United, We Make A Difference
As a member of the REALTOR® Party, you act when called upon to support the REALTOR® Party at the local, state and national levels. Recognizing the importance of REALTORS® speaking with one voice, participating in national and state Calls for Action allows our collective voice to be heard from Capitol Hill to the statehouse.
In addition, participating in community outreach projects and activities sponsored by your state and local associations are great ways for REALTORS® to establish themselves as valuable community assets.
Current Calls for Actions
August 5, 2024
MAR has launched a Call for Action urging the Governor to veto the home inspection provision that was added to the housing bond bill. Please join us in urging the Governor to veto a proposal that would require expansive home inspection contingencies in real estate contracts. While we recommend using home inspections, we recognize that they are not a one-size-fits-all service.
If this language is enacted, your clients will lose the ability to negotiate ANY aspect of inspections, including waiver, type, or timeline, regardless of impacts on the property, its occupants, or the transaction. It will harm the rights and negotiating powers of buyers and sellers and is likely to further decrease inventory.
Make your voice heard- Click on the below link for more information and to send a message to the Governor and Lt. Governor.
| https://www.votervoice.net/MARealtors/Campaigns/117234/Respond |
April, 2024
Call to Action: Stop Transfer Tax Proposals!
Massachusetts legislators are considering a bill that would further reduce housing inventory and raise housing costs in the state by taxing homeowners. Allowing these new taxes would set a dangerous precedent that would damage the housing market and our economy.
As the email to Legislators explains, communities seeking these taxes have blocked housing development and refused available affordable housing funding for decades. Instead of righting these wrongs through existing funding mechanisms and zoning reforms, they want new taxes that protect the status quo, drive down inventory and prevent housing diversity and inclusivity.
TAKE ACTION NOW and send an email to your State Senator and Representative. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS ESSENTIAL to preventing these harmful laws.
Sign Up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts
Stay updated! Sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts, NAR’s advocacy texting platform, offers REALTOR® Associations and REALTORS® a way to stay connected directly from their cell phone or tablet. When a national or state legislative call for action is launched, subscribers get a short text message, containing information to take action.
REALTORS® can sign up for REALTOR® Party Mobile Alerts using the form below or by texting the word REALTORS to 30644.