Boise Regional REALTORS® Boost School District with Issues Mobilization Grant


May, 04, 2018 by: Tags: 0 Comments

In the fastest growing region of the fastest growing state in the nation, four out of five schools are well over student capacity, and all are looking at significant enrollment increases in the immediate future. The school district of West Ada County, Idaho, which receives funding for expansion and infrastructure improvement only through bond measures […]

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Thanks to Alabama REALTORS®, First-time Homebuyers Can Now Save for Down Payments and Closing Costs


May, 03, 2018 by: Tags: 0 Comments

When the National Association of REALTORS® announced model legislation for First-Time Homebuyer Savings Account (FHSA) programs, Alabama REALTORS® was right there with them. Using resources from the REALTOR® Party, the association had a bill drafted, and commissioned polling and economic research to help convince legislators of its merit. On March 28, when Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed that… […]

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Wisconsin REALTORS® Help Lower Property Taxes, Strengthen School Budgets, and Protect Property Rights


March, 02, 2018 by: Tags: 0 Comments

2017 was a year full of issues campaigns for the REALTORS® of Wisconsin, resulting in success on all fronts:  a new state budget with substantial increases for school and university funding; the permanent elimination of a property tax that’s been on the books since the Great Depression; and the creation of a new law overturning an […]

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Ohio REALTORS® Achieve Double Legislative Victory on the Tax Front


August, 30, 2017 by: Tags: 0 Comments

There are more than 600 municipalities with an income tax in Ohio, and all business entities and individuals are required to file and pay taxes in each one in which any income has been earned.  To say that the administrative burden this places on real estate professionals is onerous would be a vast understatement, according […]

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