Community Programs

Image of a banquet call supporting the REALTORS® Relief Foundation FUN-Raiser

Support the REALTORS® Relief Foundation by purchasing a ticket to this fun-filled event, featuring a DJ, caricature artist, magician and more!

A Storybook Trail is a fun, educational activity that places the pages from a children’s story along a trail in a community. It is for children of all levels to enjoy the outdoors and read a book with their family and friends.

Lansing, MI, Pop-Up Park - realtors planting a tree in the park

Written by Meghan Webber, CEO, Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS®

The Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS® developed an Adopt-A-Park project where each year the Association adopts a neighborhood park to create a community destination and gathering place in the community.

Melbourne, FL dog park - covered area with sand pit, tire toys

Written by Tammie Watts, Government Affairs Director, Space Coast Association of REALTORS®

It may be hard to envision the value NAR’s Placemaking grants have within a community if one has never seen the final product come to life. In Brevard County, we were able to witness first-hand just what a difference these grants can make.

Written by Michael Wagler, Main Street Iowa State Coordinator, Main Street Iowa.

There is a growing understanding in the economic development discipline that creating a place where people want to be is a critical element to creating a strong, sustainable, interconnected community and economic development strategy.

The National Association of REALTORS® encourages our state and local REALTOR® Associations to partner with others to make their communities better places to live. Our Placemaking Grant is available to our REALTOR® Associations to help fund the creation of new public spaces and destinations in a community. Since the launch of the grant in 2014, we have approved over almost $1 million in...

Loan applicants could be affected as FHA tightens standards for higher-risk borrowers. REALTORS® step up to help in the aftermath of Midwestern floods but help is needed, and Gen Xers are buying bigger homes to accommodate multigenerational families. This weeks's video is sponsored by the REALTOR Benefits® program.

This year, NAR’s Placemaking Grant has a level 1 grant for up to $1,500 for pop-up and demonstration projects such as temporary bike lanes, parklets, trails and plazas. Demonstration and pop-up projects enable a community to test the viability of a program, project or plan before making...

The real estate community is rushing to help victims of record-breaking floods in the Midwest last month, which hit the state of Nebraska particularly hard. The REALTORS® Relief Foundation has partnered with the Nebraska REALTORS® Association to collect donations for mortgage and rental payment assistance for hundreds of residents who have been displaced.