1,100,809
My God. A fat increase in dues. Which, if it was for anything valuable, I would cheerfully pay.
They're not looking for input - they are looking for our tacit approval on something they are already scheming to do.
No amount of vein-opening on the members' part will make them 'remain effective into the future' . . . don't they listen?
What we need from them does NOT cost more money . . . they have plenty and are not spending it properly.
Spank their butts, then replace them with robot computers.
PS. BITE ME.
Kiss kiss!
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,486,412
I'm so with Carol Williams & Candice A. Donofrio on this, Lyn...
The first thing we need to do though, is start LOCALLY. We are mandated to be members of NAR in order to have MLS access in many parts of the country. Why is that? Let's have our own CoEs put this profession back into our hands...Why is this so difficult for us to do?
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Bazinet /MBA, ...
Scottsdale, AZ
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
2,323,773
In addition to sending your input to NAR, contact your Director reps and give it directly to them! Organize a Call-to-Action. It's sad to think the REALTORS® need to band together AGAINST NAR but that's what it might take. Funds need to be reallocated, not a dues increase.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,619,361
They have muti-millions, they do not need more from us, in fact they owe us an explanation. They can use the Realtor.com sale money in the meantime.
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Lisa Von Domek
Dallas, TX
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
719,777
I totally oppose it.
Read my previous post from a few days ago...
http://activerain.com/blogsview/5133400/nar--now-the-other-shoe-drops---fees-up-21----
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,538,434
Definitely not for this! Heading over to inman now. Didn't see any place to leave a comment. Grrr!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Richard Bazinet /MBA, ...
Scottsdale, AZ
8,149,425
Any excuse will do for a dues increase.
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,027,657
I would pay them to stop running those freakishly embarrassing commercials they are running. They are humiliating to the industry.
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Chris Ann Cleland
Gainesville, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Dave Halpern
Louisville, KY
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
613,494
What...
They need more millions for another bronze statue?
Eve
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,481,776
As a Life Member of RPAC, I have learned there are better places to put your money. NAR leadership has lost focus over the years!
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
542,913
I hate political lobbies and don't want to see our industry contributing to this problem.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Chris Ann Cleland
Gainesville, VA
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
777,875
They'd do me a big favor if they just stopped saying they were looking out for MY interests.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,074,389
Never a fan of throwing good money away
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
3,660,866
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Does that make my point clear enough.
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Chris Ann Cleland
Gainesville, VA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,466,257
Lyn Sims NAR did this once before. It didn't do any good to complain because they did it anyway. They said it was outside RPAC again to lobby for our interests. When NAR sends you a bill itemizing their dues, look at what isn't deductible - these additional fees.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,774,095
Lyn,
How about if they reduce their salaries, and all the expenses that are not vital...A
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Chris Ann Cleland
Gainesville, VA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,584,639
that would be a total waste of the extra funds collected.... but we have no control of that increase passing.....
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,262,274
Dad always says if you can not get rid of evil you don't walk away. You run!
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,513,143
As if they do not have enough fingers in the pie that I do not now want to eat!
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
637,534
Like the rest of us, work within the NAR budget. Don't try to squeeze more out of us.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
2,230,207
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
5,114,065
They always want more
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,166,404
Nope not in favor for higher dues. They will do what they want regardless of what we think or say
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,310,796
I am against... NAR has never asked me for my opinion on anything and I don't need to pay for that fact.
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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John Pusa
Glendale, CA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
2,707,918
Take a hike, NAR!
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
4,358,505
Lyn Sims I received the invoice, with increased dues for lobbying.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
3,988,138
I head prefer it be rd this at NAR. It is proposed for 2019 dues and would be a $25 increase. I give way more than that to the Realtor Party and would prefer it remains voluntary.
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,650,236
I still have no idea what I pay for all those fees to NAR, CAR, local board.....and it is ~$700/y.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
759,592
NAR has a ton of money and doesn't need more. I am against any forced requirement for an increase in dues.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
544,114
What was the cost of those TV commercials that made Realtors look like dumbasses?
Dues need to be spent wisely.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
1,574,716
NAR...what have you really done for me lately? Give me a good answer first!
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,525,616
It seems that more and more people and organizations want a piece of our ever decreasing pie.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
922,129
NO WAY! They can take it out of their salaries for the useless jobs they are doing.
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
213,318
How about we take that money ourselves, overthrow the leadership, and run it the right way!
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
3,986,473
I understand them needing to work for us, but they really have done little
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,045,965
Really? Well, before they go asking for MORE money to represent our interests. Shouldn't they prove they can DO SOMETHING with they money they already have to do JUST THAT!
If they feel they need more money to do the job perhaps they should take it from the Registration/certification fees they charge. As these have nothing at all to do with the classes we take and pay for separately. Sorry I realize I am drifting off topic but these fees have always rubbed me the wrong way.
As to giving them MORE money that seems like a bad idea. Before throwing even more money at a problem how about PROVING they can do something with the huge sums of money they already receive from us all every year.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
684,752
Not a happy camper.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,184,289
Not in my interest.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Fred Griffin Florida R...
Tallahassee, FL
6,685,936
Washington is all about who can bribe their congress person or president the most.
The Koch brothers got their wallet out and bought the republican party, they know how it operates, and so do many others.
Do we want a voice or not?
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,707,826
They better slow their role as we don't agree with many of their decisions...
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
3,416,372
I say no increase and instead of an uncrease in lobbying about a complete clearing of anyone who was responsible for selling Realtor.com domain and the lack of lobbying the last 8 years that has allowed a direct attack on our livlihood
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,430,007
Give the village idiots any amount of money and they will mis-manage it.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,800,282
I don't particularly want to fund this effort. Some of which I disagree with.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
1,713,581
I doubt that will happen and often Inman is rumor based or has an agenda.
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,848,056
Go get your own money by earning it....
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
1,751,637
I believe the NAR is soon to realize they are burning many bridges with us.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
2,071,135
If they increase - won't benefit us anyway.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,231,853
3,386,233
The absolute least favorite thing about this industry is the mandatory membership of NAR. To me, it is worthless. I don't see how they make our industry better, or home buying easier. And very few agents have their eyes open to how NAR has helped to screw the agents, in cahoots with the big box brokerages.
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
4,434,227
1,598,552
4,322,035
5,198,233
I am not a fan of them doing that, beginning to wonder about what they are doing with our money.
6,002,909
Maybe they should save some of the money they throw into those stupid commercials and put towards lobbying efforts!