Breaking News: Email Phishing Attempt with NAR
LOUISIANA REALTORS • February 22, 2019
Email Phishing Attempt Reported
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If you receive an email with the subject line “*Please Read** Important Updated & Changes to 2019 Member Roster”, be aware that it is not from the National Association of REALTORS®.
Email as follows:
From: National Association of Realtors <bveal@elon.edu>
Subject: *PLEASE READ** Important Updates & Changes to 2019 Member Roster
Date: February 22, 2019 at 9:44:57 AM MST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
The National Association of Realtors is composed of residential and commercial brokers, salespeople, property managers, appraisers, counselors, and others engaged in the real estate industry. Members belong to one or more of approximately 1,200 local associations/boards and 54 state and territory associations of REALTORS®.
In order to create a unified Realtor and affiliate list, we have come up with a database of active Realtors in conjunction with local Real Estate associations. This is to help Realtors, Lenders, Title agents and Lenders have statewide access to each other, to assist new Realtors for mentorship purposes and education while also maintaining professional ethics and standards.
In Lieu of this, please look through attached Member Directory PDF list and ensure your contact information and active Mobile Number is correctly represented.
Realtors who have been nominated for outstanding work over the course of this year have their names included in this piece so be sure to check it out
Please note that the initial PDF password access is ‘Realtor’ and member directory has been shared for all using our Business Dropbox
Thank you for all that you do and have a Lovely day!
National Association of REALTORS®
Headquarters
430 N. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60611-4087
P: 800-874-6500
DC Office
500 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20001-2020
P: 202-383-1000
© 2018 National Association of REALTORS
If your members receive this fraudulent email, which asks them to click on a member directory PDF, they should alert NAR Member Support at ContactNAR@realtors.org and then delete the email.
From the Louisiana Department of Insurance: Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple joined Governor Jeff Landry and Senate Insurance Committee Chairman Kirk Talbot today to announce that Louisiana is investing an additional $20 million in Fortified homes, bringing the total amount invested in state Fortified projects this year to $100 million. Governor Landry announced that $20 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will be transferred to the Louisiana Office of Community Development Restore Resilient Opportunities for Overhead Fortification (Restore ROOF) program to strengthen residential structures and reduce long-term disaster risk. Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a bill that allows $50 million in additional Katrina and Rita bond money from Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to be added to the Department of Insurance’s Louisiana Fortify Homes Program (LFHP). Also beginning this year, LFHP is projected to receive approximately $30 million annually from taxes and fees the Louisiana Department of Insurance collects from the insurance industry. “Building stronger homes is a vital part of making homeowners insurance affordable in Louisiana,” said Commissioner Temple. “I appreciate Governor Landry’s leadership and support as we work with legislators like Chairman Talbot to make Louisiana a national leader in the adoption of Fortified roofs.” The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) has finalized its promulgation of Regulation 136—Fortify Homes Premium Discounts. The purpose of Regulation 136 is to implement the statutory provisions set forth in La. R.S. 22:1483, et seq. , which require that all Louisiana property and casualty insurers provide premium discounts or insurance rate reductions for homes constructed or upgraded in accordance with the fortified standards created by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. View Regulation 136 here .
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