Santa Fe, like many communities across the country, is experiencing a serious workforce housing crunch. Using two Smart Growth Action Grants over the past ten years, the Santa Fe Association of REALTORSĀ® is helping to spur the redevelopment of a central thoroughfare with an emphasis on form-based zoning and affordable housing.
Diverse Voices Crucial to Lasting Policy Solutions
Business Insider published an article last week with a provocative title: āThe housing shortage is the root of all of Americaās problems.ā NAR has been shouting this from the rooftops for several years.
Calaveras County REALTORSĀ® Force Repeal of High-Risk Energy Conservation Loan Program
Thanks to a timely Issues Mobilization campaign, northern Californiaās Calaveras County Association of REALTORSĀ® was able to reverse authorization for a loan program that the FHA no longer insures. When it comes to financing energy conservation improvements, they stand behind more responsible, less risky options.
REALTORSĀ® Leverage Housing Opportunity Grant to Promote Affordable Housing in Bellingham, Washington
In light of all thatās been learned about racial bias in the past year, the Greater Syracuse Association has been working hard to raise awareness of how the issue is at play in the real estate industry. Using a Fair Housing Grant from the REALTORĀ® Party, it presented Bill Dedman, the lead investigator on the Newsday āTesting the Divideā exposĆ©, as a guest speaker at a seminar for members.
Correcting the Record
American real estate is the envy of the world. Itās a shining example of the potential of our free market system and a defining feature of our collective embrace of the āunalienable Rightsā set forth by Thomas Jefferson some 250 years ago. Considering the fight being waged against our members in some corners of the country, though, you wouldnāt always know thatās the case.
A Clear Direction for Navigating Change in 2020
Fresh off Election Day, it was great to see nearly 20,000 people attending the 2019 REALTORSĀ® Conference & Expo in San Francisco. With a new Leadership Team in place, we can’t think of a better place to get started on the hard work ahead of us. San Francisco is a city at the center of a technological revolution that is changing the way we live, work, and play.Ā Our industry is no exception. We are witnesses to a massive shift in the real estate field in todayās consumer-driven, on-demand economy. Of course, we already know this! We also know that change...
Nebraska REALTORĀ® Association Takes REALTORĀ® Party Show on the Road
REALTORĀ® associations of large, less populous states like Nebraska often undertake āroad showsā to connect with members of distant local boards. This summer, the Nebraska REALTORĀ® Association took the REALTORĀ® Party on the road to acquaint members with all its efforts, accomplishments, and opportunities, receiving warm welcomes from North Platte to Scottsbluff.
South Carolina REALTORSĀ® Honored with Fair Housing Award from the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO)
When South Carolina REALTORSĀ® amped up their fair housing program in response to the social unrest that swept the country in 2020, no aspect of the real estate industry escaped their scrutiny. Their efforts to further fair housing and to promote anti-discrimination in housing earned them the 2022 Fair Housing Award from the Association of Real Estate License Law Officials.
Neighboring West Coast Associations Use Issues Mobilization Grant to Create āSmart Coast Californiaā Initiative
Ventura County Coastal AOR and Santa Barbara AOR have banded together to create āSmart Coast California,ā an organization that provides economic, planning policy, and engineering considerations that inform effective decision-making in coastal communities facing the common threat of rising seas in California. Issues Mobilization Grants from the REALTORĀ® Party helped make it possible.