June is National Homeownership and LGBT Pride Month. While we are recognizing the important relationship between homeownership and encouraging people to learn more about homeownership opportunities and financial management plans, it is equally important to celebrate gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people and all other sexual orientations and genders.
Maui REALTORSĀ® Staves Off Threat to Short-Term Rental Permits
Itās easy for a community to blame an affordable housing crunch on short-term vacation rentals, but on Maui, the local REALTORĀ® association has rebutted each argument of the Planning Department with diligently collected data. With a Call for Action, it also drew hundreds of concerned residents to a planning meeting ā in visible and vocal support of the permits.Ā Ā
Frederick County REALTORSĀ® Maintain its Focus on Fair Housing
Undaunted by the forced cancellation of its annual Fair Housing Conference, the Frederick County Association of REALTORSĀ® moved the message online in a colorful upbeat video highlighting the results of a Fair Housing Art Contest, complete with a mayoral proclamation.Ā
Traverse Area REALTORSĀ® Develop Grassroots Network of Housing Advocates in Northwest Michigan
For years, the Traverse Area REALTORSĀ® have worked to build coalitions focused on developing much-needed workforce housing. With the support of Housing Opportunity Grants, it is now participating in an ambitious campaign that will create a network of engaged, informed grassroots housing advocates in neighborhoods throughout the region.Ā Ā Ā
Greater Greenville Association of REALTORSĀ® Uses Advocacy Everywhere to Prevent Moratorium on Residential Subdivisions
With the rate of growth that Greenville, South Carolina is experiencing, the last thing it needed was a county-wide moratorium on new residential subdivisions. A timely Call for Action by the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORSĀ® convinced the County Councilās Planning and Development Committee to reconsider.
East Tennessee REALTORSĀ® Defeats Detrimental Zoning Proposals with Trifecta of REALTORĀ® Party Resources
In Blount County, Tennessee, severe zoning restrictions on housing development were on the table.Ā To keep the County Council from limiting residential density, the Knoxville Area Association of REALTORSĀ® leveraged multiple resources from the REALTORĀ® Party: Issues Mobilization, Advocacy Everywhere, and the Land Use Initiative program.
Mid Carolina Regional Association of REALTORSĀ® Defeat Short-Term Rental Ordinance with Robust Call For Action
Tapping into the REALTORĀ® Partyās Advocacy Everywhere program, the Mid Carolina Regional Association of REALTORSĀ® encouraged its members and residents of Pinehurst, NC to oppose proposed short-term rental regulations that would have impaired the popular destinationās thriving tourist industry and weakened private property rights.Ā
Vermont Association of REALTORSĀ® Mount Issues Mobilization Campaign to Fight Rent Control in Burlington
The Vermont Association of REALTORSĀ® knows that increasing rent control regulations in Burlington will infringe on private property rights ā and wonāt fix the housing challenges.Ā Through an Issues Mobilization campaign supported by the REALTORĀ® Party, they presented the message that ultimately resonated with the governor, who vetoed a threatened rent-control ordinance.
Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORSĀ® Supports REALTOR Champion for Housing
When the REALTORĀ® Champion running to maintain her seat on the Oklahoma County Commission faced a primary run-off, it looked like an up-hill battle: though Carrie Blumert had the advantage as incumbent, her challenger was a former state senator and statewide candidate who had held a slim lead in the primary; when neither won a majority of votes, the challenger was favored to prevail in the run-off election.
Iowa REALTORSĀ® Almost Use Advocacy Everywhere to Oppose Rent Control Measureā¦ but Legislators Saw Reason, Rendering the Effort Unnecessary
The state association representing Iowaās REALTORSĀ® knew that the negative effects of a proposed rent control bill could far outweigh the benefits. It opposed the legislation through strategic advocacy, ultimately succeeding when, on the brink of a Call For Action, the state legislature cried āuncle.ā