NAR has not show any member benefits that would warrant an increase in dues. If this is to the recent investment in logo change, that is an unwarranted increase and should not be passed down to the NAR members.

I'm an inspector, I shouldn't have to pay dues at all!

• The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*
• Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
• NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
• NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
• Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transac...

NAR is not managing $ well. If you need extra funds, get rid of useless RPR.

well.....let's see.....we currently pay $120 a year to them. There are over 27,000 Realtors in Houston. Only in HOUSTON. Who knows how many in the entire United States.

So from Houston alone they are getting $3,240,000. WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THEY DOING WITH ALL OF THIS MONEY? WHO IN THE HELL GETS IT???

So if they get $3,240,000 a year from HOUSTON. They are getting BILLIONS from all over the US.

So people are sitting nice and cushy while Realtors are out here hustling our asses off....

yeah...................................NO INCREASES!!! TO HAR, NAR OR TAR.....

They need to do a better job of explaining how they currently spend our dues and they need to do a better job of managing expenditures within the organization. I would agree with an increase of TAR dues because I see the benefits.

Fee is high enough! Huge # of agents paying!

already to expensive

We have so many expenses all ready! NO!

Because I have seen some of hownthe money has been spent (logo) and it is an embarrassment that that was so expensive and so unattractive

The proposed use.

We have high dues as it is, not to mention all the other costs for us to be competitive.

They should find other ways to increase their income, maybe more advertisers, a lot of members are not making any money, they are part time Realtors. How do we know if they have the majority of the members' interest when it comes to politics. I don't see why they need more fancy offices. I don't see a lot ads promoting use a Realtor in news ads, Radio ads or TV ads.

Keep out the riff raff. Realtors are literally a dime a dozen.

We pay enough dues already

What is the Realtor owned transaction management platform's purpose and functionality? Last time I viewed it, they had Realtor.com advertising associated with the platform which I thought was not appropriate.

I think NAR needs to go back to it's origins and concentrate on Realtors and serving our needs vs. technology that we would probably not even use. They are also allowing the likes of Zillow, etc... to better organize businesses away from Realtors. Who exactly is NAR serving other than themselves?

no value added for this increase

I believe the current dues are fair

Pay too much as it is

Realtor.com makes leads on partially available to the general population of Realtors, and ports them to the super Realtors that pay the big bucks for the leads - why should we pay for that? We get nothing for out $17 per member - let them get it from the advertising Realtors.

Too high. Girlscouts only raised by $15

Fees are high as it is

Really dont know how all the fees are spent but would love to see exactly why they need $30 per agent at 1.3 million agents. Where is the money going? Thats $39 million dollars.....why??? I paid $120 and another $35 to NAR that is a total of $155 now multiply that by 1.3 million. That is a whopping $201,500,000 and you want another $390000!!!! I DONT THINK SO.

Dues are already way too high

HIGH ENOUGH

There isn't an increase in value offered. NAR spent a ridiculous amount of money to "update" the logo?!? Someone on fivver could do a better job.

NAR needs to better manage/allocate the existing funds it receives.

Wasting money on a new logo is no justification to increase dues.
Your legislative group does not seem to be very effective on keeping flood insurance sustainable.

Pay too much already

i agree with HAR's assessment of the situation

I am required to pay NAR dues as a part of my CCIM membership and I do not use the services for NAR.

They do not manage the money they have well enough for yet another increase.

It too high

Not thrilled with increased dues without a check in place.

I don't see a benefit to me as an agent. I prefer to have more of a say on how my political dollars are spent and don't feel this would benefit my voice.

waste of money

Very high - increase for each member, nation - wide.

The dues are already at the upper end of tolerance. Not to mention the significant, proposed increase. HAR's BoDirectors has the right idea - reallocate existing resources and demand better results for the money expended. Scrap the Realtor-owned transaction management platform for members and establish/promote the philosophy of allowing Members to run their own businesses according to their own priorities. Stop trying to be all things to all people. Less regulation, not more.

Not in favor politically of the Federal Government in control of states. Also not in favor of NAR in control of TAR. Same thinking.

We pay enough. You do not offer anything that I use other than zip forms and I do not want unnecessary paraphernalia to sell us. Please Stop selling stuff to agents. Please pay more attention to the agents who violate laws practicing real estate. I see agents breaking laws all the time. No governing.

NAR mis-manages funds and will have a shortage regardless. I vote to reduce NAR dues 50%

This is ridiculous! You all raise our fees on a regular basis--our costs are already increasing just to stay in business!

Unless Zipforms can out-perform docusign I will continue to pay additional fees to keep docusign.

I'm simply not sure we receive many benefits for being a NAR member that would merit this type of increase.

I think the dues are high enough and NAR does not do enough to raise the dues any further.

Our local board provides the tools and resources to help us. I do not feel NAR provides the same level of support. I back HAR.

We pay enough in dues

Enough fees already

Between monthly, quarterly and yearly our fees are more than enough already. Especially when you have 2 in a house hold paying them.

I don't use zip forms and shouldn't be expected to pay for it.

Fees are already high enough. I'm a part time agent, working to have extra money but I'm having to pay a lot in fees to make extra money.

Other outside forces have caused the cost of doing business have really hit the industry hard; particularly the Commercial Real Estate Brokerage members. We have lost Commercial Source and other CRE platforms and CoStar has become a monopoly in the truest sense of the word and have raised our marketing costs fourfold. NAR's political action efforts should be directed toward Washington's neglect of the industry and call the Federal Trade Commission;s attention to this and NAR should lobbying for sanctions on the service industries which are bullying it's members into paying exorbitant price to market out services.

It would appear NAR needs to have better accountability/management of costs

I am vehemently in opposition to NAR contributing (and therefore my being compelled to contribute) to a political party or candidate that I may very possibly strongly oppose for a multitude of reasons that may far outweigh what NAR believes is important!!!!

Because

Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.

There is no reason!!!

We pay more than enough already and the real estate business is inconsistent for us to observe higher cost

We pay enough dues

NAR has increased its dues more than others.

NAR should allocate their funds differently.

I feel their proposed increase is not adequately justified for the reasons that are stated.

Dura are already expensive.

Keep $ and info in our pockets. This is just an excuse to water down our income and our proprietary information. We are Slowly losing the information and power in our careers that makes us true professionals. Realtor certainly doesn't need more data from us.

Dues increases in the form of a fixed amount per member is fair and doesn't penalize other members who've worked longer to reach a higher minimum amount of income.

NAR has continued to increase dues with no financial accountability to show where the money is going. No need to take it from our pockets. Create a genuine budget and stick to it.

No more increases!

Agree or going along with HAR board of directors

The largest portion of my NAR dues and NAR's primary function ought to be political action. Divest in tech.

I don't see what they are spending money for now.

Not No, but Hell No!

We already pay 465.00 anual 64.00 quarterly. You raised the fees for MLS standard to Platinum for the basic services we had. You took off my reviews and held them hostage to purchase platinum for a significant premium.

I do not need another transaction management platform and I believe NAR can reallocate funds it already receives, to boost its political advocacy.

My company offers many of the transaction items already. Don't use NAR items at all

I don't agree with the majority of the money $17 going to political advocacy or political anything and while I do use Zipforms I could easily be using another platform which is already provided to me through fees to my broker. So I don't see where I'm getting benefit from the other $13.

I just joined and my first year. I am not sure this is fair at all. Overhead is a big issue.

Have not given enough justification for use of the increase.

Funds can be moved from other uses to cover what they propose to do with this increase in fees.

None of the reasons given are reasons that are important to me personally.

Dues are already too high. I do not need any additional platforms.

Will not or need to utilizes extra services.

All dues end up costing me a lot every January.

They should not decide for the membership on political issues. The membership is intelligent enough to vote for the person whom most fits with their own political ideals.

Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.

NAR doesn't seem to care about their members. They care about amassing a large amount of money to take higher salaries and provide no real benefits to members. I'm super grateful for our local board which provides an immense amount of value!

NAR needs to be better stewards of our funds. No need to raise dues when we don't receive $30 more in tangible benefits.

Expenses keep increasing, not affordable.

Fees are killing this profession.

That is too much of an increase. Giving them over thirty Million dollars every year is not acceptable.

I am pay enough already.

I HAVE TRIED TO REACH THEM AND TAR SEVERAL TIMES AND YOU NEVER CAN GET THROUGH TO TALK TO ANYONE. THEY NEED TO CLEAN AND ORGANIZE THE ASSOCIATION AND ACCOUNT TO US WHERE ALL THE MONEY IS BEING SPENT AND NOT SPEND IT FOOLISHLY LIKE WASHINGTON DOES ON NON ESSENTIAL CAUSES OR ITEMS.

We already are nickel & dimed to death

Better support

We are paying enough for the purpose now if the money used properly.

I really don't see the purpose of this increase besides NAR's own gain. I don't see the benefit this has for myself or the other members.

I don't believe the services offered would be widely used or that the amount is justified

I'm bleeding money in dues across the board.

Not justified

We as realtors have to pay so many fees now.

Fees are too high and mandatory, they should be reduced not increased. Also MLS needs to be decoupled from NAR so real estate salesperson can practice real estate without being realtors.

I can't see how NAR effectively uses the fee increase to add values.

What am I getting from NAR?

Anything that raises dues is good for the industry overall as it tends to weed out part-time and inexperienced agents. Since 40% of agents in Houston do 2 or less deals a year making it too expensive for that 40% frees up a ton of transactions for agents trying to make a living. So while the increase may or may not be allocated to best of its ability any increase in dues is welcome.

HAR's Board of Directors has voted to oppose the proposed NAR dues increase in favor of a reallocation of resources to meet members' future needs. Since NAR has invited members to share their feedback, we are asking you to complete this two question survey. The NAR board will vote on the proposed increases at their Board of Directors meeting in Washington DC on May 19th.

They will just squander the money. There's not a income problem at NAR but a spending problem.

If I want to donate to political advocacy, I will do so directly and as I see fit. I do not appreciate others directing my money in such fashion.

I don't like where the money is going.

Everyone wants our money every month! No more!

Not justified. Dues have alreeady increased significantly in the past 10 years.

Please increase dues it will help eliminate realtors who practice part-time or do 2 transactions a year. Call it what you want, or allocate funds as needed. The reality is we won't see the extra benefit but we can only hope it eliminates those taking up unnecessary space in our industry. I believe an increase will help. Please do something about the over saturation of part-time unqualified realtors! Thank you!

Agents are being charged fees from every direction. We are pricing ourselves out of the market

Not worth it for the service

Consider any money going to Lobbying as a bribe! It should not be necessary to contribute to sway political figures' opinions. They represent their voters and should be voting on what they believe is the best situation for their voters - not who pays them the most in contributions.

Already pay enough - I give pac $2500 last year - let members decide

Dues are currently too high for what is given

No

Do not see much benefit for price increase.

I'm opposed

Because Licensed Active agents pay way to many fees as it is. We pay fee'd and due'd to death. It is hard enough to try and make a living already.

I don't believe the reasons listed are in my best interest.

You offer your members very little value and have no reason to increase your dues.

Realtors are already paying a variety of dues to various entities. Can't afford more, especially from a national organization.

Paying for administration and ads. No increase

No one ever goes down in price. Membership has increased which is bringing in additional monies

Economies of scale with increased membership would indicate no rate increase. Any rate increase is a sign of poor management of the organization.

We pay so much across the board that this increase is neither justified nor can it be explained in light of the other burdens that agents face today.

Let's hold off on any increase till the economy settles in and we can adjust to the new tax laws.

Already pay lots of RE dues

NAR just created a scandal out of attempting to change our beloved Realtor Logo. The NAR used a quarter of a million dollars for what could have been done for literally 5-10 dollars. Their erroneous actions have shown a price increase is not in the best interest of the realtors who the NAR depends on.

Fees have increased significantly over the years and NAR should now focus on spending efficiency.

we can't afford to pay more member fees. The economy in the state for people like us is hard to make it. In mine case, we can barely make it month after month.

Better technology

The dues have already been raised significantly. NAR needs to get financial guidance on how better to manage their funds and resources...and should not raise dues.

I honestly see zero value to NAR.

I feel out annual dues and fees are already extremely high. As are our quarterly dues. How can you justify raising the fees?

Dues keep going up everywhere. The increase for a transaction management program should be a choice. Some companies have their own program, like Back Agent.

What r they doing w all the money they already get? The stupid amount they paid for the new realtor logo is a huge demonstration of wasteful use of others money.

I pay too much dues already.

We do not need another transaction system! Our brokers control what we use. Enough of the transaction systems. NAR political advocacy is just another special interest group and does nothing that is really good for everyone and the country!
We need NAR to beat zillow! Right now NARRPR, realtor.com all are second fiddle to zillow. NAR is not helping our individual business.

I'm not seeing any added value to the increase. Not to mention the new 'logo' they spent WAY too much money 'redesigning' - my 3rd grader could have been more creative and done a better job. Too much conflict of interest within the organization.

I think the amount of the increase is too much.

Expenses already to high and they wasted funds with a new logo design.

The amount of money we are mandated to pay is already ridiculous no one needs to have more taken from them. If one employee would step down there money could be allocated to whatever agenda you want

NAR should find way to cut costs/spending instead of keep increasing the dues! I don't see why NAR is short of fund with the 156 million collected from 1.3 million members every year?? Where did all the money go???? They needs to spend our hard earned money more wisely and in the right place!

They already water a ton of our hard earned money on the expensive logo debacle.

Agree with HAR.

The cost outweigh the benefits.

They get enough now, need to manage money better.

Do not mind an increase as long as it's not EVERY year. If money is truly used for what it's intended.

NAR doesn't do much for its member besides collecting dues. What is their value to members besides using the term realtor?

Better money management

NAR cannot seem to properly handle funds they're currently collecting. Spending 250,000.00 for a new logo is ridiculous.

They don't do anything for us anyway.

Real estate fees are high enough. Just use the current funds more efficiently.

We have all that already and happy with it. We need you to stop giving our info to Zillow.

The $30 is not bad but is the money really going where they say and what about future spending?

It is high enough, and all the fees we pay are costly enough. NO PLEASE DON'T.

Agents and brokers are already inundated with fees.

With that many members it sounds like someone is wasting money somewhere.

Realtors are paying for inadequate management of funds.

For the reasons that you stated. Thank you HAR!

I get more from my local association

don't need to waste money on Realtor®-owned transaction management platform for members, building maintenance and renovation, and programs devoted to professionalism, financial wellness, and strategic business innovation.

Stop wasting our hard earned dues on frivolous things like redesigning the Realtor logo! I am going to look harder into the other ways you may be wasting our dues.
Pam Miller

Too much

Nar is not appropriating it's funds in the correct manor.

I feel that funds haven't been used appropriately (ie the NAR logo "upgrade" that cost $250k)

I do not really kow how the money is going to be spent. Live within your current budget.

Many times the opinions expressed by the NAR do not align with my opinions.

I do not see a benefit in NAR. NAR should be putting out information like Inman's is doing. NAR needs to show a value if they are considering increases its dues.

Here are the reasons that the HAR Board of Directors is opposed to the proposed NAR dues increase:

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*
Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local ...

have already had substantial increase in 2018.

They wasted $ on the new logo. Huge fail

not worth the money

I think Realtors are charged enough fees through our associations and we don't ever see the return or whats Promised. Fees are raised without our consent most of the time and in the end we wind up paying for what we had free to begin with. In addition to this We do need more advocacy on our associations selling our information to 3rd party companies such as trulia and Zillow realtor.com and ect....They are monopolizing our market and making us pay for leads that should be ours to begin with. So no I am not in favor of raising member fees so others can get a raise and the members be charged !

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.

Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.

NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.

Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transactio...

No need for that. NAR has a long history of raising dues for failed projects.

Do a better job with the current revenue.

Transaction management should not be a required cost since not all members need this. Members should be able to research and invest in their own transaction management throughout the many options that already exist as well as others that will emerge as technology improves.

Agree with HAR's points to oppose

Need better financial/money management within NAR.

I don't need another transaction management program. We pay enough in dues. It is not just dues to NAR, but add in TAR, HAR, etc. The fees just keep mounting up.

I pay enough as it is.

Dues are already high

My local Association of Realtors opposed this increase.

Because the costs for agents to do this business are already so high and should not change.

We're paying a ton already

Charge brokers, or franchises, not agents.

I see no benefits to the working agent.

NAR wastes a lot of money, members dues are being totally wasted. Top salaries for NAR executives, travel budgets for NAR executives and staff off the chart, travel expenses for NAR Directors for trips that are useless, why did NAR sell Realtor.com, now we have to pay to get our own leads back - unreal and someone should be fired over this decision, Presidential Liaison budgets totally wasted, I have been a NAR Presidential Liaison and I saw first hand the money that is totally wasted on this program, total waste of members money, NAR is a vacuum for money, now they want more money too for lobbying in Washington DC so they can pay lobbyists who do nothing to protect the REALTORS/and BROKERS, total waste of money, instead of NAR raising due...

It's already too expensive

Clearly, they are having trouble deciding how to spend what money they have. Example of $250,000 on a redesign of a logo, that was a basic box and nobody wanted that anyway.

I honestly do not see a benefit at all with current fees

As is the fees are already high, with this high fees, there are going to be Realtors that cannot afford and hang their licenses.

Business is difficult in this market to make living. Extra expense just make thing more difficult.

Not worry it

They need to reallocate existing resources and stop raising the dues.

Dues are too high already

I wish people would care more about what's good for the country more than what is good for me. Live within your means and no more money.

Fees are already high for realtors. Especially those starting off their new business.

I see little to no benefit in our market from the actions of NAR. They lobby for many items that are not in the best interest of the country but in the best interest of themselves. Their general tendency is politically very liberal as displayed by policies they support and speakers at their functions.

They opposed the tax reform bill but not a health care bill which caused far greater problems. NAR limited the functions available to HAR members causing the "Platinum" extra charge. I feel they are responsible for Zillow/Trulia trying to sell me the right to have my name show on my own listings which is utterly wrong.

I would prefer not being forced to be a member of NAR regardless of the cost.

I don't feel they spend the current dues adequately. I have no reason to believe they will spend the increase well.

The funds received from members should not change. NAR should manage the funds it currently receives appropriately.

Just 3 years ago HAR took away some basic benefits and now we have to pay extra for the platinum service. Note, we now pay $130 more to have the same services we once had with the basic membership. There has not have an increase in commission rate, we are competing against more flat fee Realtors every day, and there is no added benefit to support the fee increase. All the "benefits" NAR is talking about implementing are already offered by our brokerage companies who already charge us Real Estate professionals.

1.Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
2. NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
3. Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction management and digital signature solutions therefore many members will receive no benefit from NAR continuing to provide ZipForms as a member benefit.

We pay enough dues now. .

We are already paying over $1000 per year for dues.

Not warranted

Because they are apart of Har. Why increase when Har already increased.

I don't expect a 100% increase in services provided by NAR

I get a lot of benefits from my local board so I don't need any more coming from the national level.

We have so many expenses now to do business I think it would hurt everyone who is trying to build a lasting business and as you know it takes at least 5 years to start having repeat customers. It is a hard struggle at first to stay alive in this business the first few years without a second income to supplement the newer sgents

Not necessary, and future, proposed spending is not transparent to the membership.

Poor stewardship. The logo fiasco, too.

NAR already has enough money. With more members our dues should be going down not up. I don't think we members are getting our moneys worth from the national association.

No benefit from NAR

They should review their current amount and allocate accordingly.

We already pay too much

As REALTORS we already pay a large amount of our commission to dues for regional and national boards.

Because I am not getting any value for my money

NAR is already the 2nd largest contributor for political advocacy.

NAR dues are already to high.

Want more detail on what it would Ben used for.

The increase of over 100% is excessive and going public only increases my suspicion that theyre interest aren't in servicing their members.

I am fine with the political advocacy. I do not believe I should have to pay to fund a platform that I may not use. I would rather the platform be built and then I can pay additional to use the platform. Dont like being forced to use a platform.

No reason for it.

At one time, NAR, TREC and HAR were there for us, as "Realtors". They did not do a good job of protecting our career and have sold us down the river to several agencies who are now taking charge of our business and going into MLS and they posting them on their web sites, at no cost to them and then selling the leads to other agents and buyers and sellers and everyone keeps raising our fees from HAR on up the line and we are getting less and less for our money!!

THEY DO NOTHING TO PROTECT AND BENEFIT MEMBERS

I feel what we are paying now is fair.

They have wasted too much money already.

YALL CHARGE ENOUGH MAN

Too many inceases

NAR dues have increased 87.5% ($64 in 2006 to $120 in 2018) and yet NAR has still depleted its reserves.This indicates the need for better financial stewardship; not a dues increase.

I trust the HAR leadership's reasoning for opposing it.

Our combined dues are already expensive enough.

We pay enough already yearly.

I feel like we are being unduly prayed upon. It's almost like the IRS. We are just supposed to pay without our consent. There is MLS Platnum and the matrix dues have already increased as well. I think that is enough.

The fees for HAR and NAR are too high currently. Reduce overhead if you need more money to spend.

I almost never use any NAR, TAR, or HAR services. The reason I remain a member is because my firm is a member, therefore I have to be a member.

my opinion........

Already paying a lot in yearly dues.

There are so many fees, licensees are nickel and dime'd

Too many increases

I think you've moved beyond my best interests and are only focused on the big biz aspect of Real Estate.

It cost more to lobby than ever before and NAR must continue to protect the interest of all Realtors!

We have too many out of pocket expensive fees already. Supra has also gone up. We have office dues in addition to all the others fees. We don't need any additional increases.

NAR is just a worthless profit center. Nothing like HAR and Texas Associations who actually bring value to its members.

Dues are already high

Dues are already high enough amongst all the other dues we are required to pay

It's unnecessary.

I will support who I want supported politically. I don't need them spending money in that way.

Do not believe they will be effective

It is a big jump in one year.

In agreement with HAR rationale. Especially in light of the continued unnecessary spending on new logos, Upstream, and RPR, poor marketing,

NAR's Board needs trim it's budget and invest in projects and programs that show a measurable ROI.

Not all members have the same political belief, therefore it is unfair to force all members to pay for one groups political advocacy decisions. The programs will also not be equally utilized therefore they should not force all members to pay for them.

Not necessary. Where does it benefit the Realtors?

The increase is high especially for me as new realtor and not making money yet.

They should manage the money they receive more efficiently.

That is a lot of money and seems unnecessary.

I agree with all the points that the Board raises against increasing dues. In my experience (with other large organizations) better stewardship of resources and a strategic realignment of goals to serve members more effectively have had better results than increasing dues. With no changes proposed to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and relevance, my fear is that the increase in funds will be wasted.

That is a lot of fees per member. I personally do not advocate for political advocacy spending. We must keep the Realtor profession out of politics. City planning and laws related to that must be kept separate.

Many of the services NAR provides is of no value to the majority of members, such as zipform

Too many expenses already. Please I beg of you, it would be of great help if they remain the same.

Hammered with existing fees

Do not use some of the things you propose. We have our own systems in our office.

NAR should look for ways to redirect portion of current dues to political advocacy. In addition, NAR need to prove they have Realtor's best interest as a top agenda. There are still companies, such as Amazon, trying to eliminate Realtors and NAR has agreed to allow MLS listing to be shared with companies - such as Zillow - who will eventually put Realtors out of business. If NAR wants more money, they need to show they can be great stewards of the funds they currently receive!

Due to the fact I send money for TREPAC during the year

I don't believe this increase is warranted.

There is no reason to justify more expense without more value. There are not enough people that utilize NAR programs and at this point it is a tool that we are forced to pay for but is unnecessary.

As a part time Broker i oppose to any increase

Excessive cost

Realtor fees include yearly local and national dues which together are expensive already. I believe an increase will have a negative impact on the majority of Realtors pockets.

We don't need a Realtor-owned transaction management platform; better products evolve when market participants compete in hopes of getting our business.
Real estate law is state and local, not national. We don't need more national political advocacy.
We don't need forms generated at the national level either. Our state generates what we need.
Building maintenance & renovation? For what? Why needed? NO.
Does NAR think it can help agents with financial wellness? Seriously? Again, NO.
NAR has gotten too big; doesn't need to be bigger.
And the television ads? The 'Modern Family' dad ads do nothing but reinforce a public opinion that all Realtors are goofballs. Horrible ads that hurt.

It is not financially prudent to do so.

NAR dues have increased 87.5% ($64 in 2006 to $120 in 2018) and yet NAR has still depleted its reserves.This indicates the need for better financial stewardship; not a dues increase.

Make better use of current funds.

I don't see the need of an increase.

Our fees are high enough. I don't think that NAR should represent every agent in their political views.

Unnecessary. We pay enough as it is.

High enough

NI look to NAR to look out for my needs at the national level. At this time we need all the help we can get. Thepolitical situation is not in a Realtorrrrrrrrr's benefit. Givve them the money to do whast they are paid to do.

By the way, your "nose counting" survey is skewed in favor of rejecting an incfrease. dYou lneed to be more level lhanded.

I agree with all the reason Houston Association of Realtors opposes the increase. In addition, the recent logo debacle confirms NAR does not have control of their financials.

Money is spent on logo revision and really bad television commercials.
General population of realtor have no say in way money spent.

We pay enough

The fees are already too high.

I don't see the value of the NAR's side of my membership, and I think the local chapter provides more of a benefit. I also think political advocacy should be optional as I'm opposed to lobbying.

too much waste now.

Because I pay enough in fees as it is, I don't want to increase anymore. We pay enough.

Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction management and digital signature solutions therefore many members will receive no benefit...

The proposed add on services is redundant.

I'm in favor of a $30 reduction

There are too many real estate dues from the state local and cost keep going up.

I am not sure that the benefits will be realized by Realtors. It's currently expensive to remain in this business and that just makes it even more challenging.

Need to better financial manage current income stream/reserves before raise dues

We need more effective help at the National level

NAR doesn't do anything to warrant the increase. They could cut back of wasteful spending and use money more wisely.

Where is all this money going?

Why do they need a raise? I'm sure they are doing just fine. How allocating that 30 dollars towards large health insurance fund, non-profit for those realtors/family members facing serious illness. That would be better use than giving it to someone who doesn't need it. All NAR "PAC" does is wine and dine to sway votes. They are doing just fine. I oppose....PERIOD.

Our office doesn't use Zipforms

Not enough communication between NAR and members to make them an actual Advocate

I believe fees are already high enough. It puts a strain on agents already struggling to pay the current fees.

Excessive

We have already too much expenses to pay!!!

My commissions haven't increased

Everything but our income goes up yearly. I vote no.

NAR needs to begin protecting the Realtor members by working to protect the MLS associations, prevent the increase in 3rd party access to information, and stop the proliferation of companies such as Zillow. NAR should review the "benefits" of ZipForms and Docusign, since many, if not most, of the member companies have their own means of accessing forms. Truthfully, many real estate agents do NOT join NAR because they do not see any real benefit. NAR needs to provide some real benefits and increase membership, not be relying on the vaunted (yet often ignored) Code of Ethics but rather by supporting its members in concrete ways and preventing the increasing diminishment of the profession.

I need to control costs. Everyone that supports agents keep increasing costs.

Unjustified

We are already charged fees we can not fully deduct from our taxes.

My broker requires a different system than zip forms. I would get no benefit. I also do not believe the current ad campaign is driving business my way.

Dues are high enough .

The dues are already too expensive

* i will not find value in any transaction management system.
* NAR has reserves to be used first.
* already a history of significant increases to membership dues

Realtor bas has increased drastically in numbers in recent years. Why is it necessary to raise dues?

We have more and more expense in this business. I am not in favor of increasing it.

Please reallocate funds to better serve Realtor needs. Thank you for your consideration!

No need to give money to politicians

It is my opinion that NAR needs to be limited to a lobbying group for legislative purposes only. They need to be restricted from managing and controlling local MLS systems and policies and procedures. The local MLS systems know what's best for them, their market and they are members. I am 100% opposed to anything that would finance NARs continued interference in local MLS systems.

Reason given is sound

NAR does nothing and never has.

I am opposed since I am not even using any of their platforms. I am only a member because it is a requirement.

Dues are too high now and the money doesn't appear to be well spent. JOHN

I already pay too many fees!

I agree with HAR's Board of Directors to oppose the proposed NAR dues increase in favor of a reallocation of resources to meet members' future needs.

I have yet to see any real benefit from my association to date.

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.
Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction manage...

The choices they make for "political advocacy" do NOT reflect my preferences.

Not fair, not worth the additional cost to us.

I don't believe NAR delivers with the revenue it now receives.

Too much expense nothing in return!

My business expenses are high enough already. I would rather make my own political contributions to candidates that share my values.

I was shocked when I was watching C-Span one day and say a Congressman quote that the National Association of Realtors was supporting a carbon tax in the wake of global warming. What a HOAX that was and glad it did not pass.

I'm in favor if the funds will bw effectively used toward thatpurpose.

NAR needs to better maintain financial responsibility .
NAR will have a windfall from a Docusign subsidiary.

Realtors work with a BUDGET................NAR needs to do the same !

NAR gets windfall when members are required to join, when joining local & State Boards !

If dues are raised, then NAR should collect dues separate from State and Local Boards !

The existing income needs to be better managed.

In my opinion agents pay more than enough in dues and reallocation should be done in order to make the best use of what is already collected annually.

I believe that NAR has gotten too comfortable with raising dues as the primary solution to the replenishment of depleted reserves.

I see no benefits from NAR. A bunch of fat cats running around acting like big shots while, spending our money and accomplishing nothing that truly benefits Realtors.

Too much!

NAR sold us out licensing out Realtor.com, pocketing the money, with Realtor.com now using OUR OWN MLS's info to sell us back our own leads. NAR is a pile of shit.

All businesses need to increase the fees to stay alive and provide us with all the services NAR provides its members. Wish we could raise commissions.

There should be better management of funds by NAR.

They need better financial management, not a dues increase from the largest trade association in the world. Sounds like Washington, DC, ways are rubbing off on them!

The reasons stated by HAR

The current amount is more than enough

NAR is nothing but a PAC. I don't see anything they do that impacts my daily business.

I feel like NAR could reallocate funds. Many local associations do not utilize zip forms as the provide their members with forms and other services.

I do not find value

There have been too much increase and I feel NAR should better manage their funances

Price of everything has gone up. It costs more to provide better quality service and products.
Those who can't afford to pay extra fee, shouldn't be in this business.

Raise barrier to entry for agents. Will reduce the number of non-professional agents.

It's too expensive to be an agent already.

Too much increase at once and i am opposed to "Automatic" increases every year! I think they need to look at their budget right now and see the priorities instead of just counting on increases yearly!

How the money was spent for the logo rebuild, I don't feel the money is being allocated properly or used to our benefit.

Dues are high enough

Since they wasted so much on a new logo they just need to use funds only on things that will help agents make more money. A slightly revised logo, from flat background to cube, in no way helps agents do that.

I agree that they need to better manage the money realtors already pay. Mismanagement on their part should not allow them to demand we pay them more to mismanagement.

$30/per member it's too big of an increase at one time.

I see no value.

Become more efficient before asking members for a dues increase.

I agree that NAR should reallocate its current dues and assessments and take responsibility and stop asking for more from its members.

Fee's keep going up but the established industry standards has remained at 6% for to many years.

Real Estate is already expensive enough.

HAR reasons

I agree with the items presented by HAR especially since the proposed IPO should yield a windfall for the National Association of Realtors. Instead of paying a dividend use these funds in place of the proposed increase.

I don't believe it is in the best interest of the Realtors and there seems to be a bit of a transparency issue as well.

Better representation and there is always strength in numbers!!

Dues are already too high. Dues keep increasing but our commission stays the same. Please don't increase the dues as we are already struggling with a lot of dues to pay.

I do not need the group to speak for me politically. If we are paying more dues it needs to go stronger education and training of Agents. That is the biggest problem with your industry. Too many fly by night Agents.

There needs to be transparency with spending. As Realtors®, we are investors. Where is our money going? Simply saying an increase is needed is not enough.

I don't see the value of NAR

I'm
Not in need of a transaction platform. I have no problem with an increase to help with our advocacy.

I think better stewardship is needed instead

Realtors already pay to so many affiliates.

The services currently provided by NAR do not warrant an increase in dues.

It's not beneficial to the members

Between Local & National Association Fees, Brokers Splits, Tax, and business expenses, Realtors and left with nothing to show for. And all that without benefits. You would think that being a NAR member and being a part of a huge Professional Organization, we at least get some health benefits, but we do not. So, I answer no to giving more of our hard earned money away.

Realtor already carry enough fees from all other firms and associations. Why is allocated funds to fight legislation - do you need to justify but providing itemization of increase. Provide results tables and why you think the cost is justifiable??

I believe it is unfair, they have not helped regulate big marketing competitors such as Zillow and Realtor.com, They are now able to list properties and we have had no protection at all. What has NAR done to protect the agents? We need to be protected as well.

Too hign already

It is expensive to be a Realtor, there are 2 of us in the family who are (husband and wife) slammed with fees at the end of the year, at Christmas time. I just do not see where the increase should be anywhere near $30 a member. We have more RE agents now than ever. We sell less because the market is saturated with new agents, we believe NAR is getting plenty to take care of their needs.

Without a justification or increased benefits what would be equal to a 10% increase per year since 2006 is higher than the inflation rate, the cost of living increase per year, and interest rates. It seems the dues are outgrowing the environment we all live and work in.

Ron Peek
Broker
Peek Realty and Property Management, LLC

Just the way I feel

Sounds to me that someone needs to budget the money already receiving better

I don't think we get enough out of NAR as it is. Quit spendng so much on lobbyist

Realtors already have to many fees.

I think the dues are high enough.

NAR does not support my core value views. I do not want to spend extra so they can push their liberal platform. They have shown in the past that they implement their ideas and push it down to every Realtor and we never had a vote in the matter.

Too costly. Already technology is making it easier and cheaper for sellers to sell without realtors help.

In addition to the expressed views of the HAR Board, as a commercial real estate broker, the proposed services to be offered other than the political advocacy, have no benefit for commercial brokers. I agree with the HAR Board, NAR should reallocate its operating expenses to provide better support for its members and not increase dues.

Not needed- just handle what we are already paying more effectively

I feel more benefits being offered by the local governing of the Realtor association than nationally.

I need to know more

We are fee'd to death between HAR, NAR, Brokers etc. It is and should remain 'Optional' in regards to Political advocacy

Reallocation is better than rising dues. Many realtors use either transaction desk or dotloop for their transactions. Makes more sense to reallocate.

Figures suggested are exhorbitant and detrimental to realtors bottom line.

We already pay so much each year and quarter to maintain our licenses. Not to mention the additional pay cut we take from our brokers.

Already high enough

They wasted money on logo that looks the same and don't protect our MLS data from poaching tech companies.

I feel that we pay enough as it is now.

Whens the last time realtors got a raise. Never, not in 32 years that I have been one. Inflation has gone up substanially and we are stil at 2% to3%.
Add technology programs coming on to compete with Realtors and we are being pinched from both sides.
No increas!!!
Period.

Every business must be fiscally responsible. As Realtors, we haven't had a raise in 30+ years. When was the last round of raises implemented for NAR? I would guess it happens every year. We must all live within our means. It's time to tighten the budget to be able to include these items that they propose without having to take more money out of our pockets. And that 2.5% increase annually starting in 2020, if you can't work and convince the public that commissions are negotiable and there is no 'standard 6%' fee then it may be time to create some competition for you to keep you on your toes.

I am a Certified Real Estate Appraiser and as a member of HAR, TAR and NAR ... I feel it is unnecessary to bill the appraiser the same as a realtor ... we only utilize the data ... we are not putting in data or taking up space with photos ... we merely use the data ... I pay almost $1,600/year to utilize the MLS ... this is broker fee ... agents make more money than appraisers yet I pay what their broker pays ... we need to address this issue ... I am sure there are others that utilize somebody else's account ... but I do not ... I have paid out the nose for the past 11 years ... If I produce 250 reports in one year ... that is $6.40 per report just to use the MLS Data ... we, the appraiser, need a break ... we are slowly being driven out o...

I not understand these increases. The market is not booming as we may think.

We pay too many fees already including upgrading to Platinum.

NAR continues to increase their dues. I am opposed to the $30 per member increase. That is a big increase that will not benefit realtors, it will only benefit NAR.

This is crazy of NAR to raise our dues!!! Keep them low!

I have no clue what NAR does for me as a Realtor. I've never been involved in any realtor owned transaction management platforms, or "programs devoted to professionalism, financial wellness, and strategic business innovation" from NAR. Perhaps if I had been involved in any of these things or even knew what NAR does, I'd be willing to pay more. I currently have no idea if I even HAVE to pay NAR dues. Are they mandatory??

Improved fiscal responsibility would be a better solution.

Agree with points which Har has put forward in opposition of due increase.

i don't need the benefits they propose to provide with the dues increase. Neither do any of my agents.

Stop spending money to buy political votes. You are cheerleading for another Real Estate Bubble which will devastate the industry.

Feel like with license cost and other expenses you are now too much .

Dues are already expensive enough along with all soft costs Realtors pay on annual basis.

I support HAR's position and reasons for opposing the increase.

We are constantly paying out a lot of money just to have the right to sell houses.

Review internally to cut NAR expenses instead of increasing members dues

Tremendous support from NAR.

If I vote , I will voted to oppose.

Simply don't think an increase, especially of that size, is warranted!!! Realtors already pay a lot of fees either annually, quarterly or monthly depending on their brokers and/or how many memberships they participate in. Too many fees for me!

I think they can figure out how to spend their money more wisely and have a better budget.

Too many increases and NAR needs to reevaluate current services. Taking a poll to see what Realtors really want and need.

I am not in favor. I'm a new realtor and my fees for everything just keep going up. I need a financial break for the next 5 years as I'm just getting started in this business.

It's already expensive for realtors to be in business for yhemselves with all of the yearly & quarterly dues!

Timing is not right for it now

nooooooooooooooooooooooo

Dues are way too high as it is!• The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*
• Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
• NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
• NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
• Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their me...

No NAR increase. Not sufficient value.

Enough is enough.

Because it is already high.

I see no value in being a member of any Realtor Association. At HAR, we have had services taken away and having to pay for it ie HAR website. Supra is now paid monthly. It seems as if it is costing more money to be in this business.

I think we already pay enough towards NAR

Realtors already have so many fees to pay :)

The dues already make it hard for those struggling to make it financially the first few years. I do not feel I am getting what I pay out of it already.

This is not benefiting to the agents

I think the fees are sufficient as they are for the time being.

I am in favor of reallocation of funds rather than an increase in dues.

We have enough dues already!

It is very important to inform you that most of the REALTORS are working only part time, just to have some fun like me. Being a Realtor is extremely expensive already.

I am strongly opposed to the increase in dues. I am not a top agent so all dues increases make a big difference. Also, I would rather my dues go to my local association and not NAR.

I feel that they are already too high -- especially for appraisers who only use the MLS and tax records (both read only).

The Consumer Awareness Campaign money could be used for Political Advocacy, and the transaction management platform should be an optional fee for the people who choose to use it -- and not forced on every member.

Not necessary. Spend efficiently

I already have a hard time paying dues

I do not believe it is a warranted increase.

I do not support any amount to be contributed to a political cause

I am not convinced of the return on investment for the realtors

More money for lobbyists is not as effective as grass roots organizations to work directly with our representatives of Congress. There is no need to build a Realtor owned transaction management platform. There are plenty others out there that have been developed by private businesses. As a commercial broker, I'm sure this proposed platform will, once again, only benefit the residential realtors and do absolutely nothing to help the commercial side that is responsible for working with businesses to employ people so that they can purchase homes. We pay thousands for our listing programs with no help from NAR. I'm completely against any raises for these purposes.

Agents pay enough in fees already.

There are little immediate benefits being that joining NAR is mandatory. When I was in need from Harvey they did not give me a dime so why should I pay more. These dues generate millions and there should be enough already in the pot to go around. The board should adjust their salary to pay the extra money rather than us hard working realtors.

Because of the need to manage the dues better that they already received. I'm a little upset that they spent a years worth of time and $250k on a logo re-design when there are more important things to be done with our dues money

We pay way to much for all dues

My dues have increased steadily in the 10 years I have been an agent (and now a broker), and I see no benefit from NAR. I am not interested in any spending on political advocacy as my local association already pushes for contributions and I think PACs are a big part of the problem in Washington.

We pay so much in fees that it makes it hard to make a living

NAR should exercise better fiscal management with the monies they do receive. The real estate market in Houston is still soft so many realtors are having trouble paying all the required dues to keep doing business.

Since HAR and TAR already offers contract forms, these can be used instead of NAR forms. Besides aren't contracts state specific due to governing laws?

We are paying too much already. The majority of the Realtors don't use all you services.

Already to high

We are being charged more and getting nothing more for it.

It would appear that the NAR has not managed the funds which are collected in a fiscally responsible manner. In addition I am STRONGLY opposed to any funds collected used for political contribution to either party. Let the members contribute to the parties or party we choose.

Do not want to boost its political advocacy spending.
Realtor®-owned transaction management platform - OK

As a real estate inspector the NAR does nothing for me

Current funds can be reallocated.

NAR has increased dues and still depleted its reserves. Need better financial oversight.

It seems unnecessary. Not the members fault you overspent on the new logo. Now you want more for politics. No way!

NAR has sold multiple entities that have acted to reduce the clout of realtors, including selling realtor.com. People now think going to that website is the same as going to HAR, which has diminished the authority realtors now possess. NAR is now selling docusign and once again, it is on the backs of the realtors that have worked to provide feedback and beta test, and will not see these sales from realtor funded projects return a decrease in dues. NAR has forced our local association to strip benefits from realtors that our local association was funding from the dues we paid them. We continue to be asked to pay for brand awareness while we lose to zillow.

For the same reasons that HAR opposes the increase. We should not be required to pay for services we are not receiving or have no interest in using. If NAR cannot manage with a budget of $186MM , then perhaps we should replace those in charge with individuals that know how to manage a budget.

they get enough and their ads are ineffective and goofy. they can improve every thing they do.

Dues are already too high relative to actual value received back to Agent.

tighten your belts

What did they spend to design the "new" Realtor logo?? $ 250,000. !!!
I could get a bunch of artistic 8th graders to do just as well for no cost
at all. I am sure the money went to someone's Brother-In-Law or golf
buddy...just another example of bureaucratic waste by NAR. The other
stuff we do not even know about but this was so in-your-face that the
members were made aware of the cost.

So sure...go ahead increase the dues so they can waste even more
money on ill-conceived programs that do not benefit any NAR Members.

Dues are too high as it is, I have only seen decreases in actual benefits instead of more benefits

NAR does not provide that much for local agents currently and I do not see anything additional being provided for the increase.

Basically, I have reviewed the reasons that HAR's BoD noted and fully agree with every point.

I honestly do not see any direct benefit of it. The dues just keeps adding up from local, to state to national level. The cost of just keeping the shop open is just un-real..... No I would like to see it come down just on the ground that we have so many members (Realtors ) there is a big margin in all this...See

If there are 1.3 million members, the dues now are enough to cover expenses. I would agree to members paying a percentage of their real estate yearly salary towards dues.

I think that the money can be allocated from another source and the dues are already high enough.

Basic dues are already too high. Then add Platinum membership to the bill. There should be lower basic access and add-on's Realtor want more features.

Same HAR reasons

I do not believe in anything they support
HAR makes me join to get MLS
Shame on HAR

Here are the reasons that the HAR Board of Directors is opposed to the proposed NAR dues increase:

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*
Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local ...

As realtors we already pay so much

I did not get a raise this year.

We have already had to pay more for the upgrade to get the Premier MLS.
Now here is another cost and yet the consumer is still getting access to our site for free.

Increasing dues is a very easy way out. NAR needs to manage the funds and resources without increasing the dues and wherever necessary reallocate them appropriately. With increasing use of technology, the cost should be brought down and not increased.

NAR doesn't do enough for its members to justify the increase.

It's already high enough

We already pay a lot of dues and fees. Real Estate is not that easy and it's getting clouded by new agents everyday.

Already paying a fair price

No benefit from the increase

I don't see any tangible value add in exchange for the increase.

We pay alot as it is

NAR as you stated need to control expenses. The RPR platform is great and should continue to be provided as well but NAR needs to control spending on this platform and have better management to oversee the contractors.

The cost is not justified

I believe my local board can better serve my needs and if I have to pay additional dues it would be better to pay them.

What value do I get from this? NOTHING

Don't need it

Because the amount charged now should cover the expense you have.

Somebody has to represent us and it cost money. Our commissions go up every year because of the inflated value of properties.

to high already

All fees continue to rise.

NAR should be able to perform with the current level of dues.

They provide Very little service to us.

It is high enough

Budget better instead of more hand in our pocket

All costs are going up like, living cost, food cost, but no increase in commission received.

Find ways to save please.

I feel it is high enough

Currently not goog stewards of funds collected nor transparency limited .

Not in favor of the transaction management platform. Also seems like RPAC should be doing the political advocacy portion.

I agree with the HAR board that resources should be better allocated rather than just throwing money at the problem.

They have increased too much already over the past years.

I feel that a yearly increase will damage membership. This is open ended and needs a cap.

Because. We already pay so many fees. Is becoming worse than having a regular hourly job

What do they do for all the money we pay now

My fees are entirely high enough now! Please do not increase!

I feel the price of dues are high already.

the money is "too easy" for you to collect and spend. Example: logo change. Example: as i recall you were the number 2 spender on lobbying efforts: several millions. You spend it like it grows on trees. tighten your belts and spend more wisely. Protect those who contribute: Realtors. Our markets and way of doing business is being eroded by the tech nerds who write programs but have never had to serve a client. Zillow, purple brick, etc. are all trying to claim a piece of this pie and what are you doing about it? Spending it on a logo and lobbying. Let Zillow spend it on lobbying. It all about lead gen. To zillow its all about agents paying them (70%+) revenues come from agents.

Too many fees already.

I think we pay more than enough every year for NAR want to increase it even more

We pay for our own transaction management with our brokerage. Why pay twice for a service?

I do not see a value add for the additional dollars I will have to pay.

First, Financial stewardship is vital for an effective NAR.

Second, I have derived almost no value so far from DocuSign (perhaps NAR needs to better educate me on this matter). Tools such as DocuSign and Transaction Platform provide very limited value for Realtors like myself who operate strictly in commercial brokerage. So many of these tools are oriented towards residential brokerage.

We pay enough already

We should be able to select if we want a paid membership with NAR. We are working locally with HAR and get forms access through TAR. NAR...politics.....Absolutely NOT. We don't do anything nationally and it is a waste already, but we can't opt out.

We already pay enough!!

I completely agree with the position of the HAR Board of Directors.

Realtors already pay enough for dues.

Realtors are going broke already!

I rarely use any of the benefits already provided by NAR except perhaps on Ziplogix.

Don't need to pay for any additional transaction platforms or advocacy.

Struggle to be profitable as is. If dues are increased you can probably have my license.

I feel TAR has had more than enough increases for the past years. Perhaps mis management is the problem here.

I'm on a budget. I am paying two MLS fees and a new realtor. Don't need extra expenses.

The realtor fees are already high for the services provided.

Need to cut expenses and quit acting like the government. Dues are raising way over inflation and I am not seeing much if anything coming out of NAR the last few years that is helping me. Realtor.com is a joke and not even owned by us anymore and RPR was and continues to be a colossal waste of member funds.

It is already too high.

We pay enough dues on a national level. There are other platforms out there to cover transaction management, building maintenance and renovation, and programs devoted to professionalism, financial wellness, and strategic business innovation. We don't need to re-invent the wheel!

I am forced to pay NAR dues as it is tied to my CCIM designation and CCIM charges us over $700 a year. I'm not sure I see the value in constantly paying these amounts. Raising dues will further discourage my membership.

This seems to be making us into a political party and not Realtors with opinions. This increase will cause us to become the same people that buy politicians for their own greed.

We pay enough already

I receive much more service benefits from HAR (Houston Board) and TAR. I use Transaction Desk...not Zip Forms. I do not find RPR to be beneficial.

I don't believe there is a valid reason to increase NAR dues.

I feel like our government, the NAR wastes a lot of our hard earned money.

Political advocacy should be an individual thing - not for NAR
Do not need this management platform

I oppose this as it is assuming the need to boost 2.5% per year - which no cap apparently. While I see the need for political advocacy, I am not convinced NAR should spend more on that (per membership $$) then boosting Realtors and providing real services

Fees aren't fully transparent and increase too greatly.

I feel the dues we pay are high enough.

Thank you

I don't want any more of my dues spent toward political contribution and lobbying unless the membership votes on those topics and unless the board then follows the will of the membership voters. Many members disagree with the lean of the lobbying and aren't asked our opinion first.

We feel we pay enough in yearly dues as is. It should be NAR's reaponsibility to manage those funds as wisely as possible to accomplish their desires.

Don't know why there is an increase. I don't see any benefits as of now.

We already have so many fees that we have to pay.

Too many dues and they are already high.. there are 1 million agents why $30 why not one dollar

I think their spending is out of control.

Since 2006 NAR membership has increased 84$ to 155$ and I'm not really sure what I'm even getting for the money other than the right to claim NAR member.
I do not use Zip Forms but Dot Loop which I'm also paying for

NO I do not want to pay more

NAR needs to return to the basics that they do well and forget about the rest. Let's focus more on political advocacy and wasting money on programs that Realtors do not want or use.

better stewartship of the current dues and the increase is over the top

Due the hurricane many REALTORS lost houses and bussiness

I don't want you taking my money to lobby congress in ways I might be opposed to and adding to the issue of our government voting per the highest bidder instead of what's right and per their district voters. As a matter of fact, REDUCE our dues by whatever you are doing to add to that mess in Washington and stick to services you provide to members

Dues are high enough, not to mention they are due at our slowest time of the year!

There is way to much waste and money spent on things I do not believe NAR should be doing and that there are better ways to spend our current dues.

NAR doesn't provide anything I find to be valuable and on top of that their political goals often run counter to mine.

higher taxes, higher fees, when will it stop?

Dues are high enough now.

I do not think it is necessary. The current dues are sufficient.

Agree with all the reasons the HAR BOD have already opposed the increase.

Agree with HAR

Increase is too high.

It is already too expensive

Our expenses are already high. I have been a Realtor for 42 years and appreciate all that NAR, TAR and HAR have done to progress with the times but it seems to me that a lot of these fees are going to builf profit centers that benefit outsiders.

I believe that HAR made salient points on the opposing the increase of fees. I also that as Realtors we already pay absorption fees every year and thee fees are always due at the worse possible month, Christmas time and also it's typically the slowest time of the year for Realtors. Sometime it is a struggle coming up with all those fees if you have had a closing. I also think there needs to be a serious assessment of what we are paying for. With MLS and Supra I pay about $700 every year.

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*
Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction manag...

I agree that the apportionment set out by NAR is not as beneficial to the membership.

I am more in favor of a reallocation of current benefits.

Dues have increased enough in the past years without added value.

I do not use NAR membership services. The only reason I pay the dues is to keep my CCIM membership/designation.

NAR has certainly not been effective in convincing me (or ever even contacting me) about any proposed changes in fees or anything else.

I don't even knew what I'm getting for the money I'm spending already... =/

From looking from the outside it seems to me that NAR has way too much money and makes extremely bad decisions on how that money is spent--i.e. Realtor U, the new logo, attempting to go after Zillow, etc.

We have an excellent transaction management system and discourage NAR from trying to fund and implement a new one size fits all (or none) system.
I particularly am upset by the intent to spend an increasing amount of our dues to lobby politicians and feed the already overstuffed legislators, their campaign funds and the ad and poll companies it supports.
Already feel my NAR dues are excessive for the return received.
Do something about the exploding relocation fees stripped from realtors commissions by the small number of relo companies practicing what appears to be conscious parallelism.

Learn to live within your means. Get rid of certain programs. Spending money on a new logo when the one we have is so recognizable makes No sense. Needless spending of our money. Why give them more money to waste.

too many fees now

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.
Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction manage...

It has been constantly increase. needs to cut spending.

I think reallocating what we have to accomplish the same goal. I din't Think it is neca

I don't get any benefit from the political efforts from them

Its discouraging! Being a new Commercial Agent it was crucial I join HAR, NAR, etc and I think all the dues are outrageous!

I pay enough fees as realtor ready. I'd like to keep my money not give more away...

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.

Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction management and digital signature solutions therefore many members will receive no benefit from NAR continuing to provide ZipForms as a member benefit.

If NAR increases dues another $30 per member, the NAR Dues will have increased 134%.

I don't need a realtor owned transaction management system. I must use the one that my broker already supplies and the Back Page.

We already pay too much money for our industry.

NAR is NOT serving Realtors in the professional manner that is expected from us.

We do NOT know what they are spending our money on and we do not have any input on anything or any changes they decide to make.

A LOT of money is being wasted and they want more ????

I can't afford to pay the increase.

We pay too much already

I pay enough in dues and fees for the industry I work end.

High fees already.

They don't appear to be spending money wisely. I agree that they should look at current expenditures and reallocate funds for political advocacy.

The fees is excessive already.

Need better financial stewardship.

As a realtor for over ten years, there has been many dues imposed upon us and for the commissions that we receive; it is not conducive for us to remain realtors if the dues keep increasing.

It's already too high

I am TOTALLY OPPOSED to any NAR dues increase.

It's difficult to afford being an active agent with all the fees we have to pay to remain active even while we having to have a full time job simply to survive.

Not sure what NAR provides for me that increases my bottom line, politically I am at a loss, as an agent, I feel there is no organization out there operating in my interest, which is serving the public and my bottom line,

It is high enough already!

I am semi retired

I do not feel that I need to help pay for Realtor Owned transaction management platform or the programs listed above. I already have and use the platform in my office that I pay for annually and will not duplicate that cost. I also believe that the programs mentioned are available here on the local level as well and I will not turn to NAR to take any courses.

Regarding building maintenance - NO.

Political advocacy spending...I am getting tired of other people speaking on my behalf. I want control of my opinions being voiced. I don't want to pay money and not know what is being pushed and vocalized on my behalf.

The market is flooded with realtors,makes for more competition and less clients.

I'm not interested in the new platform.

Basically, I do not feel the NAR provides any added value to my business.

We pay enough as it is.

Home inspectors should not have to pay the same rate as realtors. We only are members for the key.

Fees are already too high.

We have such wonderful services and pay so little for them. You do a great job for us, and this is a very minimal fee. Plus, those who are not professionals in our business, this fee might help weed out.

Because do not see the valve and mainly as realtors we are paying so many fees now almost cannot afford my license

Because they have a huge cash reserve and costs are already too high when all education, supra, dues, etc. are taken into account. They are also spending money funding projects that benefit very few realtors.

It cost enough already!!!!!!!!!!!!

The NAR should use the money they have in a more constructive way.

I read the information that you folks sent to us in the attached email. All of that makes sense that you stated and it was obvious you have done your homework. You are working for us, and that is obvious as well. Thank you. The thing that bothered me is they are wanting a $30 raise for this next bill due, then stated the fees would then be going up from 2020 every year after that automatically. That is so much like our government in Washington, that my hackles automatically went up when I read that and I am VERY MUCH OPPOSED to them doing that!! As you stated, no accountability. I think reassignment might go a very long way to doing what they need and also with the change in the zip forms company, that might very well work. I think...

Focus on spending controls and value of current expenditures.

If we are to be a professional organization then the members should pay appropriate dues. I wish HAR would follow suite and RAISE their dues as well.

Each Realtor is capable of deciding how to spend their hard-earned commissions.

There is already a significant amount of investment needed to become a successful agent, while paying the appropriate taxes and saving for retirement.

Why don't you start with a $15 raise instead of $30?

We pay enough to our National, State and local associations.

They should make it work with what they have because of all of the new agents joining

Becoming a Realtor and maintaining your license is expensive enough already.

I do not see value in increasing political power for my business.

They waste money on things that are not a benefit to help
Me with my business

I don't gain value commensurate with that increase

Dues are already to high. It would be great if someone could come up with a plan that we could all participate for health insurance.

NAR has not been an advocate for me. Zillow and others are putting business models in place that are for too much automation that cuts out the Realtor relationship.

I Agree with HAR. The ship needs better financial steering with the current "income"

I have been strongly opposed to too many of the candidates supported by NAR and do not want any of my dues going towards their campaigns. And my broker supplies platforms for us.

does not help me

NAR provides very little value in the day to day lives of the agents I work with on a daily basis. They do not need to be in the REALTOR® transaction management business. I only see this on a play for our data to use for other purposes. More value is found in the local and state organizations. NAR is a waste of money.

Why should I pay more? There is no added benefit. Tell me NAR is going to fight Zillow & big companies to take back Realtors leads...that would be worth it!! Other than that...it's not worth a penny more.

I'm not interested in supporting their spending on anything other than direct benefits to realtors and MLS. Too Many expenditures on contracts to IT companies and lobbying groups that don't always have direct benefits to us.

All the fees for Realtors are too high as it is.

They can spend the current dues funds more wisely.

We do not need any more political spending or another transaction mgmt system.

Dues are too high right now so I am opposed to any increase.

an increase should be justified by increase service to members

I see no benefit as a broker or an agent to paying more for services and "political lobbying" that don't bring help to my bottom line. Reallocate your funds/resources to continue with the budget you have.

NAR should have never allowed the sharing of our hard work, time, photos, listing presentations, marketing, etc to allow sharing our listings with zillow, realtor.com, homes.com etc!!!! They need to take back our industry!!!! NAR doesn't have our backs, they too are just out to profit from us.

I think we already pay enough for dues and there is too much waste in NAR.

find another way to manage costs instead of aggressively charging realtors

I like the financial analysis that HAR gave. The majority of my career has been spent on financial analysis and, therefore, I agree that NAR needs better financial oversight, rather than raising dues to correct their irresponsible spending.

I stand behind the HAR Board of Directors on this issue and would prefer to see a reallocation of resources to meet members' future needs rather than have any increase in dues.

1.300.000 x $30 = to much increase

It's overpriced. Nothing benefit my sales. Not making enough to pay this.

The services we receive now are absolutely great. More fees will drop more agents out the business

I can hardly afford the current dues as a new real estate agent it makes it very hard to pay and keep a license that if you make no sales it does not pay for itself.

Lack of transparency. Do not feel NAR actually puts the Realtors best interest first.

I don't think I use the benefits provided by NAR as of today with the current dues. Some of the benefits should be optional/for a purchase for those who would like to use them and not for everyone. I don't believe I am in need of a benefit that NAR will provide at an extra $30. We are paying for something we don't use and NAR would like us to pay more?!!

Sometimes it hard to get a sell, we pay a lot of fee, but barely see a profit.

No need to increase.

Dues are already high - it's hard for new agents to even get started much less pay all of the dues

All associations already take too much of our money.

It is my feeling the dues are high enough as is.

NAR's headquarters in D.C. has likely affected their sense fiscal responsibility, adherence to budgeting and remembering their fiduciary responsibility to the members who for the most part are independent businessmen operating their own businesses. Membership is a mandatory requirement for most of us to continue our business. NAR is becoming too much like the federal government taxing the membership to provide services that are many times too costly. A national organization should be providing services that save us money, benefit our businesses, not the organization's agenda. The dues are high enough. It's the leaderships responsibility to figure how to best fund what is necessary to fulfill the obligations of the organization not continuou...

I do not personally and would not use a Realtor®-owned transaction management platform. That is an optional feature that people should pay for if they want it. I should not be forced to pay for something I will not use. I think that reallocating existing funds to pay for advocacy would be a more fiscally conservative approach.

It's like taxes--once a 2.5% annual increase is initiated, they will never let go of other sources of revenue, so they will have more and more to do with what they choose.

Their windfall provides an issue of conflict.

Tighten the belt and make sure what they already have is spent in the best interest of its members.

All associations already take too much of our money.

Dues are high enough.

Realtors are taxes in various ways almost making it impossible to grow your business with fee increase.

I see no reason for such an increase at this time.

Dues cannot keep going up forever. There has to be a ceiling. Expenses need to be reduced, etc.
$30/member is way too expensive.

The rate increase would be higher than the value of benefits received.

I think our fees can be better used than on political initiatives.

Enough is enough. Stop adding features that benefit 10% of realtors.

I think funds can be reallocated as realtors are already paying too much.

Since joining the profession of "Realtor", I have been REQUIRED to pay endless fees, dues, memberships, designations fees, insurance, training, etc... At some point NAR, TAR & HAR need to get their hands OUT OF MY WALLET!!!

Don't want my money supporting lobbyists

No real added value

NAR has raised its dues 87% and is still depleting reserves. This is a sign of poor stewardship and typical overspending by NAR.

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy.

I think that a reallocation of resources makes more sense.

They already spend way to much money and have no real impact on anything the last ten years. They are riding on the backs of a lot of hard working men & women. They are worse then the government when it comes to wasting money.

I totally agree with HAR's critique. They collect $180,000,000 per year and need more?? They can't function on $4 Million a week? I've been paying NAR dues for 35 years and it irks me each time I do. I have no choice but to pay and I have no voice about how they spend my money. I strongly believe NAR should be more transparent about how my dues have been and are being spent.

With Continuing Education costs, annual dues for the various designations that I have earned to increase my knowledge base for the benefit of my clients, and the myriad other costs associated with remaining viable in real estate, it is becoming more and more difficult to afford to be a realtor. I am not a high-volume or high-dollar realtor. I am a 68-year-old widow who does anywhere from 4 to 15 transactions a year, usually including some leases. My broker already makes available to me a transaction management platform that I do not take full advantage of, and I do NOT want another "Realtor®-owned transaction management platform for members" or some of the other programs that NAR is touting "devoted to professionalism, financial wellness...

I have to live within my budget. They need to live within theirs & I have not seen a benefit from the increases we've already experienced. Too much waste! $30 per person may seem small to them but when $30 comes out of my budget, I have to give up something for my family &/or my business. I'm tired of being nickle & dimed to death!

There are better ways to handle funding priority instead of raising due. Realtors are highly localized organization and most activities are and should be handled at local level. There is no justification for NAR to raise fund.

See HAR opposition comments

It isn't a huge difference. I like the PACs and how they organize and work in our favor.

We have gone thru a difficult year.

Sick of dues.

No value in NAR now.. or better said, very little value.

I see nothing in here to help the commercial broker.

Looks like the increase is not needed with the sale of Docusign.

I do not see the value.

The increases is far out pacing the cost of living in any state.

So thy can spend another $250,000 on another ugly logo design? Give me a break. Sounds like to me they have plenty of money.

NAR has become nothing more than a bloated bureaucracy similar to the federal governmant.

It is my opinion that they provide no value to membership.

Too many increase in dues and financial adjustments that could be made.

I do not feel that I currently realize enough benefits for the current dues. Agents are being charged at every turn. Increase political advocacy spending? What if I don't agree with NARS political position? Do I have the opportunity to opt out? Your political advocacy, building maintenance and renovation are not interests of mine and either don't effect me or my business or, perhaps your political position is different than mine in which case I should not have to support NARS political advocacy.

I don't agree with many NAR policies

We pay enough in dues

What are the increased benefits to the members?

I prefer to have my local association decide on the allocation of funds/resources that best suit the Realtors in my area.

There are hundreds of thousands of agents across the country that there should be a sufficient surplus over the years.

It's already expensive enough. Make adjustments and eliminate unnecessary/less used items.

Affordable cost helps the agent.

Don't see the need for this increase.

This is ridiculous, not in favor of the increase and do not see the benefits for the proposed spending of the increases.

not worth it

Because I work hard for my money and I can spend it more efficiently than NAR. This increase puts you over 100% increase over the last 12 years. No way.

Dues are already very high.

I don't need to pay NAR to boost its political advocacy spending because they don't always share my thoughts so I'd rather contribute that increase on my own to whomever I deem is working on my personal behalf.

Too high now

Because realtors expenses are already to high.

Our dues are to high now.

...we aren't getting value for our dues as it is...why increase?

Already putting out enough to stay in business

We have enough fees already... They fee you to death...

Because there are no supporting factors to increase our dues. The changing of the symbol was not voted on by members and will require out of pocket expense to update all media. Unless it includes additional al services we Realtors need, there is no basis for an increase.

Fees are enough.

Dues are already hard to afford for beginning Realtors.

The increase will be for services that I don't need.

As a commercial broker, organization does not help me. I support HAR position also. My vote doesn't count anyway. They will do it anyway!!

I do not feel they have been a Good organization that accomplished helping their members.

Over the many years that I have been a member of HAR and NAR, I have never felt that anything
NAR did benefitted me personally. As far as needing more money for "politicking", I believe that
their national views are sometimes very different than mine--as they say, "all politics are local".
If they increased their dues, I would give up my membership in NAR, and I guess that would
mean HAR.

I don't think that the current fees are providing us any real benefit, so why increase them?

Too much as it is already.

I feel NAR's leadership should have asked how members their opinions BEFORE deciding and announcing increase. I don't see value in NAR making contributions based on political opinions.

Because of all the reasons that HAR gave. Look for ways to save money and not spend more money.

The NAR cannot substantiate the increase, and there are no benefits from an increase to the members. I am tired of being sucked dry by rising fees.

Because they wasted 250,000 on a logo my high schooler could have done for nothing. If they are going to waste my money, they shouldn't be raising our dues

We are not getting the exposure for what we currently pay. Zillow and others are beating NAR for our market shares. Why do internationals know more about Zillow/Trulia etc than NAR?

The current dues need to be utilized more efficiently

I do not feel they are using the funds as best possible. One big failure is the money spent on the new logo and how it was almost unanimously opposed by Realtors. I do not think having a transaction management program is needed. There are so many other options used by brokers that it is not fair to charge for something that is not needed and seems like should not be the main focus of NAR.

I pay enough dues!

Many of the services, software and functions that are being proposed are already being provided by my local MLS association, (HAR).

Better utilize existing resources.

We pay enough dues already.

Their fee is too high now.

HAR is all we need locally.

You we are a real estate Asociation.
We no need any Political plataform.

Once again this is big government not being responsible with our money!

I agree with the position taken by HAR

$30 is high. 1/2 of the amount will be right

NAR dues have increased 87.5% ($64 in 2006 to $120 in 2018) and yet NAR has still depleted its reserves.This indicates the need for better financial stewardship; not a dues increase.

Dues have increased substantially w/out fiscal responsiblilty

Seems like there is adequate funds at the current rate, which makes it appear there is some mismanagement of funds

I feel Realtors already pay enough fees!

Proposed spending does not provide service that all agents need or want.

I don't have control of what is being advocated for and I appreciate HAR's suggestion.

RAISES THESE FEES DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. HOW CAN YOU INCREASE FEES WHEN THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION OR A OUTLINE THE INCREASE. ESPECIALLY FOR OUR AREA WHEN HARVEY HAS DEVASTATED SO MUCH.

I believe our marketing expenses have sky rocketed due to 3rd party (Zillo, Trulia, etc..) having access to our platforms. It is increasingly difficult to remain in this business

Realtors pay enough fees.

Fees are already high

Not in favor of an increase.

Things are ok so far. What reason should dues go up. As things go in realty there are enough things to pay for. To just get started a person has to pay quite a lot in the beginning. Also through out your career there are more expenses that take a toll {car, gas, advertise, clothes, company charges, and more }. A realtor has to constantly reach in her or his pocket to pay for something. For all the work that is consumed on trying to sell, buy, rent, and the cost to a person tends to get large. A little here and there tends to be quite a lot. The next thing cost are out of control. It is hard enough ! Lets try to make things A little easier on working people and try to economize. Working people need A break to. THANKS

Reallocation of funds is a better solution

For those who aren't quite up there in income yet
and have families etc to take care of....
$30.00 is a tank of gas, a few groceries, or a day of child care.
And its all a political thing its not really in favor of the little guy.

We spend way too much on print advertising. Cut back and lower dues or stay same.

Ridiculous! Reduce the payroll. For what they say the money is to used for, it appears to be all is needed is a one time fee. I don't see the $30 fee per year and then later a 2.5% indefinitely.

Being in this business is very expensive as it is.

What are these folks doing to protect MLS listings? So many on line advertisers are using our information
like Zillow for example and now becoming brokers to work with buyers and sellers. This is not right.

Realtors have not seen a pay increase in several years, however, the association fees continue to rise. Furthermore, if realtors are going to pay the NAR, they should be able to vote on these increases and view where their dollars are being spent. Where's the transparency & accountability? Seems like just another greedy bureacracy with not really much support. Just doesn't seem fair to hard working agents trying to make a living to keep seeing increases in these association fees.

Additional advocacy funding can be found from funds already being funded.

It's a waste to spend more money on Politics.

Dues are already outrageous.

Too many business expenses

HAR charges enough and now has a platinum package that used to be included with our dues. Enough is enough. Now NAR? Rather it be NAR than increase in HAR dues.

Not necessary

It takes money to maintain and stay updated on technology and issues. We have much to benefit as members and an increase of $30/each is worth the investment.

Things change cost change!

What will the money be use for the increase in service?

With the "increasing" number of Realtors & Brokers on the rise yearly, there is an increasingly large amount of money coming into NAR, TAR & HAR. You should "Never" need to increase the dues -you should reduce dues. Technology strides reduce the number of staff required to operate the associations. Cloud Storage & Serving isn't a large cost factor. Is it costing more to Lobby our elected officials into doing the "right" thing for the American Homeowners? Do the Associations Leadership need increased salaries?

I do not receive benefit form NAR services and are forced to join by HAR guidelines

Fees are too high now and what do we get for them

Dues are already too expensive. I do not think I am getting much for the money I pay to NAR.

Because we need to weed out the bottom feeders.

because its for them and also with a built-in increase for the future

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.

If NAR increases dues another $30 per member, the NAR Dues will have increased 134%.
Since 2006, the total cost of NAR Membership has increased $84 to $155.

Because it is so slow. Hard to close one deal in a year.

Other professional organizations have done similar increases to advetise and lobby, but without directly benefitting the membership. Increased dues and auto increseases do not promote good financial budgetary practices. Without accountability membership will decline. A technology driven market will make NAR obsolete if they can't manage costs.

NAR is already wasting too much of our dues in useless stuff like Upstream and RPR.

The fees to be a Realtor are ever increasing, nationally and locally.

PER THIS EMAIL IT SEEMS THEY HAVE THE FUNDS TO CONTINUE WITHOUT THIS INCREASE

NAR continues to raise the dues with no cost benefit to the member.

Would prefer local spending.

Other than a presence in Washington I get nothing at all from them. Thanks Just another big government money pit. Carolyn

NAR increases our dues every year. If they increase the dues again this year and the proposed increases every year after 2020, we need to elect a new Board to represent the membership. It seems to me there is a swamp there now.

Please consider the recommended reallocation of resources recommended by HAR's Board of Directors.

Too many increases already

Funds should come out of other areas.

The economy is too tight.

It's INSANE!

We pay enough fees to maintain our license and membership. A increased fee is not welcomed.

It will affect my budget.

Fee increases with no benefits is outrageous!!! Better fiscal management should be adopted by the Association.

This will impact the small real estate firms that are fighting to stay alive and hire people to work for them. I don't see a need to raise the fees at this time.
I would like to know why you want to raise the fees????

We pay a lot of fees every year and we do not need to pay more.

Cost

Enough money is collected every year.

we are already paying a lot

Waste of funds!

Because we are having enough dues we are paying and some of us are struggling to get our first closing and still have not

What have they done with the money we send now. Wasted millions on AMP and Upstream. I'd like to know who really got that money.

We are losing ground every month to Zillow who doesn't even represent the true Real Estate Process. It's like Fiddle While Rome Burns.

I am an Inspector & this does not benefit me in any way, shape or form.

I agree with HAR's Board of Directors with their stance about the increase and wisdom in the situation.

If this is done I will have to close my office and lose my real estate agents to go work for the larger franchise real estate companies.

Not worth a $30 increase

I believe the fees are already too high for most of the members. A better management or reallocation of funds is expected. Not raising the dues on the members that are already paying too much.

NAR dues have increased 87.5% ($64 in 2006 to $120 in 2018) and yet NAR has still depleted its reserves.This indicates the need for better financial stewardship; not a dues increase.

NAR does nothing for me

I get zero benefit from NAR. Im not really sure why it is not an option to belong.

Because it already is too high!!!

I think there are too many in professional folks in the business doing one or 2 transactions a year and we need to be more selective. Higher dues might help this

I have been in real estate over 30 years... charge according to how long an agent/broker has had their license.

The amount of dues being charged vs. the benefits to me as a member is not favorable.

NAR should take a serious look at other current assets (SCV) that can be efficiently liquidated
to replenish the reserves that have been used for the past several years.

There shouldn't be any reason for a $17 per member fee to 'boost its political advocacy spending'. With 1.3 Million members a $1.00 contribution per member is a plenty high contribution to any politically motivated event for NAR!

no transparency into what the open increase will go towards

$30.00 is sufficient enough.

Not just as an affiliate, but if an increase is justified it should be proportionate over the term of 2-3 yrs.

.not necessarily.

Increments of $10 per year would suffice.

Reduce spending in another area if there is a need for more funds in a specific area. Don't do paper mailouts with the magazine.

Realtors are already subject to so many other dues and a lot of people don't have the assets or available budgets to allocate the extra money to.

Ridiculous

Because you already give our information to everyone-you allow everyone the informAtion about houses
Available for free!

You have other significant sources of income pending.

Are you kidding me what in the world have they actually done for me that has increased my business?

I have seen the political advocacy spend a lot of money and have not gotten very much for it. I can spend my money better.

Not needed.

For all the same reasons listed by the HAR Board of Directors.

Do not always agree with the political advocacy position taken by NAR.

I do not want more political advocacy be funded with my dues. I do not see this as a matter that needs more money from me. The dues are high enough as they are.

Frankly, I think NAR dues are already too expensive. I do not wish to donate any additional funds to political advocacy.

My income has not increased by 87.5% in the last 12 years, like NAR's dues have. It sounds like they need to come up with better spending solutions instead of taxing more. I know it's not a tax, but it may as well be, since we, the consumer, have no other choices.

I feel my current annual NAR Dues are not being appropriately allocated to promote a positive image of REALTORS and use of our Local MLS systems for their home search. I constantly hear clients and customers saying they prefer Zillow or Realtor.com because those systems are easier to use. Those companies then turnaround and charge REALTORS "advertising" fees to sell us back leads we should be receiving from our MLS system.

I believe that the current dues are sufficient. Need to reallocate current funds.

It brings little return

These fees are too much for a relatively new agent along with all the other fees when you are trying to establish yourself as a realtor and build up your client base.

Not in favor of more political spending, rather do something to develop members.

Each member is already paying more than enough. The dues already increased dramatically in 2018, and another increase would not be manageable by many agents.

With dues, CE requirements and constant rules/forms changes required to do real estate, it's become more trouble than it's worth -especially in these already difficult economic times.

They need to stay out of the political arena.

I agree with HAR s findings

I think that the dues should remain the same for another year. Harvey has really hurt my business this year.
Plus I think that the dues should be based on your activity level

I am a Commercial Broker.

there is evidently mismanagement at NAR as there is in many bureaucratic organizations. I am often opposed to political positions NAR takes and would want to support that anyway. Look at your budget and see where cuts can be made.

Political contributions should be voluntary.

The dues are already high. I am in favor of a decrease.

i am opposed to this and future increases based on the information provided.

They don't do anything for me

I do not believe the value of what we will get for the increase is there.

I don't think we should be that political.

Good cause

We pay enough and I don't see the value in it.

I agree with the HAR Board

It seems NAR has not taken seriously financial stewardship nor looked at sources of reallocation from the current dues pool.

NAR doesn't make good use of our money. They spend it on things like a college that know one uses, bad commercials and RPR.

Not Necessary to increase and increase and increase the dues.

We have lot of expenses

We are already paying for Platinum separately. There are no more or less benefits from NAR

They waste millions of our dues as it is when have have NO say whatsoever in this wastefulness! Insane to give them more money & power!!

It is always a money grab, we are already paying huge dues and monthly fees for WHAT?????

We have so many expenses.

I think NAR has plenty of money already to do what they need/want to do. More efficient spending, as opposed to increased revenue, is the way to achieve that. In addition, an automatic yearly increase amounts to nothing more than a blank check on the future that I am unwilling to write.

Already pay enough no need

transaction management should be each individual's choice.
not necessary to add anymore to political cause

I am opposed to the excessive allocation to political advocacy

The cost to be a licensed Realtor is getting out of control. I can not afford the dues now.

NAR does not make good use of our dues as it is.

We (HAR members) already have a transaction management platform for members. NAR needs to make better use of the funds we are already paying them. NAR wasted $250,000 on the new logo design. They wasted money on software / platforms that never materialized; it seems like a bottomless pit that never produces any benefit. HAR provides us (Realtors) with a lot of tools, support, training, services, etc. NAR provides very little that we actually use / benefit from other than political advocacy.

NAR is selling our information to national syndicators and destroyed our indusrties. Ou local board tells us who to vote for in America, Disgracefull!

That's all we do ... is keep paying more and more!!! It's become extremely expensive career now!?!

Agree there should be an overview committee to evaluate the current policies of distributions of funds and look to a reallocation of these funds, if necessary, to insure better service to the coming years ahead.

I don't want to support political advocacy of any kind.

I do not see any reasons for increase.

It already costs a LOT to pay the expenses of being a REALTOR

Cannot afford that

All of the fees are going up and it makes it being a realtor harder each year. Enough is enough.

Because realtors pay excessive dues presently. Your reason for increasing them is just another stab in the back. Thank you!

We are hit so many ways by NAR, TAR, HAR and MLS its unreal! Its not wonder agents are dropping like flies. And to top it all off you add our listings without our consent to Realtor.com where other agents get our buyers because they are able to pay for area codes, counties and towns! I am totally against another hike!

Better financial management from NAR should help reduce a need for NAR due increase.

I believe our local MLS is better able to meet our needs then NAR.

I don't think you earn the amount I already pay. I will probably stop paying anything.

Does not seem necessary.

The programs you advocate are already in place at my brokerage. Additionally, I don't think there ever needs to be an automatic increase.

Political spending is a waste of money.

Can't afford an increase in dues.

I believe that the dues that are currently being collected can be moved around to cover areas in need as needs arise.

When will the increases ever stop ?

I don't see sufficient reason to justify the increase.

Because they are already too high!

The fees we have are already expensive, and especially as a new agent we would be paying more dues/fees than making money in Real Estate. If we had all classes offered for free, perhaps, but as it is we have to even pay for those.

I think the fees are already high and Realtor's do not really see much benefit from NAR.

Because we paying to much now and for what?

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*

Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.

NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.

Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other ...

There are many agents who are getting by or not even making the ends meet and many have second job to support hemselves. It is already hard enough for them and everyonelse in the field.
Let"s not make it any more difficault.

I would like to see the budget to see what benefits NAR is currently providing.

NAR collects plenty pf money now and does NOT NEED ANY MORE money!!!!!!!!
NAR already makes plenty of money for the little that they actually do for us!

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income. NAR dues have increased 87.5% ($64 in 2006 to $120 in 2018) and yet NAR has still depleted its reserves.This indicates the need for better financial stewardship; not a dues increase.

I barely make enough to pay my other fees, but that is part of the business.

We have enough dues as is.

The rate of increase is excessive, and NAR should be able to fulfill the needs of its membership by prudent management of our current dues.

Tired of giving organizations, both private and public, more of the money earned so the top of the organization can continue to have raise increases. Until they can come up with a way for the people paying for the right to be a Realtor to have a cost of living raise, they should not receive one.

Most programs utilized by NAR are duplicates of what is available at State/Regional/local level

Not reasonablek

There is no justification

We already pay too much.

There are already a lot of fees for realtors and I do not like an annual increase. A one time would be different.

DocuSign will generate 100mlion windfall

A reallocation of resources is a first step in order to gauge what we Realtors really need, and *then* think of the possibility of a future raise, based upon Realtor needs, their customers.

Why
it will make all the new agents hard to pay their dues. If you kept going up.

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*
Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.
NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.
NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.
Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other forms, transaction manag...

I don't feel I receive any benefit from my current membership and see no reason to pay more.

The yearly dues are already too high. Need to reduce it.

Realtors are commission based and increaseing the dues permanently would be burdensome especially when the fluctuating economy.

Dues increases appear excessive and do not contribute to HAR member benefits. There is no need to boost "Political advocacy" whatever that means. Reallocation serves the membership more appropriately. Additionally, increases should NEVER be built-in.

I feel I do not get any benefit by raising the dues. Currently I do use Zip forms, because of the cost. The cost of other programs for a part time realtor are costly along with the other dues we pay. I do real estate part time and work full time as a manager in a retail business. I just don't think raising the dues will help if they cannot manage their finances appropriately.

The market is down significantly and we don't need an increase in expenses.

There definitely should not be an increase for members who are senior citizens.

too much financial burden for realtors esp. for new realtos who pay all kinds of fees to brokers, E& O insurance , Ads fee etc.

They are already too high

We as realtors pay a lot of dues already to operate our businesses. Harvey's impact is still being felt in the Houston area, our clients also expect us to contribute to them in some ways by reducing commisions.

I would need to see details on budget issues that they think require the increase.

Does not benefit the Realtor and reallocation is a better solution.

Please reallocate current funding to meet changing needs.

There is no explanation of where the money is going to.

This is too significant of an increase.

They should use funds from previous increase.

Dues are high enough for the services we are receiving. Dues should be reduced or remain the same for years to come.

There needs to be better management of monies already taken. They have been raised too many times.

Not affordable

Realtors already have way more than enough fees to pay.

I am opposed to an increase...especially an annual increase. It's hard enough for small agents to make enough to survive. You will drive young agents out of the business. This makes no sense.

Primarily, they don't need the money.

Secondarily, the proposed funding for PAC activity is unnecessary, as real estate laws are local, state-based.

Already high and I handle commercial properties, only in it for zip forms.

Because I don't think they deserve it.

The increase will not benefit the Realtors just add more profit to NAR. They need to reallocate funds and manage their expenses.

It costs us enough as Realtors® without adding an additional $30 per year. They should be able to re-allocate existing funding toward those ends.

It's too high already.

It's too expensive to operate already.

The same reasons HAR's Board of Directors is opposed.

They have other resources they should use and budget their spending. Increases have already been enough in the last 5 years!

$$$ to politians pocket ? No

The 2.5% annual dues increase is not consistent with the concept of transparency.*

Docusign has filed for an IPO which will yield Second Century Ventures (SCV), an NAR subsidiary, a windfall of at least $100 million. SCV can then pay a dividend to NAR to replenish reserves.

NAR can easily waive the reserve requirement with a motion from the Board of Directors.

NAR should reallocate its current annual dues and assessments income of $186 million to provide substantial funds for advocacy. For example, reallocate the $35 "Consumer Awareness Campaign" funds to "Political Advocacy" which would be a true member benefit.

Many state and local associations do not utilize ZipForms as they provide their members with other ...

It is hard enough to pay the dues now. It is especially difficult to pay them right after Christmas. Dues should be paid mid year.

Our fees are expensive as it is.

They need to make do with what they get.

NAR dues have increased 87% in last 9 years but NAR reserves have depleted. This means increasing dues is not the solution. Solution is better financial management of existing funds.

I feel that the fees we are currently paying could be much better streamlined & budgeted therefore eliminating the need for any increase.

Already have enough fees.

Already too expensive

NAR has not made the best decisions lately with our realtor money, why should we pay for those mistakes.

There are so many fees that come with being a licensed Realtor already that drive agents out of the business every year. Based off of what the fee will be spent on, I am opposed to the increase. Thank you, Victoria Gonzalez

The dues are high enough as is.

We realtors already pay too much for local, state and national dues and fees. NAR needs to reduce their costs. I also don't want my dues to go to political lobbying - that is my choice, not NAR's. Let Realtors voluntarily give to the PAC not forced. I also have heard that NAR execs are paid highly and waste a lot of money on travel and lobbying. I say we have complete transparency and show members an operating budget and where monies are being spent.

What is being done about zilliow and Trulia.

Use what you have more wisely

Of course No..

because we already pay a lot of fees.

I do not want to put my money in any political deal/advocacy, especially when it is not transparent.
I don't like how NAR spends our money so I'm not willing to invest more into that issue.
I want to see more money invested in the members benefit, not the board's. They already filled their pockets enough. We, the members, have needs too and they don't do much about it.
I don't think the NAR building is so out-dated and it needs renovation. Go find sponsors for that purpose. If I need to renovate my house, NAR will not contribute with a penny.
There are so many needs and things related to the members that need attention and money to invest in.
Even the website sucks and it's really boring. We use it because there is no better one yet....

Total fees for being a Licensed Agent are already high enough as it is.

I feel that the boost of political advocacy will not help or benefit me in producing sells.

HAR has made a great point for opposing this. Additionally, it is clear with the money spent on re-branding NAR that they are now abandoning that wasteful spending is per-usual.

I've been a realtor for a long time. Truth be told, I don't think $30 is unreasonable if they will actually do the updates on transaction management and other things.

My budget

Before you start asking for more money- we need a full description of all funds in use now and what they are for.

Refer to HAR explanation of their rejection.

Sounds like the federal government. Spend, spend, spend without accountability. Audit the expenses. Platform for members, building maintenance and renovation? Programs devoted professionalism, financial wellness, strategic business innovation,,,,,sounds like a catch all for enriching ones self. 84% increases in past 10 years. Where is the money going? C'mon NAR, Tell us why the increase is needed. Be a better steward of the operating funds or step down

No value or at least not enough.

We pay enough already

We pay to much in fees as it is. The use of what we pay for does not equal what we use. There should be an opt out for NAR and TAR.

No need for higher dues

NAR is already a very powerful and well-funded PAC, and we have transaction management through our local Realtor associations. The brokerage I manage belongs to four local Realtor associations, three of which provide free, high-quality transaction management. The fourth is very small, and everyone belongs to a large metro Realtor association nearby.

I'm in favor of a reallocation of existing resources rather than a dues increase.

We already paid too much.

Agee w the Houston Boards assessment.

It's too expensive already.

Do a Better distribution of budget decreasing Expenses, the economy is not the best right now

Even though I'm a NAR member, I'm not a Realtor. I'm an inspector and my membership is required for me to qualify for a Supra Key. I think it's fantastic that Realtors have a voice and understand the need completely; however, the last thing I want to see is my membership dues going up.
I wish NAR/HAR had an associate level membership. Admittedly having a Supra Key is convenient, but my having that key benefits the Realtor as much or more than me.

NAR needs better financial stewardship.

Realtor have too may fees

I don't feel that I get any advantage nationally. I especially am not sure about the political advocacy as I don't always agree with their opinion.

Too much % increase in minimum years.

It's a reasonable amount with all things considered.

NO!!! There needs to be cost cutting done and an abandon of RPR: "According to Inman, NAR has spent $106 million on RPR since 2009. RPR was supposed to be earning enough revenue to break even as of 3 years ago, but I believe revenue to date is under $1,000,000, so not even close."

We are already paying a lot of fees. Also we already have a platform we are using and we do not need to be charged for an additional one!

Not interested in increased fee

$30 is a substantial increase that doesn't reflect any genuine benefits to NAR's members.

I don't need another transaction management platform and I believe the majority of the increase will go to political advocacy which I have no control of what is advocated.

NAR is a professional organization that should be focused on advocacy, training, and setting industry standards and promoting best practices. It should not be competing in the marketplace with products and services (transaction management systems, etc.). This is outside the scope of NARs mission.

Fees are Already overwhelming for commisioned realtors with no guaranteed salary

Dues are high enough.

It's too high already. Drop some of the useless staff functions including the magazine.

As a new relatively new agent the weight of the dues can be burdensome considering that it does take time before you start making any money.

I am not making enough in commissions to afford higher dues

NAR does a terrible job of spending our dues without our consent. The most recent example is the new and cheap looking logo. Not to mention the low quality TV/Internet commercials.

I don't need NAR to advocate for my politics.

They need to allocate the funds more efficiently.

They are not worth it. The only association I strongly support is TAR.

No transparency with NAR spending, spending on useless projects that are not coming to fruition,I see no benefit with my membership besides realtor designation

We will no additional benefits for increase

more details on products to be purchased

The dues are high now and talking about an increase each year beginning in 2020.

I don't see a direct benefit to members

The increase in fee will impact several members.

Reallocation of resources to meet members needs is favored.

It is already very high.