With a Timely Call For Action, Navarre Area Board of REALTORS® Staves Off Reclassification of Short Term Rentals as ‘Commercial’ for Fire Assessment Purposes
By spurring just a few concerned members to contact lawmakers with strong and well-reasoned objections, the Navarre Area Board of REALTORS® was able to put a pause on a resolution to reclassify STRs as commercial property for fire assessment purposes. This would mean much higher fees for most of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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®...
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...