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REALTOR® Party News Alert: Chicago Voters Reject Transfer Tax After Advocacy Blitz

The ballots have been counted, and thanks to an uphill fight led by the Illinois REALTORS® and supported by NAR, voters soundly defeated a detrimental real estate transfer tax proposal in Chicago....

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GADFly Newsletter – March 2024

DATES TO REMEMBER Mar 18: FPC Meritorius Service Award Applications Due Mar 27: All GAD Call @ 3 p.m. ET Apr 24: All GAD Call @ 3 p.m. ET Apr 30: GAD Vice Chair Statement of Intent Due May 1: GAD Institute Registration Opens May 4-9: REALTORS® Legislative Meetings (DC) A…...

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REALTOR® Party News – March 2024

Making homeownership more accessible has been one of NAR’s top advocacy priorities for years, and REALTORS® are ensuring it’s top of mind for policymakers, too. Since NAR released its groundbreaking report on the housing shortage in 2021, REALTORS® have led the call for a once-in-a-generation response to solve this crisis....

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REALTOR® Party March Madness

Making homeownership more accessible has been one of NAR’s top advocacy priorities for years, and REALTORS® are ensuring it’s top of mind for policymakers, too....

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Salt Lake REALTORS® Work with City to Implement Innovative Affordable Housing Incentives

Using a Smart Growth Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® convened a panel of experts to present facts, figures, examples, and answers regarding the process of developing accessory dwelling units, now permitted in much of the nation’s capital....

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District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® Hosts Workshop on Accessory Dwelling Units

Using a Smart Growth Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® convened a panel of experts to present facts, figures, examples, and answers regarding the process of developing accessory dwelling units, now permitted in much of the nation’s capital....

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Award-Winning Initiative in Spokane Spurred by Housing Opportunity Grant

Spokane, Washington, was in a housing crisis. A National Association of REALTORS® grant is helping to change that—and earned the city a 2023 Smart Communities Award from Governor Jay Inslee, to boot....

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Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® Supports New Zoning Ordinance Aimed at Correcting Racial Inequity and Increasing Inventory of Affordable Housing

When a racist rally occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, it prompted the City Council to focus on municipal policies through a lens of racial inequity. City leaders revisited the comprehensive land use plan with an eye toward improving affordable housing, an area that had always been intimately linked…...

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GADFly Newsletter – February 2024

DATES TO REMEMBER Feb 22-23 New AE/GAD Advocacy Orientation (Washington, DC) Feb 28 All GAD Call @ 3 p.m. ET (Click here to register) Feb 29 RPAC & The Law Webinar @ 3 p.m. ET (Click here to register) Mar 1 2027 GAD Institute Site Nominations Due Mar 5 Consumer…...

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REALTOR® Party News – February 2024

Making homeownership more accessible has been one of NAR’s top advocacy priorities for years, and REALTORS® are ensuring it’s top of mind for policymakers, too. Since NAR released its groundbreaking report on the housing shortage in 2021, REALTORS® have led the call for a once-in-a-generation response to solve this crisis....

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