Advocacy and Teamwork Help Minnesota Association Protect Mortgage Interest Deduction

When a $4 billion budget deficit made the mortgage interest deduction a target, the Minnesota Association of REALTORS® faced an uphill battle.  But through the Minnesota Home Matters campaign, the 17,000-member association used key partnerships, coalition-building and an effective independent expenditure campaign to garner statewide support to change proposed legislation and protect the deduction while creating a culture of advocacy.

• Read about the Minnesota REALTORS® successful campaign to protect the mortgage interest deduction (72K PDF)