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St. Louis REALTORS® Help Lower Minimum Buildable Lot Size with Expert Guidance from Land Use Initiative Program

The City of St. Louis, Missouri can expect its affordable housing deficit to be eased to a certain extent, thanks to a recent zoning ordinance revision that lowered the minimum buildable lot size from 4,000 sf to 1,500 sf. Support from St. Louis REALTORS® helped legislators clarify their thinking around…...

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Texoma Board of REALTORS® Sparks a Main Street Comeback with Better Block Project

Using a Smart Growth Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the Texoma Board of REALTORS® broke through the planning fatigue that was keeping the town of Durant from making progress in its revitalization efforts. The temporary Better Block installation spurred the city to restripe crosswalks, repair water and electricity in planting…...

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Santa Fe Association of REALTORS® Helps City Fine-Tune Its Re-Write of Zoning Code

As the City of Santa Fe engaged in an extensive review of its zoning code, it turned to its local REALTOR® association for expert help. They, in turn, sought an initial review through the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program, which supported positive changes in the land-use code – including…...

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New REALTOR® Party Grants Application Portal Resources

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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REALTOR® Party News – October 2025

In This Issue  Final Tally for RPAC’s 2024 Election Cycle. Advocacy Scoop Podcast Reveals NAR’s Biggest Wins of 2024. Flood Insurance at a Crossroads: NFIP Reforms, Risks and Real Estate Impacts. Looking Back at 2024: NAR Advocacy By-The-Numbers. Community Outreach Grants and Transforming Neighborhoods Programs Are Open for Associations to…...

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Oregon REALTORS® Rally Public Support for Legislation Lowering Barriers to Condominium Construction

On the heels of significant legislative advances for housing in recent sessions, Oregon REALTORS® kept up the momentum by backing a law that would bring the state statute of limitations on construction defect liability closer in-line with that of its western peers. Their latest legislative success will reduce barriers to…...

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In rural Oregon, Klamath County Association of REALTORS® Conducts Wildfire Mitigation Symposium

With help from NAR’s Rural Outreach Grant program, the Klamath County Association brought in experts in fire-fighting, insurance issues, and policy to educate members, locals, and elected officials on key matters relating to the risk of wildfires. It was such a success that neighboring associations have been inspired to do…...

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Glendale Association of REALTORS® Layers Multiple REALTOR® Party Resources to Oppose Threat of Additional Transfer Tax

A strategic deployment of several resources from the REALTOR® Party, including an Issues Mobilization grant and an assessment by the Land Use Initiative program, helped the southern California association keep an additional transfer tax from being put on the ballot, where it would have been magnitudes more costly to combat....

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REALTOR® Party News – September 2025

In This Issue  Final Tally for RPAC’s 2024 Election Cycle. Advocacy Scoop Podcast Reveals NAR’s Biggest Wins of 2024. Flood Insurance at a Crossroads: NFIP Reforms, Risks and Real Estate Impacts. Looking Back at 2024: NAR Advocacy By-The-Numbers. Community Outreach Grants and Transforming Neighborhoods Programs Are Open for Associations to…...

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