Southwest Montana REALTORS® Teams with Billings, Great Falls and Helena Associations of REALTORS® to Promote Tax-Relief Programs
With help from a Consumer Advocacy Grant, four Montana associations mounted a robust campaign to raise public awareness of the state’s programs providing relief for low- and fixed-income earners, disabled veterans, and the elderly. While the multi-media effort was underway, REALTOR® representatives brought the information directly to their local senior…...
From Concept to Construction: How Ohio REALTORS® Built a Scalable Model for Infill Housing
With support from multiple REALTOR® Party Grants, Ohio REALTORS® created the ‘Housing Ohio’ Tools for Development Guidebook and advanced statewide housing reform that secures funding, infrastructure, and financing mechanisms for small-scale infill development. Additional Housing Opportunity Grants have helped local Ohio associations promote the new resources in their communities....
Greater Lehigh Valley Association of REALTORS® Secures Land Use Initiative Review to Support Concerns over New Rental Ordinance in Bangor, Pennsylvania
GLVR spotted problems with the Borough of Bangor’s recent code update – on both sides of the landlord-tenant divide. Among the most worrying were excessive landlord penalties for disruptive tenant conduct, and the barring of any member of an evicted household from renting in the borough for five years. With…...
In Southern Alabama, Baldwin REALTORS® Help to Manage Growth with REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative Program
Baldwin County, Alabama is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country. When it recently updated its zoning code for new subdivisions, the local REALTOR® association submitted the proposed draft for a Land Use Initiative review, resulting in legal analysis that helped the county achieve a fair, clear, and reasonable…...
St. Charles REALTORS® Leverage Multiple REALTOR® Party Tools to Protect Open House Signs
In St. Charles County, Missouri, a proliferation of advertising signs brought on a restrictive reactionary ordinance by the Board of Aldermen, threatening to throw the baby out with the bath water. Using the Land Use Initiative program and a Call for Action, the local REALTORS® have been able to show…...
Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® Shrinks Economic-Understanding Gap with Consumer Advocacy Campaign
With support from a Consumer Advocacy Outreach Grant, the Northern Kentucky Association of REALTORS® clarified the connection between housing affordability and the lack of inventory, which polling had shown to be misunderstood among local residents. The Northern Kentucky “A Place for All” campaign spelled out the clear need for a…...
REALTOR® Party News – December 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…...
