NAR Adds Pitney Bowes to the REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program

CHICAGO (June 1, 2006) — The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has selected Pitney Bowes to be a partner in its REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program. Through the Pitney Bowes offering, NAR members receive special savings and discounts on the mailstation™ digital postage meter and integrated scale.

The all-in-one mailstation™ digital postage meter provides real estate professionals with the ability to print postage on letters, parcels, and postcards right from the office without the need to go to the post office. The mailstation’s™ integrated scale automatically calculates and sets the exact amount of postage. Postage can be downloaded or refilled over the phone any time it’s needed – twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. An additional benefit is the ability to include promotional messages, printed directly on envelopes.

“The addition of Pitney Bowes to the REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program is another illustration of our commitment to add value to NAR membership by developing partnerships with companies that provide products and services that meet our members’ needs,” said Bob Goldberg, NAR Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development and head of the REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program. “By selecting Pitney Bowes for its REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program, NAR is offering members a valuable tool to help them increase productivity and save money.”

“Pitney Bowes is very excited about entering into this partnership,” said Sean Condren, Manager, Partnership Development, Pitney Bowes Small Business Solutions. “There’s a strong synergy between real estate professionals and the small business community, and our products and services are absolutely geared towards the small business. We know how saving time and money is important to real estate professionals, and our products will help them expedite delivery and give their mailings a more professional look. We’re looking forward to great success.”

To learn more about the Pitney Bowes offering for REALTORS®, visit www.pbmailstation.com/nar or call 1-888-857-2135 and refer to order number 999995848.

Pitney Bowes provides the world's most comprehensive suite of mailstream software, hardware, services and solutions to help companies manage their flow of mail, documents and packages to improve communication. Pitney Bowes, with $5.6 billion in annual revenue, takes an all-inclusive view of its customers' operations, helping organizations of all sizes enjoy the competitive advantage that comes from an optimized mailstream. The company's 86 years of technological leadership have produced many major mailstream innovations, and it is consistently on the Intellectual Property Owners Association's list of top U.S. patent holders. With approximately 34,000 employees worldwide, Pitney Bowes serves more than 2 million businesses through direct and dealer operations.

NAR members enjoy the benefits of NAR’s REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program, which offers them practical solutions for their business and personal lives on the publications, products and services they use every day. The program includes offerings from more than 30 companies recognized as leaders in their respective industries and more than 100 publications and products designed to educate real estate professionals and their clients on topics ranging from legal issues and risk management to business development and marketing. In addition, members’ use of the REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program provides revenue to NAR and helps keep NAR membership dues low.

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing over 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.