State and local REALTOR® associations around the country are taking advantage of REALTOR® Party grants and programs to step up their advocacy efforts. Take a look at the examples here for inspiration and guidance on how you can use these resources in your community.
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To promote its new dynamic, content-rich, consumer-facing website, Maryland REALTORS® conducted a series of statewide outreach campaigns to introduce it to the target audience: anyone who owns a home or is interested in owning a home in Maryland. A variety of REALTOR® Party resources have made this possible – including grants to translate the site’s content to Spanish, and create new Spanish-language videos.
The Jacksonville Board of REALTORS® was in on the ground floor when the Town of Holly Ridge, North Carolina began updating its Comprehensive Land Use Plan. With two members serving on the town’s planning committee and access to the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program, the REALTORS® were well positioned to advocate for practical policy recommendations, nearly all of which were adopted.
When the city of Allentown, PA decided that they wanted to take a more proactive approach to fight blighted properties, their work began with a proposal to address vacant properties. The thinking being that if they could identify and prevent vacant properties to begin with, they could stem the tide on blighted properties.