Louisiana REALTORS® Advocate for Keeping Eviction Records a Matter of Public Record
When a state Senate bill threatened to seal all eviction records this fall, the Louisiana REALTORS® issued a last-minute Call for Action via Advocacy Everywhere. Despite the timing, and the global pandemic, and the heavy weather plaguing the state, members rallied and contacted their legislators. The response had the desired effect.
Arizona REALTORS® Lead the Charge against a Tax on Services
A statewide campaign featuring a superhero named “PAT”, short for Protect Arizona Taxpayers, helped convince Arizona voters to amend the state constitution to prohibit sales taxes on services. Thanks to an Issues Mobilization Grant, the effort was able to achieve its goal in a single bound.
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Memphis REALTORS® Help Bring Home “Complete Streets”
In Memphis, Tenn., as in many other American cities, the urban core and older suburban neighborhoods were crisscrossed by high speed multi-lane road networks, facilitating automobile and truck traffic but completely isolating certain areas of the city. The system was contributing to related problems of neighborhood blight, poverty, obesity, and poor air quality. The 3000-member Memphis Area Association of REALTORS® (MAAR,) decided to do something about it. They used a $15,000 Smart Growth Grant from NAR and worked with Smart Growth America to help Memphis become the 500th city to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Already, in downtown areas where...
June is National Homeownership Month
June is National Homeownership Month, a time to share stories of lifechanging journeys and further our fight to increase access to homeownership for future generations.
As part of our monthlong celebration, NAR has partnered with the American Property Owners Alliance to promote a number of our shared priorities and policies. And, as the U.S. observes both Homeownership and Pride Month this June, we’ve also kicked off a new partnership with the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance.