Frederick County REALTORS® Maintain its Focus on Fair Housing
Undaunted by the forced cancellation of its annual Fair Housing Conference, the Frederick County Association of REALTORS® moved the message online in a colorful upbeat video highlighting the results of a Fair Housing Art Contest, complete with a mayoral...
Pennsylvania REALTORS® Lobby Governor to Resume Responsible In-Person Real Estate Business
Across Pennsylvania, the pandemic shut-down was leaving housing consumers in dire straits, and real estate professionals unable to provide any in-person service. With 48 other states allowing at least some form of in-person real-estate business during the lockdown, the Pennsylvania Association of...
Utah REALTORS® School Lawmakers on Best Practices for Education Funding
With support from an Issues Mobilization Grant, the Utah Association of REALTORS® was able to convince state lawmakers that impact fees imposed on new development were not a rational source of funding for local schools – and would actually exacerbate the affordable housing crisis. Sustainable...
Idaho REALTORS® Secure Legislation Tipping the Balance in Favor of First-time Homebuyers
The Idaho Association of REALTOR® brought its savvy advocacy to bear on a pair of bills helping first-time homebuyers get a leg up in an increasingly expensive market: a dedicated tax-free savings account program, and the elimination of the filing deadline for applying for a homeowner’s tax...
Schuylkill REALTORS® Rehab Park, Launch REALTORS® Political Career
The REALTORS® of the Schuylkill County Board used a Placemaking Grant to bring a local playground swinging back to life. The REALTOR® who spearheaded the project, having learned the workings of the Borough Council in the proposal process, was appointed to replace an outgoing Council member, and...
Maui REALTORS® Staves Off Threat to Short-Term Rental Permits
It’s easy for a community to blame an affordable housing crunch on short-term vacation rentals, but on Maui, the local REALTOR® association has rebutted each argument of the Planning Department with diligently collected data. With a Call for Action, it also drew hundreds of concerned residents...
Texas REALTORS® Celebrate 100 Years of Advocacy: Then, Now, and Future
In 1920, a handful of dedicated real estate professionals worked with the Texas legislature to create what would become a premier professional association with the biggest trade association Political Action Committee in the state. Since then, Texas REALTORS® have continued to capitalize on the...
Citrus Valley REALTORS® Encourage Voting, Transforms Office into a Voting Center
Voter registration and getting-out-the-vote is a top priority of the Citrus Valley Association of REALTORS® in greater Los Angeles. This year, one of its three offices served as a Voting Center, open to residents from anywhere in Los Angeles County: a major boon to the very mobile voting...
Santa Fe REALTORS® Promote Diverse Housing Options in Housing-strapped Region
As a key member of the broad-based Santa Fe Housing Action Coalition, the Santa Fe Association of REALTORS® secured a Housing Opportunity Grant to help fund a video project to show the public why the region needs housing options and soon....
Collin County REALTORS® Promote Census in the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Region
To maximize local participation in the 2020 Census, the Collin County Association of REALTORS® tapped into the astonishing language skills of its new Global Diversity Committee: the result, a brief video statement on the association website, appears in 26 languages, encouraging understanding and...