Images at Public Policy & Government Affairs Member Involvement Group Meeting
More than 175 Illinois REALTORS attended the IAR Public Policy & Government Affairs Member Involvement Group meeting Tuesday afternoon at the October Business Meetings at the Chicago Oak Brook...
View ArticleLetter: Will County communities should curb impact fees to spur growth
IAR’s Gideon Blustein, regional manager for member outreach, wrote a letter to the editor of the Herald News about how getting rid of impact fees might actually help schools with lagging enrollments...
View ArticleUse NAR Call for Action to stop housing tax for transportation
Tell your U.S. senator and U.S. representative you’re against a proposal to create a tax on Americans looking to refinance a home mortgage or buy a home mortgage. Respond to the NAR President Chris...
View ArticleIAR shares advocacy ideas with real estate delegation from Warsaw, Poland
IAR President Mike Drews and Global Business Council Staff Liaison Sharon Gorrell participated in a forum hosted by the Chicago Association of Realtors on behalf of the Warsaw Real Estate Brokers...
View ArticleG-Fees bundled into highway bill removed in House amendment vote
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve an amendment which calls for removal of the so-called “G-Fee” from a highway funding bill. The G-Fees, actually GSE...
View ArticleBradley rescinds ordinance after 6-plus years
The village of Bradley (Kankakee County, pop. 16,000) repealed a “water certificate” ordinance that KIFAR and IAR’s local government affairs team have opposed since before it took effect in July 2009....
View ArticleA week to go till the Nov. 2 election!
If the statistics for this election are similar to prior elections, 20 percent of you have already voted using options available to Illinois voters—early voting and absentee voting. Early voting will...
View ArticleImages at Public Policy & Government Affairs Member Involvement Group Meeting
More than 175 Illinois REALTORS attended the IAR Public Policy & Government Affairs Member Involvement Group meeting Tuesday afternoon at the October Business Meetings at the Chicago Oak Brook...
View ArticleLetter: Will County communities should curb impact fees to spur growth
IAR’s Gideon Blustein, regional manager for member outreach, wrote a letter to the editor of the Herald News about how getting rid of impact fees might actually help schools with lagging enrollments...
View ArticleUse NAR Call for Action to stop housing tax for transportation
Tell your U.S. senator and U.S. representative you’re against a proposal to create a tax on Americans looking to refinance a home mortgage or buy a home mortgage. Respond to the NAR President Chris...
View ArticleIAR shares advocacy ideas with real estate delegation from Warsaw, Poland
IAR President Mike Drews and Global Business Council Staff Liaison Sharon Gorrell participated in a forum hosted by the Chicago Association of Realtors on behalf of the Warsaw Real Estate Brokers...
View ArticleG-Fees bundled into highway bill removed in House amendment vote
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve an amendment which calls for removal of the so-called “G-Fee” from a highway funding bill. The G-Fees, actually GSE...
View ArticleBradley rescinds ordinance after 6-plus years
The village of Bradley (Kankakee County, pop. 16,000) repealed a “water certificate” ordinance that KIFAR and IAR’s local government affairs team have opposed since before it took effect in July 2009....
View ArticleREALTORS – Make your RPAC donation by Friday deadline
With each $20 investment by Illinois REALTORS®, IAR gets just a little bit closer to reaching its 2015 goal of 33 percent of its members investing in RPAC. The deadline to enter the Give Thanks Give...
View ArticleREALTORS need to voice opposition to property transfer tax hike in Joliet
Joliet REALTORS® can make an impact on their city’s 2016 budget by contacting their city council members this week and urging the elimination of a proposed property transfer tax increase, says IAR...
View ArticleAdvocacy helps REALTORS® gain on many congressional issues
The NAR Government Affairs team scored 24 victories on behalf of REALTORS® and property owners in real estate provisions of the legislation signed by the 114th Congress and President Barack Obama last...
View Article4 easy ways to get involved this campaign season
From city hall to the Illinois statehouse to the U.S. Capitol, our elected officials are making decisions that have a huge impact on the bottom line of REALTORS® and their customers. How can you get...
View ArticleSullivan will tweet during ‘State of State’ address
Get insights from IAR Assistant Director, Legislative & Political Affairs Julie Sullivan during Gov. Bruce Rauner’s State of the State Address Wednesday. Read all her comments on her Twitter page....
View ArticleState Senator talks flood prevention with Grundy County residents and REALTORS®
REALTOR® members, clients, elected officials and the public participated in State Senator Sue Rezin’s Grundy County Flood Prevention Forum on Feb. 3 in Morris, Illinois. Serious flooding in 2013 forced...
View ArticleIAR advocates for REALTOR® Crosby as Winnebago County Board member
Some residents in the 16th District of Winnebago County have received postcards urging their support for REALTOR® Jean Crosby as a Winnebago County Board member in the March 15 primary election. Two...
View Article
