Keeping Legislative Attention Focused on Housing, Utah REALTORS® Achieve Passage of Priority Bills
In a push to realize an ambitious raft of housing policy, Utah REALTORS® launched a campaign called Getting Homeownership in Utah Back on Track. The effort was a success: all its priority bills passed, the legislature authorized an additional $20 million in funding for first-time homebuyers, and...
Illinois REALTORS® and Quad City REALTORS® Use Polling and Issues Mobilization Grant to Defeat Threat of Home Rule in East Moline
When the City of East Moline sought to achieve home rule, the REALTORS® recognized that the new status would likely lead to higher taxes. Armed with the results of focus group research, they devised a persuasive campaign that fended off the threat, defeating the ballot measure by...
Illinois REALTORS® and Champaign County Association of REALTORS® Successfully Campaign Against Property Tax Increase
Polling conducted by the REALTOR® Party informed a high-stakes campaign against a significant property tax increase in Champaign, Illinois that would have dealt a heavy blow to affordability and brought low-income residents closer to homelessness. An Issues Mobilization grant supported the...
Nevada REALTORS® Campaign to Defeat Statewide Rent Control Legislation
When rent control legislation was introduced in the state of Nevada, the REALTORS® opposed it with help from an Issues Mobilization Grant that supported a comprehensive ‘Truth About Rent Control’ campaign. The videos, website, editorials, and advertising dispelled the narrative of ‘the...
Arkansas REALTORS® Rally Strong Response to Call for Action, Defeating Restrictive Statewide Proposal
Calling on the REALTOR® Party’s Advocacy Everywhere program for a last-minute campaign against a bill restricting transparency on the taxable value of residential properties, Arkansas REALTORS® managed to apply enough pressure in a five-hour period to result in the bill’s...
Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® Uses Smart Growth Grant to Host Community Roundtable on Housing and Zoning
The Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® expanded the power of NAR’s Planning & Zoning course by engaging elected officials and community members in a roundtable event the day before. The informative dialogue about growth, infrastructure, and zoning issues helped to facilitate...
A Paradigm Shift for Housing: Delaware REALTORS® Celebrate Landmark Legislative Wins
The 153rd General Assembly marked a transformative year for housing policy in Delaware, and the Delaware Association of REALTORS® (DAR) played a critical role in delivering two major victories that will have a lasting impact on housing affordability and property rights across the...
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...
With Land Use Initiative Analysis in Hand, Greater Lehigh Valley REALTORS® Converts Problematic Ordinance to a Win-Win
When the City of Easton, Pennsylvania proposed an ordinance requiring mandatory annual landlord training, the local REALTOR® association sought legislative analysis from the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program. The assessment enabled them to reason with the lawmakers, resulting in a...
Oklahoma City REALTORS® Turned to Land Use Initiative for Help Advancing Urban Core ADU Ordinance
Through multiple drafts, opposition, and compromises, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® shepherded a proposed ordinance that would allow Accessory Dwelling Units in the heart of the city. The REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program provided legislative analysis that...