Glendale Association of REALTORS® Layers Multiple REALTOR® Party Resources to Oppose Threat of Additional Transfer Tax

Brandon Maddox — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 19:41:05 +0000

A strategic deployment of several resources from the REALTOR® Party, including an Issues Mobilization grant and an assessment by the Land Use Initiative program, helped the southern California association keep an additional transfer tax from being put on the ballot, where it would have been magnitudes more costly to combat.

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GADFly Newsletter – September 2025

Brandon Maddox — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:55:34 +0000

Keeping Legislative Attention Focused on Housing, Utah REALTORS® Achieve Passage of Priority Bills

Brandon Maddox — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 14:34:42 +0000

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 an innovative partnership was formed to develop affordable housing on excess state land. An Issues Mobilization grant from the REALTOR® Party helped make it happen.

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Illinois REALTORS® and Quad City REALTORS® Use Polling and Issues Mobilization Grant to Defeat Threat of Home Rule in East Moline

Brandon Maddox — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:28:01 +0000

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 68%.

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Illinois REALTORS® and Champaign County Association of REALTORS® Successfully Campaign Against Property Tax Increase

Brandon Maddox — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:56:13 +0000

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 mailings and advertisements that brought the message to the voters.

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GADFly Newsletter – August 2025

Brandon Maddox — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:14:59 +0000

Nevada REALTORS® Campaign to Defeat Statewide Rent Control Legislation

Brandon Maddox — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:51:11 +0000

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 greedy landlord,’ and re-framed public understanding of the state’s majority mom-and-pop rental industry.

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Arkansas REALTORS® Rally Strong Response to Call for Action, Defeating Restrictive Statewide Proposal

Brandon Maddox — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 13:08:23 +0000

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 withdrawal.

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Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® Uses Smart Growth Grant to Host Community Roundtable on Housing and Zoning

Brandon Maddox — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 22:43:34 +0000

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 communication and get stakeholders on the same page as the county’s Comprehensive Plan took shape.

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A Paradigm Shift for Housing: Delaware REALTORS® Celebrate Landmark Legislative Wins

Brandon Maddox — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:19:26 +0000

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 state.

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