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Web site updates will help keep members informed
By John Grant
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| John Grant | | The National Association of Responsible Home Rebuilders and Investors (NARHRI), the only national voice for the home rehabbing and real estate investing industry, is making its state legislative report available to all visitors to its web site from October 2005 through the end of the year. Beginning in 2006, only members of NARHRI will be able to access the report, which will be updated for members on a weekly basis.
NARHRI's state legislative report is the first of its kind for the industry, and could not come at a more critical time. As legislation is introduced throughout the 50 state legislatures, NARHRI is updated on a daily basis concerning bills important to the real estate investing industry. NARHRI reviews the legislation, inserts comments regarding industry activity on the bills, and generates a weekly report for its members. This report ensures that the industry should never be caught off guard again by "surprise" legislation at the state level.
NARHRI's state legislative report, generated by the tracking service of Kimball Sherman and Ellis, is the perfect tool in order to protect the industry, however, it is important to stress that it is not a solution to the battle the real estate investing industry faces in the states. NARHRI hopes that this report will generate awareness throughout the industry for the need to unify with one national voice and combat onerous state and federal legislation through a united front. Tracking the legislation throughout the country is essential, but it is also vital that NARHRI have the funding to utilize our state lobbyists, much like we did in North Carolina this year.
NARHRI is committed to becoming a one-stop, full-service association for the industry. In addition to efforts on the state and federal legislative fronts, NARHRI plans to embark on an aggressive public relations campaign in 2006 aimed at improving the overall image of the industry and exposing the flaws in legislation detrimental to the industry. NARHRI is continuing an aggressive membership recruitment drive into 2006, and is seeking the support from everyone in the industry so that it may respond instantly with a lobbyist on the ground in states where harmful legislation is under consideration.
Already for 2006, NARHRI expects the industry will need to work in the following states: Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and North Carolina. This is only a sampling since most states will not begin to introduce their new legislation until 2006. For more information about becoming a member of NARHRI, and to view the state legislative report, please visit www.narhri.org.
…John Grant is the executive director of NARHRI. He can be reached at (202) 378-2308.
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