Voices of Real Estate

There is no mistaking that an election season is upon us. You can’t turn on the television or listen to the radio without seeing or hearing a campaign commercial. In fact, we are inundated with them. But there is a good reason for this. The issues we face, as REALTORS and Americans, have consequences for the housing market, our economy and our lives.

Now, I will admit, I have been partisan most of my life. I have been chairman of my county party, a delegate to the National Convention and continue to serve on campaign committees and as a precinct committeeman. However, in serving our members as an officer of NAR, I know that party registration is not as important as whether candidates and elected officials support issues important to REALTORS. This is why REALTORS have friends on both sides of the aisles, and our RPAC donations are nearly evenly split between both parties. When elected officials support our issues we don’t consider them to be Democrats or Republicans but rather members of the REALTOR Party.

So, as the campaign season heats up, it is so important that we as REALTORS back candidates that champion private property rights, homeownership and housing issues. If you don’t know how a candidate stands on our issues, go to their website, or call their campaign. Let them know you are a REALTOR, and these issues are important to you.

And remember, when the REALTOR Party wins, we all win!! -- Vicki Cox Golder,2008 NAR First Vice President