Greater Boston Association of REALTORS®

Year In Review

Membership

• Record-high membership of 10,149 agents, broker-owners and affiliates

• 24th largest local REALTOR® Association in the U.S. 6796

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GBAR Membership Breakdown

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All-time high recruitment of 1,844 new REALTORS® & Designated REALTORS®

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Education• 62 courses (10% increase on 2016)

• More than 3,100 attendees (9% increase in attendance from 2016)

• New Global Real Estate Chapter

Annual Economic Expectations Seminar

Featuring NAR Chief Economist Dr. Lawrence Yun

Record high attendance of nearly 400 REALTORS® & Affiliates

Free Member Forums

Quarterly Broker-Owner Forums

15 Regional Member Meetings

Member Training & Service Center Renovations

• New classroom furnishing and state-of-the-art A/V equipment

• Development of new video recording studio

• New layout of staff offices and meeting rooms

• Held 5 Member Focus Group Sessions

• Member Satisfaction Survey drew response from nearly 1/5 of members

• New drip email marketing campaign under development

Member Outreach

• 20% increase in Facebook followers

• More than 4710 video views

• Launched new responsive website at GBAR.org

Member Outreach

Member Benefits

Launched New

Housing Data Dashboard…

… & Online Pro Standards Complaint

and Case Management Platform

Community Outreach

$10,000 to REALTORS® Relief Foundation

$25,000 in Housing & Homeless Assistance Grants

• Distributed $42,500 in monetary grants

$5,000 to Reading SchoolhouseCondos Fire Relief Fund

Community Outreach

Placemaking Microgrants to New England Ave. Art Installation

& Wilmington Dog Park

10th Annual Furnish the Future Furniture Drive with

Gentle Giant

Public Policy & Advocacy

• Review nearly 7,000 proposed bills filed-and counting

• 780 bills monitored by the Greater Boston Real Estate Board

• 12 bills filed at the request of the Greater Boston Real Estate Board

Public Policy & Advocacy

• Record attendance at REALTOR® Day on Beacon Hill

• Record-high participation in Tax Reform Call for Action (22%)

Political ActionRecord Highs in RPAC & GBREBPAC Support

RPAC

• Over $150,000 Invested

• 36% Participation Rate

• Major Investors (57)

GBREBPAC• $9,000 Invested• Met/exceed dollar goal for seventh consecutive year