceeding our goal of 30; 11 are new President Circle members

38/45 local associations achieved Triple Crown

30/45 local associations achieved President’s Cup

40/45 local associations met or exceeded dollar goal

39/45 local associations met or exceeded participation goal

Promote Growth and Economic Development

2022 C5 Summit

2022 C5 Summit

Attended NAR’s C5 Summit to advance economic development and commercial real estate opportunities in North Carolina

2021 NAR Platinum Achievement Award Winner

For the fourth year in a row, the NC REALTORS® Global Network has been awarded the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Platinum Achievement Award. This award is presented to REALTOR® associations that provide the highest level of global services to its members by consistently providing the tools they need to handle international real estate and connect with the global community in the area. For more information, visit global.ncrealtors.org.

Eliminate Barriers to Housing Availability

200+ NC REALTORS® engaged at the virtual State of Real Estate event

Topics Explored

• Current Housing Needs & Required Policy Changes

• Local Initiatives to improve Housing Availability

• Impacts of Changing Demographics in NC

• Post-pandemic Trends in Economic Development & Commercial Real Estate

Featured Speakers

• Jim Johnson, demographic expert and professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Christopher Chung, CEO of EDPNC

• K.C. Conway, Chief Economist of CCIM Institute

• Robert Dietz, SVP & Chief Economist of NAHB

• Wit Tuttell, VP, Tourism of EDPNC