NAR issued a Call for Action to urge Congress to extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) beyond it's current expiration date of July 31 and to pass meaningful reforms to ensure the long-term viability of the program.

Now in its 18th year, Showcase - the Southeast Residential Real Estate Trade Show, brings together REALTORS®, real estate professionals and fringe industries on a single day, Thursday, August 23, 2018 at the Cobb Galleria Centre.

Between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2018 every REALTOR® is required to complete 2 ½ hours of Code of Ethics training and report it to your local Association/Board. REALTORS® who joined the association after January 1, 2017 and have since completed the required New Member Code of Ethics training, have already fulfilled this training requirements. All other members must complete the training by December 31, 2018 to continue their membership with the Greater Rome Board of REALTORS®.

Tech Helpline, a free member benefit, provides support for hardware, software, networking and digital devices. The support staff can troubleshoot problems and offer solutions, often by remoting in to your computer while you relax. As a member of the Board, you can now call and receive free support for any tech problems or issues. To access, simply call 888.804.8224.

NAR is scheduling new webinars on REALTOR® Safety throughout the year, presented by safety experts.

The Legal Helpline is a FREE service for Georgia REALTORS® which will help you with questions regarding contract forms, ethics/arbitration, and license law. Additionally, members may inquire about basic legal questions.

As a reminder, the requirements to use the GAR Forms have changed and only REALTORS® members will be allowed to continue using the forms at no cost. In order to access the GAR Forms as a member for FREE, you must enter your National REALTOR® Database System ID (NRDS #) to confirm your REALTOR® membership.

If you do not already know your NRDS #, you may access your NRDS number at https://reg.realtor.org/roreg.nsf/retrieveID?OpenForm.

RPR will provide NAR’s REALTOR® members access to a national database of robust information which will give REALTORS® the greatest access to nationwide property information needed to best serve their clients and customers. RPR is a parcel centric system which will aggregate all available data sets and attach them to a property, including tax assessment and public record information, notice of default, REO, foreclosure and pre-foreclosure data, MLS/CIE-provided information, zoning, liens, permits, school districts, flood plain maps, demographics and much more.

On occasion there is need to clarify the use of a legal term or review a license law as it relates to a specific situation. Sometimes there is no clear right or wrong answer and the advice of legal counsel is necessary. However there are times when a specific reference to a license law or other law may set the record straight and resolve a confusing situation.