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  REACHING MORE THAN 25,000 REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS    MARCH 2007 VOL. 31 ISSUE 03   

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2007 TREPAC Investors
**All Investments as of February 6, 2007.** More

 
HAR Recognizes Jim Butcher
HAR's newest Sterling R TREPAC investor is Jim Butcher with Capital Trust Realty. Jim is pictured here with HAR Governmental Affairs Director Dana Kaufman.  Jim made his investment during the HAR Governmental Affiars political update at the February 7 GRI Class held in Montgomery County. Lunch was sponsored by the HAR Governmental Affairs Department. More

 
HAR’s Federal Political Coordinators Attend NAR Governmental Affairs Conference
The National Association of Realtors® held their annual Governmental Affairs Conference January 8-11 at the Hyatt Regency Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D. C., and HAR was well represented. HAR's Federal Political Coordinators (FPC), including Vicki Fullerton, John Nichols, George Stephens, Delora Wilkinson, and Gerald Womack, joined hundreds of politically involved Realtors®, association executives, and governmental affairs staff from across the United States to learn the latest on RPAC fundraising, federal Realtor® issues, and the new Congress.  Governmental Affairs Director Dana Kaufman and TREPAC Coordinator Karen Driscoll also attended the conference. More

 
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® EYE ON THE HILL: NAR Leadership Team Sets 2007 Federal Policy Agenda
Earlier this year the NAR Research staff polled more than 13,000 Realtor® Members, Association Executives and industry leaders to determine which federal policy issues were considered to be of paramount importance in 2007. During the January Government Affairs Meetings, Realtor® members engaged in a spirited discussion at the Town Hall meeting, moderated by Dale Stinton, NAR’s Chief Executive Officer, identified and prioritized public policy issues, reviewed the polling results and developed the 2007 federal policy agenda.  The NAR 2007 Leadership Team approved the 2007 federal policy agenda at the recently completed Winter Meetings.  More

 
Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors® – Fort Bend are TREPAC SuperStars
In 2006, the Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors® Fort Bend office was the first office to reach HAR Golden R Office Status meaning they raised more than $5000 for TREPAC.  The office, which is co-managed by HAR Director Sandy MacNaughton and Nikki Owen, raised a total of nearly $12,500 in 2006.  The agents in this office not only personally invested but also spent hours of time volunteering on the different TREPAC committees and activities in Fort Bend such as Denim & Diamonds and the Great Balls of Fun Golf Tournament.  The leadership displayed by this office is a shining example to not only the Fort Bend Community but to the entire HAR membership. More

 
Requirements For Developing In A Floodplain & Floodway
Last year, a lot of progress was made on revisions to the City of Houston’s Building Code which applies to properties that lie within the 100 year Flood Plain.  As you are probably aware, revisions to the FEMA maps were finally approved late last year.   The Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Plan Maps (TSARP) will be effective on June 18, 2007. More

 
TREPAC Saves You Money Sweepstakes Winners Announced
The HAR /TREPAC Saves You Money Sweepstakes 2007 is off to a fantastic start with the winners for October and December. More

 










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