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....
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…...
North Bay Association of REALTORS® Defeats Real Property Transfer Tax
When the City of St. Helena, California was facing budget challenges last June, the City Council attempted to ‘solve’ its shortfall by increasing the real property transfer tax. In response, the North Bay Association of REALTORS® launched an energetic campaign to convince the voters to decline the tax increase, as…...
REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Major re-Zoning Initiative with Help from Land Use Initiative Program
In order to bolster advocacy for the City of Cincinnati’s ‘Connected Communities’ initiative, the REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati sought a review by the Land Use Initiative program. With the expert legal analysis in hand, the REALTORS® crafted a position paper, drafted a letter to City Council, and developed talking…...
Greater Nashville REALTORS® Boost Passage of Pro-Transit Referendum
How bad was Nashville traffic? In 2023, Forbes magazine gave the Tennessee capital the dubious distinction of having ‘the hardest commute in the United States.’ Greater Nashville REALTORS® had, in fact, been hard at work with a coalition seeking major systemic improvements to everything from mass transit to sidewalks, and…...
Lebanon County Association of REALTORS® Uses Rural Outreach Grant to Host Responsible Growth Meeting for Municipal Managers
In a county characterized by its abundance of beautiful farmland, growth and development need to be approached from a preservation angle. The Lebanon County Association of REALTORS®, in Pennsylvania, brought together the managers of its top growing municipalities to open lines of communication and make sure everyone was on the…...
Rural Outreach Grant Helps Indiana Association of REALTORS® Ensure Rural Residents Will Receive High Speed Internet Service
With a Rural Outreach Grant from the REALTOR Party, the Indiana Association of REALTORS® partnered with a coalition that mapped the internet capabilities of rural residents through targeted internet speed tests, revealing an 11% statewide deficiency in service. Thanks to the survey, as federal infrastructure funds are disbursed by the…...
