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...
Iron County Board of REALTORS® (Utah) Offers Online Water Rights CE Course, Extending the Reach of Critical Information
In Utah, as in many western states, water rights are highly complex, and conducting transactions without a complete awareness of their ins-and-outs is highly risky, both for agents and their clients. Last year, the Iron County Board of REALTORS® used a Rural Outreach Grant to offer a three-hour...
Wyoming REALTORS® Support Passage of Legislation to Create Separate Residential Property Tax Tier
Property values in Wyoming have skyrocketed in the past several years, taking residential property taxes right along with them. With help from an Issues Mobilization grant from the REALTOR® Party, Wyoming REALTORS® launched a campaign in support of adding a fourth tier to the state’s property...
Fredericksburg Area Association of REALTORS® Supports Affordable Housing Development with Thirty-Day Video Campaign
Using a Consumer Advocacy Outreach Grant from the REALTOR® Party, FAAR produced video testimonials highlighting the severe lack of affordable housing in the region to help create a civic environment sympathetic to boosting development. The timing of the campaign helped ease the way for a local...
Florida REALTORS® Successfully Oppose Short-Term Rental Legislation by Stacking Multiple REALTOR® Party Resources
Faced with Short-Term-Rental legislation that would have restructured regulatory control, placing undue burden on property owners and significantly expanding the authority of local governments, Florida REALTORS® rose in opposition. Using the Advocacy Everywhere program, REALTOR® Party Mobile...
In San Francisco Bay Region, Five Associations Band Together to Advance Fair and Attainable Housing
With support from a Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR® Party, five local REALTOR® associations united to host ‘Navigating Modern Real Estate for All,’ a second annual regional conference exploring DEI issues in the industry. Its focus was on appraisal bias, and plans for the next forum are...
After Hurricane Helene, Land of the Sky REALTORS® Tackle Water Safety for Members and Communities
Whether residents of the Asheville region were on the city water system or wells of their own, Hurricane Helene made water safety a top priority. The local REALTOR® association held a forum addressing critical concerns, with speakers including an attorney, a plumber, and a home inspector. ...
Reaching Residents of Ventura County California Where They Are, the Local REALTOR® Association Demystifies Complex Housing Issues with Webinars and Podcasts
Even before the massive devastation of housing stock by the fires in southern California, Ventura County, like much of the nation, was experiencing a serious housing shortage. The issues affecting the creation of new and affordable housing are too complex to fit on a mailer or a social media post,...
East Tennessee Association of REALTORS® Taps Land Use Initiative Program to Defeat Proposed Down-zoning in Knoxville
When an unprecedented and arbitrary attempt to over-rule a recently adopted zoning determination was made by a Knoxville County Council member, the East Tennessee Association of REALTORS® turned to Robinson & Cole, LLC for expert analysis of the proposal. The law firm, retained by the REALTOR®...
REALTOR® Association of Central Massachusetts Hosts Fair Housing Trivia Night to Reach More Members and Colleagues with Essential Education
Seeking a way to make fair housing education less a classroom experience and more a fun collegial event, the REALTOR® Association of Central Massachusetts hosted a Fair Housing trivia night at a nearby brewery for members and colleagues from the local NAHREP chapter. The content prompted much...