Gearing Up for Sacramento!
The past few days have been so educational and well appreciated as I and others get ready for our California Association of Realtors (CAR) Sacramento Board of Directors meeting. Our CAR committees are packed with enthusiastic & well informed Realtor members from all across California. Describing the range of committees and the skills of committee volunteers and staff would be in itself a major task! CAR Staff members are the very best! Their dedication to our industry is lauded regularly by CAR volunteers and a multitude of others in trade associations nationwide.
The Sacramento meeting is always filled with excitement. Our Realtor members receive the latest information regarding legislation, tools of the trade and the networking opportunities are super charged. It's a "family reunion" in it's own right. Seeing fellow Realtors, staff and other industry members is something to look forward to by all. I have been fortunate to attend both our CAR and our National Association of Realtor (NAR) meetings since 1994. You learn a lot of useful Real Estate related information by attending and interacting with peers.
Meeting with elected officials in their Sacramento office is an opportunity to discuss issues impacting our industry. Our Real Estate clients (Buyers, Renters, Sellers & others) are effectively represented by well prepared and informed Realtor members attending the Sacramento meeting and sharing opinions regarding legislation. Proposed legislation that is beneficial and/or harmful to home ownership will be discussed/debated in our sessions and with our elected officials. Our CAR Staff helps us prepare arguments in support of and/or against all proposed legislation that might impact housing in California. This meeting is also an opportunity to thank those legislators who have stood up with Realtor members fighting for the best possible answers for our housing needs.
Realtors who volunteer as Key Contacts for California elected officials are extra special. The Key Contacts often work behind the scenes before and after meetings to keep our elected officials informed on our industry needs. Key Contacts are the advanced team in many instances and they make the Sacramento meetings move more smoothly by taking the lead in the meetings with their assigned legislator.
"Money is the mother's milk of politics" is a simile well worth remembering! Our major donors are truly to be appreciated by everyone in our industry. Major donors pay the toll for our journey. Our Real Estate industry would be so very different if there were not major donors. Please consider making a commitment to yourself and our industry by signing up to be a major donor in Sacramento.
The 2016 CAR Realtor Action Fund (RAF) committee Tamara Suminski, Chair and our 2016 CAR President Pat "Ziggy" Zicarelli requests and should receive support from all of us. Moneys donated by Realtor members provide much needed resources. Our 2015 RAF Chair Winnie Davis broke records for monies raised and participation by Realtor members. We can repeat these triumphs in 2016 with your help. Our Region 23 (Pacific West & Tri Counties AORs) won the 2015 Jumbo award for biggest increase in participation and monies raised. Phil Hawkins, CEO constantly promotes Region 23 involvement in paying our fair share and more.
Prepared by:
Michael Teer, Broker
Teer One Properties, Inc.
www.miketeer.com
teer1broker@gmail.com
951-313-5168
"For Tier One Service - Call Teer One Properties"
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