REALTORS® in Providence, Rhode Island led a successful campaign against a threatened rent control ordinance that would have shifted a multi-million-dollar tax burden to local homeowners and ultimately suppressed the solution to the region’s severe housing shortage: the production of additional housing. An Issues Mobilization Grant from the REALTOR® Party…...
In West Texas, the Permian Basin Board of REALTORS® Brings Critical Information on Rural Water Issues to Members and Affiliates
With support from a REALTOR® Party Rural Outreach Grant, the Permian Basin Board of Realtors® drew over 75 members to Midland, Texas for a Water Summit: a free educational event covering the ins-and-outs of the region’s water challenges. Elected officials, utility district officials, public works staff, lobbyists and other experts…...
Bridge Association of REALTORS® Fends Off Dubious Property Tax Increase in Oakland
When Oakland’s already-high property taxes were threatened with an increase that was problematic for a number of reasons, the local Bridge Association of REALTORS® led a broad coalition in a strategic opposition campaign. Successive Issues Mobilization Grants from the REALTOR® Party helped them reach the voters they needed to defeat…...
GADFly Newsletter – July 2026
Rental Housing Policies in Focus: Join the April 16 roundtable on rent control, tenant protections and emerging trends FPC Award Nominations Due April 30: Recognize the top Federal Political Coordinators NAR Committee Applications Open: Apply by June 24 All-GAD Call Preview: Join us on April 29 for Columbus Insights and…...
GADFly Newsletter – June 2026
Rental Housing Policies in Focus: Join the April 16 roundtable on rent control, tenant protections and emerging trends FPC Award Nominations Due April 30: Recognize the top Federal Political Coordinators NAR Committee Applications Open: Apply by June 24 All-GAD Call Preview: Join us on April 29 for Columbus Insights and…...
Land Use Initiative Program Helps Cheyenne Board of REALTORS® Press to Limit Scope of Proposed Property Inspection Ordinance Amendment
An economic study commissioned by the Greater Portland Board of REALTORS® revealed that new rent control measures have had the unintended impact of devaluing multi-family apartment buildings, which has shifted the tax burden to single-family homeowners. Rolling out the study was the first step in a campaign to educate the…...
Greater Lakes Association of REALTORS® Leverages REALTOR® Party Resources to Build Trust, Partnerships, and Momentum Towards Solving Housing Challenges
Building on a 2020 Housing Study and a Transforming Neighborhoods assessment in 2023, the Greater Lakes Association of REALTORS® recently hosted a housing summit calculated to propel the research and information into action, giving Minnesota communities what they need to develop practical, locally driven housing solutions. A Housing Opportunity Grant…...
With a Timely Call For Action, Navarre Area Board of REALTORS® Staves Off Reclassification of Short Term Rentals as ‘Commercial’ for Fire Assessment Purposes
By spurring just a few concerned members to contact lawmakers with strong and well-reasoned objections, the Navarre Area Board of REALTORS® was able to put a pause on a resolution to reclassify STRs as commercial property for fire assessment purposes. This would mean much higher fees for most of the…...
GADFly Newsletter – May 2026
Rental Housing Policies in Focus: Join the April 16 roundtable on rent control, tenant protections and emerging trends FPC Award Nominations Due April 30: Recognize the top Federal Political Coordinators NAR Committee Applications Open: Apply by June 24 All-GAD Call Preview: Join us on April 29 for Columbus Insights and…...
In Advance of City Council Decision, Greater Portland Board of REALTORS® Spells Out Impact of Rent Control on Homeowners
An economic study commissioned by the Greater Portland Board of REALTORS® revealed that new rent control measures have had the unintended impact of devaluing multi-family apartment buildings, which has shifted the tax burden to single-family homeowners. Rolling out the study was the first step in a campaign to educate the…...