Smart growth strategies can help rural communities achieve their goals for growth and development while maintaining their distinctive rural character.
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News & Resources
News Housing Webinar: Housing Need in Rural America In rural America, more and more residents are struggling to find a safe, affordable place to live.Ā Challenges include affordability, lack of funding to build new units; zoning that restricts the housing supply; limited access to credit; a dearth of rental options, and now, the impact of COVID-19.Ā Join us for a discussion on these challenges as well as some of the ways ā federal, state, local, and Realtor Party Programs ā are addressing these challenges.Ā Ā Speakers include staff from the Housing Assistance Council and two local RealtorĀ® Associations. Listen to the...
Summary of Issues Policies
The following state and local issues policy statements have been adopted by the National Association of REALTORSĀ® (NAR) Board of Directors. All policy statements have been put forth, reviewed and approved by REALTORĀ® members serving on the State and Local Issues Policy Committee. Questions?Ā Contact Drew Myers. Assessment Practices The National Association of REALTORSĀ® (NAR) urges state associations to promote legislation providing for tax assessment of all real property and all forms of shelter on an equitable basis based on fair market value. Adopted, 1997. Reaffirmed, 2019. Brownfields and Local Tax Incentives The National Association of REALTORSĀ® (NAR) believes it is...
Placemaking Grant & Resources
Placemaking is a way to make your community a better place to live by transforming unused and underused sites and āeyesoresā into welcoming destinations accessible to everyone in a community.