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Arkansas REALTORS® Rally Strong Response to Call for Action, Defeating Restrictive Statewide Proposal

Calling on the REALTOR® Party’s Advocacy Everywhere program for a last-minute campaign against a bill restricting transparency on the taxable value of residential properties, Arkansas REALTORS® managed to apply enough pressure in a five-hour period to result in the bill’s withdrawal....

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Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® Uses Smart Growth Grant to Host Community Roundtable on Housing and Zoning

The Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® expanded the power of NAR’s Planning & Zoning course by engaging elected officials and community members in a roundtable event the day before. The informative dialogue about growth, infrastructure, and zoning issues helped to facilitate communication and get stakeholders on the same page as…...

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A Paradigm Shift for Housing: Delaware REALTORS® Celebrate Landmark Legislative Wins

The 153rd General Assembly marked a transformative year for housing policy in Delaware, and the Delaware Association of REALTORS® (DAR) played a critical role in delivering two major victories that will have a lasting impact on housing affordability and property rights across the state....

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Anne Arundel County Association of REALTORS® Uses Advocacy Everywhere to Oppose Increased Connection Fee for New Developments

With the power of the REALTOR® Party’s Advocacy Everywhere program, the Anne Arundel County Association of REALTORS® led the successful opposition of a new budget provision that would raise connection fees for developers. A proliferation of emails to county council members made it clear that this was not a good…...

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With Land Use Initiative Analysis in Hand, Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® Converts Problematic Ordinance to a Win-Win

When the City of Easton, Pennsylvania proposed an ordinance requiring mandatory annual landlord training, the local REALTOR® association sought legislative analysis from the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program. The assessment enabled them to reason with the lawmakers, resulting in a revised ordinance that strengthens the REALTORS®’ relationship with City…...

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REALTOR® Party News – June 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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Oklahoma City REALTORS® Turned to Land Use Initiative for Help Advancing Urban Core ADU Ordinance

Through multiple drafts, opposition, and compromises, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® shepherded a proposed ordinance that would allow Accessory Dwelling Units in the heart of the city. The REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program provided legislative analysis that helped clarify key points for its successful adoption....

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Spartanburg Association of REALTORS® Use Smart Growth Grant to Help Fund Planning Charrette for Town of Carlisle

When a struggling community needed help devising a comprehensive plan, the Spartanburg Association of REALTORS® stepped up with support for a charrette – an intensive and inclusive brainstorming, visualizing, and planning exercise – that delivered a framework for the town’s top wishes: medium-density housing and a return of light industry....

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Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® Uses Land Use Initiative Program to Fend Off Steep Increase in Development Fees

The community of Lake County, Illinois suddenly found itself under threat of steep increases for land development permit fees. To combat the fast-tracked ordinance, the local REALTOR® organization stepped in with an analysis by the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program, and got the problematic legislation sent back to the…...

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