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A Fair Housing Grant from the REALTOR® Party enabled Florida’s Royal Palm Coast REALTOR® Association to conduct a symposium on serving clients with special needs. The speakers – a REALTOR® focused on helping clients with disabilities and a builder specializing in barrier-free housing – showed a full house what it means to offer proper standards of care to those whose abilities differ from their own.

DATES TO REMEMBER Nov 14 NAR NXT: GAD Reception, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. (Brewheim) Nov 15 NAR NXT: GAD Meeting, 10:30 a.m. – Noon Nov 15 NAR NXT: GAD Breakout Sessions, Noon – 1:00 p.m. Nov 15 NAR NXT: Major Investor Reception, 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Dec 4 Champion Issues with Community Outreach Grants Webinar Dec 14 RPAC State & Local Individual Year-end Transmittal Deadline WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NXT: Don’t Miss These Meetings and GAD-Exclusive Reception! Monday, Nov. 13 Lawsuit Update: Impact and Next Steps (In Person Only) Location: Anaheim Convention Center, Room 257, 200 Level –...

When multiple bills threatened an increased transfer tax on any real estate sale over $3M that encompassed a commercial development, Washington REALTORS® anticipated the derailment of desperately needed transactions throughout the state. An Issues Mobilization Grant from the REALTOR® Party helped them voice a strong argument against the problematic legislation.

With multiple Issues Mobilization Grants, the Mid-Indianapolis Board of REALTORS® led the charge to establish a fund to expand transit services in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Now that the effort has cleared the last of its legislative hurdles, a new income tax dedicated to building transport infrastructure will ensure greater economic prosperity for the region, and better quality of life for its residents.

Recording: “Know Before You Go” Webinar for RLM

On Thursday, April 25, the NAR Advocacy Team alongside the Congressional Management Foundation hosted a Know Before You Go Webinar to prepare FPCs, GADs and AEs for the 2024 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings. Joe Harris and Ryan Rusbuldt of NAR’s lobbying team walked through our messaging for Capitol Hill visits and addressed semantics around the legal settlement. Victoria Givens educated the group on how to hold successful Hill meetings and Socar Chatmon-Thomas, Chair of the FPC Advisory Committee discussed logistics during the week including the FPC 50th Anniversary Reception. In case you missed...

Using targeted texting enabled by the REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts program, Minnesota REALTORS® attracted a robust member presence to its recent Housing Day at the Capitol. The REALTORS® urged their legislators to support the Minnesota Homeownership Initiative, a proposed package of legislation that includes the First Time Homebuyers Savings Account Act—an incentive that is not only tax-free, but tax-deductible.

Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a safe and wonderful holiday season. Last year ended with the president signing the tax reform bill into law. While NAR remains concerned about the overall structure of the final bill, the advocacy of NAR members, as well as consumers, helped NAR to gain some important improvements throughout the legislative process. The final legislation will benefit many homeowners, homebuyers, real estate investors and NAR members as a result. We encourage you to learn more about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how it will impact real estate professionals. We have a big year ahead...

Antiquated zoning and a mire of case law stands in the way of the development of housing necessary for economic growth in the Boston region. Using the REALTOR® Party's Land Use Initiative, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board is tackling the complexities of zoning reform in City Hall and at the State House.