The local REALTORS® saw that the draft Climate Action Plan developed by the City of Bakersfield would make real estate transactions more costly and would violate private property rights. With a coalition of concerned partners, they resisted its adoption. A Land Use Initiative review by Robinson & Cole provided the critical analysis they needed to convince the City Council to re-think the plan.
Cool & Connected
a technical assistance program to help rural communities find new economic opportunities by providing planning assistance for sustainable downtown development and investments in reliable, high-speed internet access. Sponsored by the S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service, EPA, and the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Issue Spotlight: Rent Control
As policymakers grapple with housing supply and affordability issues, one sector is receiving extra attention: rental housing. At the state and local level, rent control policies are being increasingly touted as a solution. Rent control is a rare instance where the research is conclusive: It doesn’t work. These measures not only fail to improve most renters’ financial situation but also shift economic burdens onto the housing provider with no counterbalance. This drives housing providers out of communities, stalls new development, reduces housing supply, lowers property values, and, over time, harms the area’s economy. This toolkit will help you communicate to...
REALTOR® Party Plus
The REALTOR® Party Plus program offers associations a direct, independent business relationship with REAL Strategies, NAR’s campaign services consultant, that builds upon the data driven services currently provided to NAR through the REALTOR® Party. REALTOR® Party Plus provides state and local REALTOR® Associations with greater access to member, consumer and political data as well as state-of-the-art outreach services with the goal of enhancing REALTOR® member engagement, advocacy and consumer outreach objectives. REALTOR® Party Plus Core Services Strategic Consulting Your association will receive dedicated consulting time from an experienced REAL Strategies account representative that will work with your team to effectively...
Housing Opportunity Resources
Guides, Publications, and Information Housing Opportunity Toolkit A collection of resources and information for both individual REALTORS® and REALTOR® Associations. Consumer Guides: Protect Your Investment and Credit Protect Your Investment and Protect Your Credit are guides that REALTORS® and associations can share with homeowners who are facing financial challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic. Financial Readiness NAR encourages associations to work with providers of financial education along with partners such as schools and community organizations to support evidence-based and age appropriate activities. Homelessness Resources A collection of resources and information to assist associations with their efforts to prevent and reduce...
Power in Numbers: TN REALTORS® Join Forces for Statewide RPAC-A-THON
When it comes to RPAC fundraising, Tennessee is way ahead of the curve. For the past three years, the Tennessee Association of REALTORS® (TAR) has held coordinated phone bank events with about a dozen of its local associations via a live feed. This year, TAR held a super-sized version of Phone-a-Friend for RPAC program called “RPAC-A-THON,” raising more than $50,000.
Mississippi REALTORS® Know How to Move the Vote
The Mississippi Association of REALTORS® (MAR) has taken their culture of advocacy to the next level with its Move the Vote initiative to register its 5,800 members and clients to vote. Joining forces with the Secretary of State and the State Auditor, MAR members can bring voter registration forms to every offer closing, whether they were representing the buyer or the seller. MAR also sent voter registration kits to all its local boards, many of which took to the streets in their communities, setting up registration booths outside grocery stores, big box stores and in shopping malls; one even had...
Mississippi becomes 4th State to Create Tax Benefits for First-Time Homebuyer Savings
The REALTOR® Party provided the Mississippi REALTORS® with in-depth economic research demonstrating how a First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account tax program would strengthen communities by increasing homeownership in the state. This, together with the strong coalition the REALTORS® had built, convinced legislators that the tax incentive was a good idea: it passed with a near-unanimous vote, and has been signed into law.
REALTOR® Votes Counted: 2018 REALTOR® Party Campaign Coverage
Through all the election mail pieces, television ads, canvassing, and punditry, REALTORS®, we survived the mid-term elections! This year, we broke records! Our results were impressive, but now the real work begins. We are looking forward to celebrating the 50th anniversary of RPAC and addressing major issues facing our industry. If we work together — owning, creating, and telling our story — the best is yet to come.
REALTOR Party News – January 2019
New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More