2017 was a great year for Boise Regional REALTORS®! We’d like to take a moment to highlight just a few of the association’s accomplishments in the past year.
- Enhanced content available to members on our website with the Content Corner, Home Services Savings Guide, and on social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Linkedin
- Improved media coverage of market statistics:
- A key statistic for the housing market just hit a record low in Ada County from the Idaho Statesman
- Mission nearly impossible this spring: Finding a home to buy from the Idaho Press-Tribune
- Boise Regional Realtors: Ada, Canyon home prices reach record highs from the Meridian Press
- Ada County’s low home inventory to continue in 2018 from KIVI 6 on Your Side
- Improved media coverage of REALTOR® volunteer efforts:
- Meet Treasure Valley people in business helping families, raising money for housing from the Idaho Statesman
- Boise Regional REALTORS® members volunteer at Habitat for Humanity from the Idaho Business Review
- Boise Regional REALTORS® Foundation donates to 13 Ada County nonprofits from the Idaho Business Review
- Raised $33,000 for the BRR Foundation and awarded 13 Ada County nonprofits with grants totaling $30,000
- Participated in service projects, such as Paint the Town, Rake Up Boise, and Habitat for Humanity
- BRR was awarded $76,700 in grants from NAR
- Advocacy successes include:
- Endorsed the school bond/levy initiatives, utilized a $25,000 NAR issues mobilization grant, helping all three pass overwhelmingly
- Obtained a $15,000 NAR research grant for a walkability study in partnership with the City of Boise
- Obtained a $3,000 NAR Fair Housing grant to support training from the Idaho Fair Housing Forum in April
- Obtained a $12,500 Housing Opportunity grant to partner with CATCH to help those struggling with housing insecurity find help and resources
- Successful Mid-Year Housing Summit and Annual Membership Meeting
- Completed a merger between the Emmett Valley Association of REALTORS® and Boise Regional REALTORS®!
In anticipation of the new year, we’d like to raise a toast to you, the REALTOR®, for your excellent service to clients, advocacy efforts, and volunteer hours that continually show our community that the value of a REALTOR® goes well beyond a smooth transaction. Thank you for your membership and involvement! Wishing all of our members happiness, health, and business success in 2018.
I have been meaning to ask why our foundation only allows matching contributions to Ada County non-profits. It seems that our association serves the entire treasure valley and is even expanding. What needs to happen to expand our contribution area?
Hi Raina, thank you for your comment. The foundation’s matching gift program correlates with our association’s jurisdiction, which only included Ada County in 2017. Now that we’ve merged with Emmett Valley Association of REALTORS®, our jurisdiction has expanded to Gem County as well. You can learn more about the matching gift program and eligibility rules by visiting https://boirealtors.com/matching-gifts-program/. Please let me know if you have any further questions!