The City of St. Louis, Missouri can expect its affordable housing deficit to be eased to a certain extent, thanks to a recent zoning ordinance revision that lowered the minimum buildable lot size from 4,000 sf to 1,500 sf. Support from St. Louis REALTORS® helped legislators clarify their thinking around…...
Texoma Board of REALTORS® Sparks a Main Street Comeback with Better Block Project
Using a Smart Growth Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the Texoma Board of REALTORS® broke through the planning fatigue that was keeping the town of Durant from making progress in its revitalization efforts. The temporary Better Block installation spurred the city to restripe crosswalks, repair water and electricity in planting…...
Santa Fe Association of REALTORS® Helps City Fine-Tune Its Re-Write of Zoning Code
As the City of Santa Fe engaged in an extensive review of its zoning code, it turned to its local REALTOR® association for expert help. They, in turn, sought an initial review through the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program, which supported positive changes in the land-use code – including…...
Oregon REALTORS® Rally Public Support for Legislation Lowering Barriers to Condominium Construction
On the heels of significant legislative advances for housing in recent sessions, Oregon REALTORS® kept up the momentum by backing a law that would bring the state statute of limitations on construction defect liability closer in-line with that of its western peers. Their latest legislative success will reduce barriers to…...
Anne Arundel County Association of REALTORS® Uses Advocacy Everywhere to Oppose Increased Connection Fee for New Developments
With the power of the REALTOR® Party’s Advocacy Everywhere program, the Anne Arundel County Association of REALTORS® led the successful opposition of a new budget provision that would raise connection fees for developers. A proliferation of emails to county council members made it clear that this was not a good…...
Maryland REALTORS® Successfully Oppose Sales Tax on Services
Faced with a legislative proposal that would have instituted a sales tax on services, Maryland REALTORS® launched a strong opposition focused on how the measure would increase the cost of housing at each step of development, construction, and sales. In consultation with REALTOR® Party staff, they created a Call For…...
Wisconsin REALTORS® Rally Support for Legislation Addressing Discriminatory Deed Language
In Wisconsin, where the minority homeownership disparity is the broadest in the nation, new legislation allows homeowners to note their disapproval of racist covenants in their real estate deeds and release offensive restrictions from the title. A Call for Action by the Wisconsin REALTORS® helped support the bi-partisan measure, leaving…...
