For real estate professionals aspiring to be leaders, here’s a great opportunity for you: The Leadership Academy is now accepting online applications for its 2009 Leadership Academy training program. NAR developed the program to identify emerging leaders who have experience at the state and local level and who want to serve in a leadership role at the national level. Participants are selected through an application process. To learn more about the application process and about this program, visit the Leadership Academy Web site. Deadline for submission: April 28.