In Advance of City Council Decision, Greater Portland Board of REALTORS® Spells Out Impact of Rent Control on Homeowners

An economic study commissioned by the Greater Portland Board of REALTORS® revealed that new rent control measures have had the unintended impact of devaluing multi-family apartment buildings, which has shifted the tax burden to single-family homeowners. Rolling out the study was the first step in...

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Tucson Association of REALTORS® Promotes Transportation Ballot Measures; Issues Mobilization Grant Helps Secure Win for Continued Transportation Funding

To promote voter understanding of a special half-cent sales tax that funds the Regional Transit Authority of Pima County, Arizona, the Tucson Association of REALTORS® developed a coalition, mounted an energetic advertising campaign, and conducted coordinated grassroots efforts. The tax was...

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Missoula Organization of REALTORS® Helps Ensure Adoption of Crucial Zoning Code Updates

Plenty of people want to live in Missoula, Montana – but housing? Not so plentiful. With support from a Housing Opportunity Grant from the REALTOR® Party, the Missoula Organization of REALTORS® hosted workshops to advance zoning and building code changes. The reforms were adopted early in...

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San Mateo REALTORS® Help Half Moon Bay Reverse a Failed Rent Control Experiment

Half Moon Bay, California is a small coastal city of just over 13,000 residents located in San Mateo County, which has one of the most expensive housing markets in the country. While affordability pressures were real, the city faced deeper, structural challenges: limited housing supply, high...

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New York City’s REALTORS® Combine Efforts to Support Pro-Housing Ballot Measure

To help break through the red tape and administrative bottlenecks that have slowed housing development in New York City to a debilitating pace, the four local REALTOR® organizations and the New York State Association threw their energetic support behind Ballot Question 3: Simplify Review of Modest...

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Greater Boston Association Offers American Sign Language Course to Expand Inclusionary Range of Member Services

With support from a REALTOR® Party Fair Housing Grant, the Greater Boston Association of REALTORS® offered members an eight-week course in the basics of American Sign Language, as well as Deaf culture. Taught by a member who is also a certified ASL instructor, the training spurred the...

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Cincinnati REALTORS® Rally Opposition, Prevent Transfer Tax Increase

Association: REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati Focus: Defeating proposed transfer tax increase in 2026 Hamilton County budget...

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Southwest Montana REALTORS® Teams with Billings, Great Falls and Helena Associations of REALTORS® to Promote Tax-Relief Programs

With help from a Consumer Advocacy Grant, four Montana associations mounted a robust campaign to raise public awareness of the state’s programs providing relief for low- and fixed-income earners, disabled veterans, and the elderly. While the multi-media effort was underway, REALTOR®...

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From Concept to Construction: How Ohio REALTORS® Built a Scalable Model for Infill Housing

With support from multiple REALTOR® Party Grants, Ohio REALTORS® created the ‘Housing Ohio’ Tools for Development Guidebook and advanced statewide housing reform that secures funding, infrastructure, and financing mechanisms for small-scale infill development. Additional Housing Opportunity...

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Greater Lehigh Valley Association of REALTORS® Secures Land Use Initiative Review to Support Concerns over New Rental Ordinance in Bangor, Pennsylvania

GLVR spotted problems with the Borough of Bangor’s recent code update – on both sides of the landlord-tenant divide. Among the most worrying were excessive landlord penalties for disruptive tenant conduct, and the barring of any member of an evicted household from renting in the borough for...

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