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- Nonprofit newsroom OpenSecrets reported that NAR topped the list of big spenders in D.C. and also spent significantly more on lobbying in 2024 compared to a year prior.
- NAR told Real Estate News that it backed pro-REALTOR® candidates in elections across the country and supported numerous state and local housing initiatives.
NAR's advocacy efforts remain central to the trade group's mission. The association maintains a lengthy list of legislative priorities, including issues related to inventory, fair housing and access to homeownership.
Notably, 2024 was an election year, and that contributed to the large increase in NAR's lobbying spending, an NAR spokesperson told Real Estate News.
"A majority of our spending for 2024 was put towards our efforts to get pro-Realtors® candidates elected at every level of government in this year's election," the spokesperson said in an email.
"At a time where the housing industry is lacking both affordability and inventory for families across this country, it was imperative that we worked tirelessly to promote candidates who would both protect and promote the interests of the real estate industry."