Traverse (MI) REALTORS® Put Three Smart Growth Grants to Work

With just 625 members, the Traverse Area Association of REALTORS^® (TAAR) is a small but mighty force in northwest lower Michigan.  Decades ago, it helped develop the database system that is now the heart of the electronic Multiple Listing System.  Now, with no fewer than three NAR Smart Growth Grants in play, TAAR is establishing itself as a team of well-informed local citizens, with access to real information and resources where community planning is concerned.  From its participation in a multi-faceted regional land-use plan called The Grand Vision, to its funding of a smart growth poll on zoning, to helping implement a local watershed plan, TAAR is showing that REALTORS there do much more than just sell houses.

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