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At Home With Diversity (AHWD) Certification

March 22, 2021

Expand Your Business and Horizons with the At Home With Diversity (AHWD) Certification Cultivating Multicultural Relations is Good for Business! REALTORS® know the importance of adapting and remaining relevant in today’s marketplace. By developing a business practice rooted in inclusion and equality, you can help buyers of all  cultural backgrounds achieve the dream of homeownership.  […]

Instructor Development Day

February 24, 2021

The Real Estate Industry is filled with the voices of instructors who can carry a tune, but very few who have the ability to build a following, be sought after and to consistently deliver what their audiences are looking for. Now with the clear necessity of virtual classrooms, the instructors have a new set of […]

Association Health Plan Update: SB 1341

February 22, 2021

SB 1341 Update: The Virginia REALTORS® about SB 1341, the Association Health Plan legislation. The Association Health Plan bill, SB 1341 was referred to the Virginia Joint Commission on Health Care for further recommendations and study with the possibility for the legislation to be reconsidered next year. Unfortunately, this referral means that SB 1341 was […]

DAAR Leadership Update: ShowingTime Acquisition

February 17, 2021

UPDATE (2/17/2021) Since the ShowingTime announcement last week, Bright MLS has been interviewing and vetting several showing appointment service providers. KEY BRIGHT MLS UPDATES Nothing has changed with ShowingTime. Bright understand the impact of this acquisition. While it has been announced, the agreement has NOT been approved or finalized yet. Until the acquisition is complete […]

NAR: Snapshot of Race & Home Buying in America

February 17, 2021

NAR Finds Black Home Buyers More Than Twice as Likely to Have Student Loan Debt, Be Rejected for Mortgage Loans Than White Home Buyers NAR officials say data reinforces need for implementation of key housing policy initiatives to close persistent minority homeownership gaps   Key Highlights The U.S. homeownership rate was 64.2% in 2019. At […]

DAAR Class Catalog

February 5, 2021

Presenting the New Class & Professional Development Opportunities Guide The Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® Real Estate School is excited to launch the new Class & Professional Development Opportunities guide!  This elevated menu of information is the all-in-one roadmap for your REALTOR® education success.  It is the number one reference point for DAAR’s educational offerings. In the Class & Professional Development […]

2020 Year in Review

December 17, 2020

A Message from 2020 DAAR President, Barry Taylor Dear DAAR Members, I cannot say enough how proud I am to have served as your 2020 DAAR President.  As the year comes to an end, I look back at 2020 with many memories and sentiments, but also with an overall feeling of achievement. DAAR had many […]

August 2020: Market Indicators Report

September 21, 2020

  Click here for the full August 2020 Loudoun County Market Indicators Report or the Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® by Virginia REALTORS®.  DAAR has switched to VR as a new provider of the report after much consideration. Key Market Trends Home sales are surging in Loudoun County, driven by the single-family detached market. The […]

BOD: Slate of Directors for 2021

August 20, 2020

  Slate of Directors for 2021 Announced TO:   All DAAR Members FROM: Barry Allbright, 2021 Nomination Committee Chair Barry Taylor, 2020 DAAR President RE: Slate of Directors for 2021 This memo serves as official notice to the DAAR membership.  Below, you’ll find the four 2021-2023 DAAR Board of Director candidates. These individuals have been approved […]

Launching DAAR’s RStore!

July 31, 2020

DAAR is excited to announce that we are launching a new virtual, shopping platform, RStore.  You can find all of our for-sale items in this easy to “shop and check out” platform.  It’s easy to access too.  OFFICE PICK UP ONLY After purchasing your items, you can pick them up from the DAAR office.  If you’ve […]