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Illinois REALTORS® and the Chicago Association of REALTORS® Conduct Campaign to Defeat Transfer Tax Referendum

With help from an Issues Mobilization Grant from the REALTOR® Party, Illinois REALTORS® and the Chicago Association of REALTORS® fought a misguided referendum seeking to use an increase in real estate transfer taxes to fight homelessness. Understanding that the proposal would be detrimental to...

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Greater Piedmont REALTORS® (VA) Use Rural Outreach Grant for Onsite Septic Field Trip

Last summer, in addition to the CE course it normally offers on well and septic system regulations in its rural Virginia region, the Greater Piedmont REALTORS® hosted a field trip: with support from a Rural Outreach Grant from the REALTOR® Party, they put participants on a bus and took them to...

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Oregon Fair Housing Summit

Oregon REALTORS® Host Annual Fair Housing Summit

Building on the success of its first Fair Housing Summit, which featured Richard Rothstein’s groundbreaking book, The Color of Law, Oregon REALTORS®’ second annual summit provided a deep dive into the history of fair housing and housing access in Oregon, how fair housing impacts business, and...

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Charleston Trident AOR® Summer Conference Addresses How Artificial Intelligence Affects Fair Housing

From drafting correspondence to conducting background checks, artificial intelligence can make business tasks much more efficient, but it also presents fair housing pitfalls for the real estate industry. With support from a Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR Party, the Charleston Trident AOR®...

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WRA: Addressing Discriminatory Covenants and Deed Restrictions in Wisconsin

Wisconsin REALTORS® Rally Support for Legislation Addressing Discriminatory Deed Language

In Wisconsin, where the minority homeownership disparity is the broadest in the nation, new legislation allows homeowners to note their disapproval of racist covenants in their real estate deeds and release offensive restrictions from the title. A Call for Action by the Wisconsin REALTORS® helped...

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Long Island Board of REALTORS® Fair Housing Campaign Focuses on Access for People with Disabilities

With its Home for All of Us initiative that began in 2022, the Long Island Board of REALTORS® is promoting awareness of protected classes, one-by-one. Last year it launched the campaign’s second phase, with a focus on issues pertaining to people with disabilities – from service animals to...

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Salt Lake REALTORS® Work with City to Implement Innovative Affordable Housing Incentives

Using a Smart Growth Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® convened a panel of experts to present facts, figures, examples, and answers regarding the process of developing accessory dwelling units, now permitted in much of the nation’s...

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District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® Hosts Workshop on Accessory Dwelling Units

Using a Smart Growth Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the District of Columbia Association of REALTORS® convened a panel of experts to present facts, figures, examples, and answers regarding the process of developing accessory dwelling units, now permitted in much of the nation’s...

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Award-Winning Initiative in Spokane Spurred by Housing Opportunity Grant

Spokane, Washington, was in a housing crisis. A National Association of REALTORS® grant is helping to change that—and earned the city a 2023 Smart Communities Award from Governor Jay Inslee, to...

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Charlottesville Area Association of REALTORS® Supports New Zoning Ordinance Aimed at Correcting Racial Inequity and Increasing Inventory of Affordable Housing

When a racist rally occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia in August 2017, it prompted the City Council to focus on municipal policies through a lens of racial inequity. City leaders revisited the comprehensive land use plan with an eye toward improving affordable housing, an area that had always...

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