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| Fair Housing For All |
| The road to Fair Housing was not an easy one. From the passing of key legislation and constitutional amendments to establishing the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, we as a country and an organization have come a long way. Yet, we still see headlines and hear stories from our fellow REALTORS® that the challenge remains. |
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| The number of complaints alleging discrimination received annually by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and its fair housing partner agencies. Even more disturbing is that one of the categories with the highest number of complaints involves discrimination against families with children, accounting for more than 1,000 each year. Check out the 2017 Fair Housing Month poster and other fair housing resources.
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| The number of state associations that have worked to pass First-Time Home Buyer Savings Accounts. Mississippi is the latest state to pass legislation, allowing Mississippians to create monetary savings accounts for down payments or other home purchase-related expenses. They join Montana, Virginia and Colorado. |
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| The number of local REALTOR® Associations that received the REALTOR® Party’s Community Outreach Award for 2015-16. These awards recognize associations that have worked within their communities to make them a better place to live and do business. Winners included the Cape Fear REALTORS® (NC), Greater Rochester Association of REALTORS® (NY), Austin Board of REALTORS® (TX), Richmond Association of REALTORS® (VA), Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS® (SC) and Bronx-Manhattan North Association of REALTORS®. |
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| The REALTOR® Party At Work
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| Indianapolis REALTORS® Spearhead Expanded Public Transportation Funding |
| With multiple Issues Mobilization Grants, the Mid-Indianapolis Board of REALTORS® led the charge to establish a fund to expand transit services in the Indianapolis metropolitan area. Now that the effort has cleared the last of its legislative hurdles, a new income tax dedicated to building transport infrastructure will ensure greater economic prosperity for the region, and better quality of life for its residents. |
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| Resources & Opportunities |
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| Hot Topic Alert: Source of Income as a Protected Class |
| As of March 2017, at least 13 states protect against discrimination in housing rentals based on an applicant’s source of income. Many cities and counties have enacted ordinances protecting source of income. Is this the new form of housing protection? |
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Mixed Signals on Home Sales as Tax Reform Goes to Congress
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| Home sales are down while contract signings are up. Tax reform goes to Congress. Appraisers are concerned about taking the people out of property valuation. NAR goes after reauthorization of the federal flood insurance program. These stories and more are covered in the April 3 edition of The Voice for Real Estate. |
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Federal Court Rules that Fair Housing Protects LGBT People
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| For the first time, a federal judge has ruled that provisions in the Fair Housing Act protect against LGBT discrimination. The law states that it is illegal to refuse to rent or sell property to anyone based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, or national origin. But questions have been raised as to whether fair housing and other anti-discrimination laws also encompasses sexual orientation and gender identity when they are not explicitly named as protected classes. |
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Text to Win $250 Gift Card
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| Sign up for the REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts Program before April 30 and be entered into a contest to win a $250 Amazon gift card. To enter this contest, simply text the word REALTORS to 30644 to sign up and get calls for action sent directly to your mobile device! Rules apply. |
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2017 REALTOR® Party Resource Guide
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| Check out the 2017 REALTOR® Party Association Resource Guide on the REALTOR® Action Center website to learn more about community outreach, campaign services, RPAC and political fundraising and grassroots grant, program, education opportunities and much more. Also, review what programs and resources qualify for the new Vote, Act and Invest Core Standards’ requirements. |
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| Join the REALTOR® Party Online |
| Are you posting, liking, tweeting or pinning? So is the REALTOR® Party. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and YouTube to get the latest news, information and resources. |
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Send us examples of how your association put NAR’s REALTOR® Party resources to work to implement a successful advocacy or community outreach program. Email your stories to: realtorparty@realtors.org
See more than 100 stories documenting how REALTOR® associations around the country put REALTOR Party Resources to work at the REALTOR® Party Success Stories page. This newsletter replaces the NAR Weekly Report for this week and the second week of every month. The REALTOR® Party News will publish next on May 11, 2017. If you missed a previous edition check out the REALTOR® Party News Archive.
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