REACH’s mission is to select and help scale the most promising new technology companies in real estate and adjacent industries, including banking, insurance and home services.
News Releases
![Logo: REACH Latin America Logo: REACH Latin America](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/reach-logo-latin-america-11-29-2022-1200w-628h.jpg?itok=WbbrKIXR)
The Latin American real estate industry represents nearly $1 trillion USD in opportunity, and proptech has rapidly become one of the most attractive sectors for venture capital investment.
![Housing development under construction](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/housing-development-under-construction-gettyimages-157284152-2022-11-21-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=ADT28aI2)
NAR continues to stress that government must invest in boosting our nation’s housing supply if we are to make housing affordable in the long run.
November 21, 2022
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Tori Syrek ![Flooded neighbohood streets in a Midwest town](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/flooded-neighborhood-midwest-gettyimages-170618580-03-03-2022-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=oJx9U4SG)
NAR has long advocated for an updated rule to address an inequality with conventional borrowers, and this action will increase the flood insurance choices available to FHA borrowers.
![Kenny Parcell](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/2021_LT_HEADSHOTS_KENNY_P_1200x628px.png?itok=wZ7Ok5H3)
NAR calls on the FHA to reduce the Mortgage Insurance Premium to help first-time and low- to moderate-income buyers as they face a high interest rate market.
![Riding with the Brand bus with REALTOR® blue background](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/rwtb-tour-bus-primary-1300w-867h_0.jpg?itok=WUUnwPBF)
The tour's goal is to engage members nationwide through events that support REALTOR® member engagement, member recruitment and retention, and community engagement.
November 15, 2022
![2023 NAR Leadership Team](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/2023-march-nar_leadershipteam_padding-aug-2023_1300x867.png?itok=Byh02bnH)
Kenny Parcell, Tracy Kasper, Kevin Sears, Gregory Hrabcak, Margo Wheeler, Pete Kopf, and Leslie Rouda Smith will be NAR's 2023 Leadership Team.
November 14, 2022
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Troy Green 202-383-1042![2022 NAR Distinguished Service Award recipient Chris McElvoy and 2022 NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith 2022 NAR Distinguished Service Award recipient Chris McElvoy and 2022 NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/2022-nar-distinguished-award-winner-chris-mcelvoy-and-president-leslie-rouda-smith-11-12-2022-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=MS3iKlCP)
Chris was honored with the Distinguished Service Award for his remarkable dedication to the real estate industry, NAR and the community at large.
November 13, 2022
![2022 NAR Distinguished Service Award recipient Cindy Chandler and 2022 NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith 2022 NAR Distinguished Service Award recipient Cindy Chandler and 2022 NAR President Leslie Rouda Smith](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/2022-nar-distinguished-award-winner-cindy-chandler-and-president-leslie-rouda-smith-11-12-2022-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=MmSFGskO)
Cindy's commitment to the real estate industry, NAR and her community represents everything that the Distinguished Service Award embodies.
November 13, 2022