Saturday, July 17, 2010

Kudos to the OKCMAR RCA

I had a wonderful phone call with NAR volunteer leadership yesterday. Mike Tharp, Vice Chair for the 2010 NAR Commercial Leadership Forum, has asked me to present at the NAR national convention this November. It was amazing just to talk to him for an hour about what his Commercial Overlay Board is doing in Portland, OR. In one year he took their membership from 300 to 600! We spoke of how important RPAC is to the commercial REALTOR® and that how current NAR legislative initiatives, if successful, should help stimulate commercial financing. I personally think the initiative of increasing the commercial paper asset limit for credit unions is singularly the most important in getting liquidity back into commercial financing. He had a lot of questions about our RCA and our CIE. After our discussion, he indicated that he understood why OKCMAR had been brought to him as an RCA to feature as a success story to the national membership and also to be comfortable that I would be a prepared & knowledgeable speaker. When I listened to him speak with pride and passion about his commercial industry and their board it brought back home how incredibly essential association-engaged REALTORS® are to our industry and to the US economy. I think back three years ago to that small core group of RCA leadership and just am astounded at what they have been able to accomplish over the last three years. The RCA is having its commercial luncheon at Ted's on May Ave from 11-12 next Wednesday -it may not be too late to attend and learn what this group is contributing to OKCMAR but I suggest calling no later than Monday morning.

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