If 500 REALTORS® attend the conference, OAR President Axay Parekh will take a pie to the face!

The Thursday Mingle is a new series of fun virtual sessions hosted by OKCMAR's YPN group RISE.

This month we'll be talking social media!

In 1968, OKCMAR elected the organization's first female president.

This was one of Jamie O'Neill's many pioneering roles. She was a recipient of the NAR Distinguished Service Award, a prestigious honor, the year it was established.

Howdy pardners! With the political season upon us, OKCMAR is relaunching efforts to get each member to become an RPAC investor. On March 15^th OKCMAR’s RPAC program will get into high gear, starting with an information campaign to educate the membership about RPAC and why they should be an investor.  This will be followed by an e-mail and social media campaign, concluding with an RPAC virtual phone-a-thon. There will also be a special campaign touting the importance of supporting the Major Investor program. 

“Unfortunately, in politics, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. To make sure the issues that are important to REALTORS® or important to our elected officials we must have a large well-funded presence in the political arena. That is why we have RPAC and ask each member to give at least $20 a year as their fair share investment supporting efforts to represent the profession and real estate industry,” said OKCMAR Government Affairs Director Gary Jones. 

Thanks to the efforts of current and past OKCMAR leaders, 46% of the association membership have already invested in RPAC. While the goal of 100% participation maybe impossible to reach, it will not stop the association’s efforts to get as many members investing in RPAC. 

Thanks to REALTORS® across the country, NAR was ranked #9 in Fortune Magazine’s “Washington’s Power 25” list. The list measured the power and effectiveness of 120 interest groups, labor unions and trade associations.  Since its inception over 50 years ago, RPAC has worked to ensure that the real estate industry speaks with one voice and continues to provide you with an influential presence. Your RPAC investment is the only investment dedicated to furthering the interest of real estate professionals in our nation’s capital, state legislatures and city halls. 

If you would like to know more or set up a presentation virtually or in your office about RPAC, e-mail Gary Jones at gjones@okcmar.org. 

It has been a year since the release of the Clear Cooperation Policy and the Coming Soon status.

It might be time for a refresher!