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Our guest speakers will be..
Nia Duggins, Senior Policy Representative, National Association of REALTORS® (NAR)
and Deanne Rymarowicz, Senior Counsel, National Association of REALTORS® (NAR).
The recent practice changes that have taken place in residential real estate took effect on August 17, 2024. As a result, there have been many questions around how these changes effect sellers and buyers of residential real estate as well as real estate professionals that work with both parties. Nia Duggins and Deanne Rymarowicz will join us to help navigate the latest updates regarding the NAR Settlement.
Please join us as we learn more about how NAR continues to promote transparency in the marketplace while “working to ensure that consumers have access to comprehensive, equitable, transparent, and reliable property information, as well as the ability to have affordable professional representation in their real estate transactions.”
Nia Duggins is the Senior Policy Representative for Business Issues at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) as a member of the Advocacy team. Nia works on a broad range of federal regulatory and legislative matters impacting business operations for REALTORS®, including but not limited to worker classification matters, anti-money laundering matters, real estate settlement procedures act (RESPA) matters, consumer protection and real estate fraud matters. Prior to NAR, she has worked at various nonprofit organizations and law firms, including at D.C. Superior Court, and in the U.S. Senate. She is a graduate of Bennett College and the University of Maryland School of Law.
Deanne Rymarowicz is Senior Counsel at the National Association of REALTORS® where she focuses on risk management resources and the NAR Insurance Program, and serves as staff executive to the Credentials and Campaign Rules Committee. Before joining NAR, she was General Counsel for the Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS® for 8 years. She has also served as Deputy Attorney General for the Nevada Real Estate Division. She has an extensive background in transactional and administrative law, focusing on corporate, insurance and mining law.
NCST’s work increases access to homeownership, promotes resilient neighborhoods, and advances racial equity by advocating for policy change.