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Oklahoma City REALTORS® Turned to Land Use Initiative for Help Advancing Urban Core ADU Ordinance

Brandon Maddox — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:52:04 +0000

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 helped clarify key points for its successful adoption.

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With Support from an Issues Mobilization Grant, Edmond Board of REALTORS® Defeats Three Ballot Initiatives Threatening Higher Property Taxes

Brandon Maddox — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 13:41:18 +0000

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 urge voters not to pass it. “No on the GO” did the trick.

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Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® Launches Campaign to Educate Members and Public About Homelessness

Brandon Maddox — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:32:57 +0000

Leveraging two Housing Opportunity Grants from the REALTOR® Party, OKCMAR took action on the issue its members identified as priority #1: homelessness. Its campaign has been so compelling that the City of Oklahoma City is taking a page from the REALTORS®’ initiative, with an eye on policy solutions.

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Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® Supports REALTOR Champion for Housing

Brandon Maddox — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:59:00 +0000

When the REALTOR® Champion running to maintain her seat on the Oklahoma County Commission faced a primary run-off, it looked like an up-hill battle: though Carrie Blumert had the advantage as incumbent, her challenger was a former state senator and statewide candidate who had held a slim lead in the primary; when neither won a majority of votes, the challenger was favored to prevail in the run-off election.

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Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® Leverages Issues Mobilization Grant to Help Struggling Town Shore Up Infrastructure

Brandon Maddox — Tue, 26 Apr 2022 15:42:26 +0000

When a small, incorporated town within the Oklahoma City limits was being left behind by the surrounding competitive real estate market, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® used an Issues Mobilization Grant from the REALTOR® Party to help secure two new bond packages to improve drainage, streets, sidewalks, and parks.

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Oklahoma Association of REALTORS® Leverages Consumer Advocacy Outreach Grant to Create Long-term Real Estate Information Resource

Brandon Maddox — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 17:55:50 +0000

The Wisconsin REALTORS® Association had a compelling report on the need for affordable workforce housing; a new collaborative grant from the REALTOR® Party is helping to get the information out at the local level, where the zoning and budget decisions are made.

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Southeastern Oklahoma REALTORS® Create Gathering Space in Historic Downtown McAlester

racenter — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 17:03:13 +0000

On a vacant lot in downtown McAlester, Okla., an attractive new gathering place has sprung up, providing the family-oriented community with a central new green space and priming the area for additional growth and development. A perfect example of successful placemaking, it came about through a collaboration led by the REALTORS®.

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Oklahoma City REALTORS® Help Shore Up Their City and Secure Property Values

Brandon Maddox — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Downtown Oklahoma City is experiencing a huge boom, but its infrastructure was crumbling. The Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® stepped in, joining the city to promote public meetings to craft bond proposals that would strengthen critical elements from sewers to the police department. A REALTOR® Party Issues Mobilization Grant helped get voters to the polls, where the bonds were overwhelmingly supported.

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Oklahoma City REALTORS® Improve Public Schools & Prevent Urban Flight

Brandon Maddox — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 05:00:00 +0000

Public schools in Oklahoma were struggling, and the resulting urban flight was already having a detrimental impact on local communities. Using an Issues Mobilization Grant, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of REALTORS® led a coalition that supported the passage of a $180 million bond measure to get the region’s schools back on their feet.

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