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04/11/2008

REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Effort Ends After Surpassing Goal

CHICAGO (March 02, 2005) – The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has closed the REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Effort, which launched on Jan. 4, after generating more than $1.4 million in contributions from REALTORS®, REALTORS® associations, MLSs, private companies and the extended REALTOR® family.

The scope of the devastation caused by the December tsunami in South Asia and the critical need for transitional and permanent housing for millions of tsunami victims prompted NAR to partner with Habitat for Humanity International to raise funds to build housing in four hard-hit countries.

The original goal to raise $1 million—to help Habitat for Humanity International build 1,000 transitional homes in "REALTOR® Villages"—was surpassed within six weeks, causing NAR to extend the project through the end of February to allow individuals and organizations to continue to donate. All of the administrative costs of conducting the REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project have been absorbed by NAR. All funds raised will go toward building "core houses" to help tsunami victims transition back into permanent homes.

Habitat "core house"
(Image © Habitat for Humanity International). Read more about the "core house" concept.
“Habitat is building transitional housing as fast as it can to get displaced families out of overcrowded, disease-ridden refugee camps. Nearly 5 million people are homeless,” said NAR President Al Mansell, CEO of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Salt Lake City.

“Thousands of REALTORS® all across the country have found it in their hearts to help people in need halfway around the world. REALTORS® proved once again that nobody puts people in homes better than we do,” Mansell said.


For Check Submissions Through the Mail
Those who are interested in donating to the project can still do so. Tax-deductible donations are still being accepted by mail. Checks can be made payable to the REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project and sent to: REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project, Attn: NAR Finance Division, 430 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611.

Coverage of Tsunami Relief Project

NAR President Al Mansell Calls REALTORS® to Aid
On Jan. 4, NAR President Al Mansell announced the creation of the REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project to aid the victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake and tsunami.
Read more >

Habitat for Humanity International and NAR Unveil "Core Home" Concept
REALTORS® and Habitat for Humanity have teamed to sponsor and build shelter for those displaced by the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster in South Asia. Learn more about these temporary "core homes" your donations will help build.
Read more >

State/Local Associations and MLSs Sponsor Core Home Builds
View a list of state and local associations and MLSs who, through their generous donations to the REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project, are sponsoring individual home builds. Some associations and MLSs have donated at such high-levels to support the development of "REALTOR® Villages."
Read more >

NAR Delivers Check for Tsunami Relief
Surpassing its tsunami relief goal, NAR presented a check for more than $1.5 million to Habitat for Humanity during a March 15 press conference at NAR's new Washington, D.C. office building.
Read more >


REALTOR® Tsunami Relief Project Timeline
Review a timeline of events for the relief project.
Read more >


The National Association of REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.


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