Most big-spender associations trim spending during the second quarter of 2011, but NAR doubles lobbying expenditures The National Association of Realtors threw $7.1 million into lobbying the federal government during the second quarter of 2011—more than twice what it spent during the first quarter—as it weighed in on issues ranging from flood insurance to repealing health care reform. NAR was the only organization out of the 20 largest spenders among associations to increase its lobbying expenditures dramatically since the beginning of the year, according to disclosure reports filed with the U.S. House of Representatives. Most groups trimmed back spending during the second… Read More