Local Issues
Interested in becoming a strong political candidate for your community?
May 15, 2020
Starting May 20, NAR will be hosting a free, Candidate Training Virtual Classroom for REALTORS® and associations staff. If you have ever considered running for local office, are currently running for local office, or just want to find out more about political campaigns, this is the training for you.
The training will be led by NAR staff and consultants who have helped hundreds of state and local candidates get elected to office. The weekly, 4-part series will be held every Wednesday at 1 PM EDT, starting on May 20 and concluding on June 10. Each virtual session will last 90 hours. Registration is required to participate.
For questions or to register, contact John Winston at 202-383-1235.
TRAINING OUTLINE:
WEDNESDAY - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Part 1: Candidate Training Virtual Classroom
Learn more about how you decide to run for office, preparing to run, and putting together a winning campaign plan.
WEDNESDAY - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Part 2: Candidate Training Virtual Classroom
Learn how to raise money for your campaign and find the voters you will need to communicate with to win.
WEDNESDAY - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Part 3: Candidate Training Virtual Classroom
Learn to develop a winning message and how to use mail and online communications to connect with voters.
WEDNESDAY - 1:00 PM-2:30 PM
Part 4: Candidate Training Virtual Classroom
Learn how successful candidates persuade and mobilize voters through grassroots tactics.
About the ARA Market Brief
The Atlanta REALTORS® (ARA Market Brief is compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) and provides the only regionally focused synopsis of monthly sales and home prices for single-family residential properties. The Market Brief covers the following 11 counties: Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Paulding, and Rockdale.
The data in this report was compiled by First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS). For more information on details of this month's report, please contact the Association at 404.250.0051.
*Each month, the numbers reported for the previous month are updated to reflect additional recordings.
About the Atlanta REALTORS® Association
The Atlanta REALTORS® Association (ARA) has been an instrumental factor in the growth of real estate in the state of Georgia for more than a century. With over 14,000 members, Atlanta is the largest association in Georgia and is considered to be one of the strongest and most successful REALTOR® organizations in the nation. ARA serves as a central source of information for its members, mainly focusing on real estate education, the promotion of professionalism in the industry, and representing REALTORS® members with legislative initiatives to create positive change for the real estate community.
About First Multiple Listing Service
First Multiple Listing Service (FMLS) is the premier data services provider for real estate professionals in Georgia. FMLS was founded in 1957 by a group of Brokers who wanted to share their listings and connect buyers and sellers. Today FMLS is the largest MLS in Georgia & the 4th largest MLS in the United States, serving nearly 54,000 real estate Agents & Brokers. For additional information or to start a discussion about how to partner with FMLS please contact join@fmls.com.