NAR Directors Forum
DeAnza Ballroom I - Level One
Portola Plaza Hotel
Monterey, CA
Friday, January 23, 2009
11:00 am – 12:00 pm

Presiding:
James Liptak, Chair
Steve Goddard, Vice-Chair

Staff:
Matt Roberts, Federal Government Affairs Manager

I. Welcome

II. Introduction of Guests:

A. NAR Guests
Dick Gaylord, NAR Past President
Laurie Janik, NAR General Counsel
Chris Polychron, 2009 Liaison
Steve Brown, Vice President and Liaison to Committees
John Harrison, Political Fundraising Liaison

B. Hawaii Association of REALTORS® Guests
Judith Kalbrener, 2009 President, Hawaii Association of REALTORS®
Nancy Donahue-Jones, AE, Hawaii Association of REALTORS®  

III. Regional Vice President: Toby Bradley

IV. NAR Directors’ Responsibilities

A. Attendance at Full BOD Meeting

B. Region 13 Effectiveness/Addressing the NAR BOD

V. Federal Issues – Don Faught, Chair, Federal Issues Committee

A.TARP Legislation
Conventional Finance and Lending

B. Economic Stimulus Package
All Major Policy Committees

C. GSE and FHA Loan Limits
Conventional Finance and Lending, and Federal Housing

D. Financial Regulatory and Oversight Reform
Conventional Finance and Lending

E. The Future of the GSE
Conventional Finance and Lending, and Presidential Advisory Group

F. Health Care
Business Issues

G. Energy Conservation and Real Estate Carbon Footprints
Land Use and Environment

H. Keeping Banks Out of Real Estate
Conventional Finance and Lending Committee

VI. New Business

VII. Adjournment