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…...
REALTOR® Party News – November 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…...
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…...
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…...