REALTOR Party

**The REALTOR® Party** Since the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) hired its first lobbyist in 1973, America’s largest trade association has been working together to advance public policies and candidates that build strong communities, protect property interests and promote a vibrant business environment. In 2010-2011, NAR ramped up its efforts at the state and local levels by launching the REALTOR® Party Initiative. This included grants and tools to help state and local REALTOR® Associations run candidate and issue campaigns, and implement smart growth, housing opportunity and diversity programs, and much more. As the only advocacy group in America that fights exclusively for property ownership, real estate investment, and strong communities, the REALTOR® Party is not focused on a side of the aisle; it is focused on the **issues** that matter to existing and future property owners and the real estate industry. Supporting candidates and campaigns and engaging in community outreach, the REALTOR® Party leverages the association’s best asset—its grassroots network of more than 1.5 million REALTORS® across the U.S. and its territories—to work hard on behalf of America’s 85 million homeowners and those who aspire to one day join them. In recent years, our local activities have increased, REALTORS® have gained political clout through legislative victories in every corner of the country, and state and local REALTOR® associations have expanded their community and political presence … with support from the REALTOR® Party.