GADFly Newsletter – September 2023

DATES TO REMEMBER Sept 15 APEX Virtual Training at 1 PM (ET) Sept 19 Planning & Zoning Resource Virtual Course at 11 AM (ET) Sept 21-22 APEX In-Person Training (DC – NAR Office) Sept 27 All-GAD Zoom Call (Click Here to Register) Sept 30 Deadline to complete President’s Circle $2,000 pledge Oct 25 Deadline for MI…...

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REALTOR® Party News – September 2023

What sets REALTORS® apart is our ability to build relationships and consensus – we do this every day to help our clients achieve their dreams of property ownership. Those skills are also the foundation of our advocacy success. Read more about how we’re strengthening relationships with elected officials at every…...

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Strengthening Ties at All Levels of Government

Rent control initiatives are sweeping the country, further limiting housing supply and exacerbating affordability issues. REALTORS® know sound rental policies are crucial to addressing America’s housing crisis....

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Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® Launches Campaign to Educate Members and Public About Homelessness

Leveraging two Housing Opportunity Grants from the REALTOR® Party, OKCMAR took action on the issue its members identified as priority #1: homelessness. Its campaign has been so compelling that the City of Oklahoma City is taking a page from the REALTORS®’ initiative, with an eye on policy solutions....

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Texas REALTORS® Helps Defeat HOA Section 8 Ban

Texas REALTORS® led the way in convincing the state legislature to prohibit Home Owners Associations from barring rentals to Section 8 tenants. The new law is an assertion of the rights of owners to rent to voucher recipients – and anyone else they choose to. It also highlights the importance…...

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Maine Association of REALTORS® Defends the Inter-tidal Land of Coastal Property Owners from Proposed Takings Bill

For the past few centuries, the land along Maine’s coast that is twice-daily exposed by low tide has belonged to the “upland property owner.” This spring, the state REALTOR® association defeated a bill attempting to turn that ‘wet-sand’ strip over to the state, which could have made it available for…...

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GADFly Newsletter – August 2023

DATES TO REMEMBER Aug 11 APEX Virtual Training at 1 PM (ET) Aug 22 NXT Up Webinar at 2 PM (ET) Aug 24-25 New AE/GAD Advocacy Orientation (Washington, DC) Aug 25 APEX Virtual Training at 1 PM (ET) Aug 31 NAR NXT Early Bird Registration Ends Aug 31 GAD Advisory…...

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REALTOR® Party News – August 2023

With Congress out of session in August, REALTORS® are meeting with their elected officials at home to share what we’ve accomplished and what needs to be done to advance residential and commercial real estate. Read more about our advocacy successes so far and our priorities for the rest of the…...

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Where We Stand: 2023 REALTOR® Advocacy

Rent control initiatives are sweeping the country, further limiting housing supply and exacerbating affordability issues. REALTORS® know sound rental policies are crucial to addressing America’s housing crisis....

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Akron Cleveland Association of REALTORS® Advocate and Advertise in Opposition to Point-of-Sale Inspection Mandate

A Consumer Advocacy Outreach Grant from the REALTOR® Party helped the Akron Cleveland Association of REALTORS® mount a campaign against the point-of-sale inspections required in two dozen jurisdictions in the region. Featuring a prominent insert in two top local magazines, it raised awareness about how the mandate is a barrier…...

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