What NAR Is Doing
Contributions Now Being Accepted to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation
You may make contributions online through NAR's secure eCommerce web site:
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If you prefer to mail your contribution, make your check payable to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation and mail it to:
REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation
Attn: NAR Finance Division
430 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Contributions are tax deductible.
The REALTORŪ Family's Spirit of Generosity
(November 1, 2005) -- 2005 NAR President Al Mansell expressed his thanks to REALTORSŪ who contributed to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts.
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Major Donors Contribute $1.6 Million to Hurricane Relief
(October 21, 2005) -- Associations, MLSs, tech vendors, foundations have pitched in with gifts of $10,000 and more
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: What Can You Do When a Hurricane Stops the Sale?
(October 19, 2005) -- In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the Mississippi Association of REALTORSŪ' legal hotline has been busy taking calls from members who have breach-of-contract questions stemming from hurricane damage.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: NAR Offers Free Counseling to Hurricane Victims
(October 17, 2005) -- The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSŪ is offering free, confidential counseling to all REALTORSŪ, staffs of state and local REALTORŪ associations, and their families affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE:Groups Hope to Save Historic Gulf Coast Buildings
(October 13, 2005) -- Anyone who's wandered the streets of New Orleans can attest to the unique charm and character of its historic buildings. But after damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita, such properties throughout New Orleans and the rest of the U.S. Gulf Coast region face the risk of demolition.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: NAR Sends Mobile Offices to Hurricane-Hit Associations
(October 5, 2005) -- In addition to raising millions for hurricane victims through its REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation, the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSŪ is helping local REALTORŪ associations that were hit hardest by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita get back up and running.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: a la mode Founder's Disaster Relief Mission Is Personal
(October 4, 2005) -- Shortly after Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, Dave Biggers opened up his wallet and contributed $150,000 to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation. It’s the largest single contribution to the fund.
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Hurricanes Promise Homeowners' Insurance Hikes
(October 4, 2005) -- An active hurricane season—much of it so far occurring along the U.S. Gulf Coast—could result in homeowner's insurance rate hikes and limited availability in the months ahead.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Industry Raises Nearly $12M for Hurricane Relief
(September 28, 2005) -- The real estate industry has responded swiftly and generously by contributing close to $12 million to various efforts.
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The REALTORŪ Family Is Making a Difference
(September 27, 2005) -- In his fourth letter, 2005 NAR President Al Mansell discusses relief victories, continuing challenges.
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NEWS RELEASE: REALTORSŪ Reach Out to Those Left Homeless by Katrina
(September 27, 2005) -- NAR and its members have raised nearly $4.3 million for the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation and are striving to contribute even more.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Expedited Federal Housing Assistance Set
(September 26, 2005) -- Beginning next week, eligible evacuees will be able to get rental assistance for up to 18 months from HUD or FEMA.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Bush Signs Bills Addressing Insurance
(September 26, 2005) -- Two new pieces of legislation should assist both flood insurers and the insured.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Analysis Indicates Nearly 1 Million Homes Damaged
(September 20, 2005) -- An analysis conducted by the Enterprise Foundation shows nearly 1 million homes were damaged or destroyed by Katrina, and to repair or rebuild them will cost about $87.6 billion.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Cendant Ships Modular Offices to Hurricane Areas
(September 20, 2005) -- Cendant Corp.’s Real Estate Services Division, which includes the Coldwell Banker and Century 21 real estate franchise companies, is shipping office units to its most affected franchisees.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Associations Disburse Relief to Victims
(September 19, 2005) -- REALTORŪ associations in Alabama and Louisiana have begun distributing aid from their relief funds.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Real Estate Industry Gives Nearly $8M for Hurricane Relief
(September 16, 2005) -- REALTORSŪ and their industry collectively have donated almost $8 million toward relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina victims in the less than three weeks.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Storm-Affected Practitioners Share Stories of Personal Loss
(September 16, 2005) -- Real estate professionals from Louisiana and Mississippi give first-hand accounts of Hurricane Katrina's impact.
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NEWS RELEASE: NAR Backs Legislation to Help Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
(September 15, 2005) -- NAR has offered a list of legislative remedies that will help people who lost their homes due to Hurricane Katrina find housing and recover from the storm.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: NAR Urges Congressional Action for Hurricane Relief
(September 15, 2005) -- NAR today strongly recommended that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development make all of its vacant housing units, including foreclosed homes and Section 8 properties, available to victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Katrina Donations Surpass $3 Million; Overall Impact Much Greater
(September 14, 2005) -- Current estimates show that state and local REALTORŪ associations have pledged a total of $1.7 million to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation, the three individual state relief funds and other nonprofit organizations.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: REALTORŪ Rescues 200 People in New Orleans
(September 14, 2005) -- Chris Schlechta, a sales associate and vice president of American Homes Realty Inc. in Racine, Wis., volunteers for a nonprofit organization that helps locate missing persons.
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NEWS RELEASE: Katrina Affects Commercial Real Estate
(September 14, 2005) -- Demand has spiked in areas around the disaster zone, providing more stimulus to major commercial markets.
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Thanks from Mississippi
(September 14, 2005) -- The president-elect of the Mississippi Association of REALTORSŪ has written a heartfelt thank-you note to all the REALTORSŪ who have extended their support.
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NAR Delivers Relief Assistance to State Associations, More Still Needed
(September 13, 2005) -- In his third letter, 2005 NAR President Al Mansell provides an update on REALTORSŪ' relief efforts.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Hurricane Katrina Impact Mixed for Economy, Housing
(September 13, 2005) -- The direct housing needs for evacuees of Hurricane Katrina and lower interest rates that will soften its economic hit mean there will be long-term consequences for housing as well as the overall economy, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSŪ.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: States Grant Temporary Licenses to Displaced Practitioners
(September 13, 2005) -- Real estate commissions in states surrounding Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi are heeding the need to provide emergency license reciprocity to real estate professionals from areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Devastation in Mississippi Abounds in Katrina's Aftermath
(September 13, 2005) -- For Angela Cain, CEO of the Mississippi Association of REALTORSŪ, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has been a deluge of calls from national media to learn what the storm has meant for the local real estate market.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: La. REALTORSŪ Say, 'They'll be Back'
(September 12, 2005) -- According to Norman Morris, vice president of governmental affairs for the Louisiana Association of REALTORSŪ, the association is working to help "as many members and citizens as it can right now," particularly those most affected in the New Orleans area.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Katrina Claims Could Be as Much as $60 Billion
(September 12, 2005) -- Costs for property-casualty firms from Hurricane Katrina have reached upwards of $60 billion, insurers say. That's prompting Standard & Poor's to put the ratings of 10 insurance groups on its watch list for potential downgrade.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Mississippi Association Accepting Hurricane Relief Applications
(September 9, 2005) -- Approved applicants will receive relief amounts up to $2,500 per applicant.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Keller Williams Searches for 256 Associates From Hurricane Areas
(September 9, 2005) -- Of KW’s 480 offices, seven were located in the Gulf Coast region in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi and were severely impacted by the hurricane.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Volunteers Needed in Alabama
(September 9, 2005) -- The Red Cross is looking for about 20 more case worker volunteers who can assess the needs of hurricane survivors and distribute debit cards and other assistance to those in need.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Real Estate Brokerages Turn Focus to Katrina Aid
(September 8, 2005) -- From the devastated U.S. Gulf Coast to the Pacific Northwest, real estate companies are making an unprecedented push to channel funds to households struggling to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Katrina.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Associations' Support for Relief Efforts Is Labor of Love
(September 8, 2005) -- With a deep sense of empathy for those who have lost their homes and livelihood, state and local REALTORŪ associations are mobilizing to help their REALTORŪ brothers and sisters in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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NAR Urges HUD To Make Properties Available for Katrina Victims
(September 8, 2005) - NAR and the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) have sent a letter to HUD Secretary Jackson encouraging the Department to make their foreclosed properties available to those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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NEWS RELEASE: REALTORSŪ Combine Resources and Knowledge to Help Katrina Evacuees
(September 7, 2005) -- Many state and local REALTORŪ associations are contributing money, time and inventive ideas to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: REALTORSŪ Relief Fund Exceeds $2.3 Million
(September 7, 2005) -- Contributions to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation continue to pour in, with nearly 6,000 donors answering the call for funds to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Markets Near Hurricane-Affected Areas See Boom
(September 7, 2005) -- Just a week after Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast, rental property is all but gone and for-sale listings are disappearing rapidly in cities close to the affected areas in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: $2.2 Million Raised for Hurricane Relief
(September 6, 2005) -- Collections for Hurricane Katrina victims reach $2.2 million.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: REALTORSŪ Rally to Meet Housing Needs of Hurricane Victims
(September 6, 2005) -- With millions of people left stranded by Hurricane Katrina, REALTORSŪ are rallying to help meet one of victims’ most urgent needs—the need for temporary housing.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: New Orleans REALTOR Makes a Difference
(September 6, 2005) -- Vikki Morvant has helped reconnect friends, family, and colleagues who lost one another during the hurricane.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation Raises $950K for Hurricane Victims
(September 5, 2005) -- Total collections, including NAR's seed donation of $1.15 million, top $2.1 million.
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NAR's Katrina Relief Appeal Continues
(September 2, 2005) -- In a letter to REALTORSŪ, 2005 NAR President Al Mansell discusses NAR's initial relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: $460k Raised in Hours for Hurricane Katrina Relief
(September 2, 2005) -- Just hours after NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSŪ President Al Mansell issued a plea via e-mail to the nation's 1.2 million REALTORSŪ Thursday, 1,684 responded, contributing a total of $460,891 to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation for Hurricane Katrina victims in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: Internet Serves as Communication Link During Disaster
(September 2, 2005) -- With phone lines destroyed in many areas of the Gulf Coast, and spotty cell phone service at best, REALTORSŪ affected by Hurricane Katrina are relying heavily on online communications to reach out to friends, family, and colleagues.
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REALTORSŪ Relief Efforts for Hurricane Katrina
(September 1, 2005) -- In an open letter to the more than 1 million members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSŪ, 2005 NAR President Al Mansell announced the donation of more than $1 million to the REALTORSŪ Relief Foundation to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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SPECIAL INS REPORT: Hurricane Relief Expands
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REALTORŪ MAGAZINE ONLINE: REALTORSŪ Launch Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort
(August 31, 2005) -- REALTORSŪ have responded quickly to the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, a Category 4 storm that hit the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi on Monday, killing dozens of people, leaving millions without power or water, and causing property damage in the billions of dollars.
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