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...
Spartanburg Association of REALTORS® Use Smart Growth Grant to Help Fund Planning Charrette for Town of Carlisle
When a struggling community needed help devising a comprehensive plan, the Spartanburg Association of REALTORS® stepped up with support for a charrette – an intensive and inclusive brainstorming, visualizing, and planning exercise – that delivered a framework for the town’s top wishes:...
Mainstreet Organization of REALTORS® Uses Land Use Initiative Program to Fend Off Steep Increase in Development Fees
The community of Lake County, Illinois suddenly found itself under threat of steep increases for land development permit fees. To combat the fast-tracked ordinance, the local REALTOR® organization stepped in with an analysis by the REALTOR® Party’s Land Use Initiative program, and got the...
With Support from an Issues Mobilization Grant, Edmond Board of REALTORS® Defeats Three Ballot Initiatives Threatening Higher Property Taxes
The City of Edmond, Oklahoma, just north of Oklahoma City, is already one of the state’s most costly areas to own a home. A new General Obligation (GO) Bond on the ballot would have made it even more expensive to own, rent, or buy there, so the Edmond Board of REALTORS® launched a campaign to...
North Bay Association of REALTORS® Defeats Real Property Transfer Tax
When the City of St. Helena, California was facing budget challenges last June, the City Council attempted to ‘solve’ its shortfall by increasing the real property transfer tax. In response, the North Bay Association of REALTORS® launched an energetic campaign to convince the voters to...
REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati Advocates for Major re-Zoning Initiative with Help from Land Use Initiative Program
In order to bolster advocacy for the City of Cincinnati’s ‘Connected Communities’ initiative, the REALTOR® Alliance of Greater Cincinnati sought a review by the Land Use Initiative program. With the expert legal analysis in hand, the REALTORS® crafted a position paper, drafted a letter to...
Greater Nashville REALTORS® Boost Passage of Pro-Transit Referendum
How bad was Nashville traffic? In 2023, Forbes magazine gave the Tennessee capital the dubious distinction of having ‘the hardest commute in the United States.’ Greater Nashville REALTORS® had, in fact, been hard at work with a coalition seeking major systemic improvements to everything from...
Lebanon County Association of REALTORS® Uses Rural Outreach Grant to Host Responsible Growth Meeting for Municipal Managers
In a county characterized by its abundance of beautiful farmland, growth and development need to be approached from a preservation angle. The Lebanon County Association of REALTORS®, in Pennsylvania, brought together the managers of its top growing municipalities to open lines of communication...