Help employers help you

WASHINGTON – Sept. 28, 2006 – NAR has launched a campaign to create more affordable housing opportunities for public and private sector workers. Called "Home from Work," the program encourages and trains Realtors nationwide to work with businesses to develop employer-assisted housing (EAH) benefit plans for their workers.

An EAH plan could include homebuying workshops, one-on-one housing counseling led by Realtors, and company-backed financial incentives. NAR will provide assistance, at no cost, to employers who want a customized EAH plan.

NAR says that the "Home from Work" campaign helps position Realtors as community leaders who work hard to ensure their cities and towns have an adequate housing supply, both in the rental and the homeownership markets.

"The Home from Work campaign has the potential to change the way employers think about employer-assisted benefits," says NAR President Thomas M. Stevens. "No longer will EAH be viewed as an expense associated with hiring a new employee, but rather as an investment in the employee and the future of their company."

More information about the Home from Work campaign and NAR's Housing Opportunity Program is available at www.realtor.org/housopp.nsf.

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