Tag: Land Use | Page 3

Land Use Initiative Q2 Report

The Land Use Initiative provides expert analysis and guidance of the legal, planning, economic and environmental issues surrounding legislative and regulatory land-use proposals to state and local REALTOR® Associations upon request. Below are the key highlights from second quarter of 2018. Key Highlights: A total of fourteen requests were processed during…...

Greater Boston Board Works toward Zoning Reform

Antiquated zoning and a mire of case law stands in the way of the development of housing necessary for economic growth in the Boston region. Using the REALTOR® Party's Land Use Initiative, the Greater Boston Real Estate Board is tackling the complexities of zoning reform in City Hall and at…...

Home

...

Scottsdale Area REALTORS® Fight Restrictive Proposed Sign Ordinance, Gain Respect and Goodwill

When the city of Scottsdale proposed a one-size-fits-all ordinance that lumped signs for real estate listings in together with those advertising yard sales, the Scottsdale Area Association of REALTORS® reacted with a Call for Action that generated nearly 500 letters to City Council members. That got the city's attention; a…...

Land Use Memo Database

The Land Use Initiative has helped state and local REALTOR® associations across the country deal with a variety of land use and Smart Growth issues. NAR, with its consultant Robinson & Cole, LLP, has provided guidance and expert opinion on more than 800 different legislative and regulatory issues that effect…...

Smart Growth Grant

...

Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles Association REALTORS

To prevent an extreme proposition that would curtail development in Los Angeles, the REALTORS® of Beverly Hills/Greater Los Angeles used the power of the REALTOR® Party's Land Use Initiative and Issues Mobilization Grant programs. These resources and an unlikely partnership helped defeat the measure and secure housing opportunities across the…...

Land Use Initiative Lends ‘Horsepower’ to Greater Northwest Indiana Zoning Challenge

When a proposed zoning ordinance threatened to negatively impact property values and marketability in Munster, the Greater Northwest Indiana Association of REALTORS® looked to the REALTOR® Party for help. By presenting the Town Council with a Land Use Initiative memorandum, it was able to neutralize the threat—and demonstrate its desire…...

Hays REALTORS® Use Land Use Initiative to Fine Tune Comprehensive Plan

Hays, Kansas has been updating its existing zoning and subdivision regulations to align with the Comprehensive Plan it adopted in 2012. With its expertise in the field of real estate, and in defense of public property rights, the 80-member Hays Board of REALTORS® used the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative…...

Land Use Initiative Helps Hawaii REALTORS® Address Affordable Housing

In Hawaii, the combined effect of vast acreage of protected natural lands, the high cost of living and a severe shortage of affordable housing brings land use issues into still sharper focus; so do the tents for the homeless that line many city streets. Using the Land Use Initiative, the…...

Land Use

Recent Posts