2013 Nationwide Open House
Join REALTORS® across the country in the nation’s largest open house campaign Saturday and Sunday, April 20-21, 2013
For one weekend in April REALTORS® will hold open houses in neighborhoods from coast to coast, bringing value to both buyers and sellers. The event also provides a tremendous opportunity to promote the benefits of homeownership and continue an open dialogue with consumers about the housing issues that matter most to them.
What Can You Do as an Individual REALTOR®?
- Host an open house or multiple open houses for your listings April 20-21
- Promote the open houses using event logo
- Pre-promote the event via mailings, email, word of mouth
- Use social media to create buzz before and during your event
What Can You Do as Brokerage Firm?
- Rally widespread interest among their agents, to increase the scope and power of the nationwide open house event
- Support agents’ efforts with promotional materials, such as hand-out maps of participating open houses
- Review open house safety with your agents
- Use social media to create buzz before and during your event
What Are Your National/State REALTOR® Associations Doing?
- State/national media coverage
- IAR/NAR social media buzz
- More information coming soon.
Why should buyers and sellers participate?
Open houses open doors to buying opportunities! So what could be better than a weekend full of open houses, encouraging people to tour homes and learn more about the benefits of home ownership. The Nationwide Open House Weekend offers buyers a stress-free way to visit homes for sale in different neighborhoods where they might want to live. For sellers, the weekend provides a high-visibility effort to promote traffic and drive home sales. Download this flyer to share with buyers and sellers. [1]
Logos provided by the National Association of REALTORS® [2]
You can use these images on your website or print them as flyers, poster, and banners to promote the 2013 Nationwide Open House.
Logo 1 [3](JPG: 3 MB)
Logo 1 [4] (PDF: 951 KB)
Logo 2 [5] (JPG: 3 MB)
Logo 2 [6] (PDF: 910 KB)
Logo 3 [7] (JPG: 2 MB)
Logo 3 [8] (PDF: 544 KB)
Logo 4 [9](JPG: 2 MB)
Logo 4 [10] (PDF: 488 KB)
Talking Points [11]
Opening Doors and Business Opportunities - Gear up for the event with tips from REALTORS® in the April Illinois REALTOR® magazine [12]
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Illinois homes sales data and housing forecasts:
- Market Stats [14]
- Detailed Illinois market data, forecasts and economic research for IAR Members [15]
Why should buyers and sellers take part? Download this flyer to learn why [1] and visit YourIllinoisHome.com [16] for more about buying or selling a home.
Follow IAR for housing updates
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Watch Make Our Marks Remarkable [20], a 3-minute video that explains how to use the REALTOR® trademark.