RAR Member Benefits

Professional Development

• 166+ courses through our Real Estate School
• 554+ hours of continuing education credit
• 3 free Town Hall Meetings with Attorney Michael P. Lafayette
• 10 NAR training opportunities 
• 7 designation and certification classes
• 8 new course offerings

Communications

• 5 Canva tutorials to help members learn how to make their own marketing content
• 1,000+ photos and videos available for members to use at RARealtors.com/MarketingContent
• Published the annual Impact Report

Advocacy

• 3,643 bills were introduced
  - 24 bills supported and passed
  - More than 100 bills were monitored
  - All 7 REALTOR® bills passed
• Supported City of Richmond’s Code Refresh, updating the more than 50-year-old zoning code
  - Draft 3 published early August with widespread support

• Supported and funded the 1% school sales tax referendum on the ballot in City of Richmond and Chesterfield County, with the measure passing in both localities
• Served on the Partnership for Housing Affordability Board and continued supporting the Henrico Housing Trust Fund
  - Invests $70 million annually into constructing affordable homes
• Testified in opposition to and successfully defeated the devaluation of property owners’ land in Varina
• Hosted Advocacy Webinar Series
• - Understanding Heirs Property with RHPN
  - Richmond Zoning Code Refresh: What REALTORS® Need to Know
  - REALTOR® Update with the Secretary & Deputy Secretary of Commerce & Trade
   

Events

• RE Mingle
• Installation Ceremony and Reception
• Two REALTOR® Headshot Days
• RPAC Appreciation Reception
• Day on the Hill

Community Development

• Staff spent a total of 447 volunteer hours in 2026
• In 2026, we allocated $100,000 to 11 nonprofits.
• RAR supported a list of ten housing-related charities:
  - HomeAgain
  - Housing Families First
  - Urban Hope
  - Caritas
  - ACTS
  - Better Housing Coalition
  - Virginia Supportive Housing
  - Virginia Housing Alliance
  - LISC Virginia
  - Maggie Walker Community Land Trust