REALTOR® Members, Scott Gingerich and Kami Johnson, Attend Legislative Days

The agenda continued to fall within the four cornerstones of policy advocacy for Indiana’s REALTORS®:

Support housing and economic development for thriving communities:

• Encourage residential development to address long-term housing inventory and affordability challenges, focusing on the infrastructure costs that accompany new housing.

• Support Hoosiers – particularly first-time and moderate income buyers – along the path to homeownership with targeted incentives, education and other assistance.

• Continue to champion economic development, quality of life and community redevelopment initiatives attracting new employment, investment and residents – future homeowners.

Protect taxpayers and private property rights:

• Avoid raising the burden on real estate transactions with new or increased taxes (e.g. expanding sales taxes to real estate services).

• Defend homeowners from unfair appraisals and obligations imposed by special districts pushed by unelected interests.

Enable good government:

• Preserve the integrity of Indiana’s constitutional tax caps and the accuracy of its local property assessment system.

• Examine legal, regulatory and procedural barriers that limit housing supply and impose excessive red tape on residential development.

Defend consumers and the REALTOR® bottom line:

• Maintain high standards for professional licensing and business oversight to preserve a fair and transparent housing market for consumers.

• Increase enforcement against unlicensed real estate and property management services to curb predatory practices that harm consumers.

• Promote a fair and affordable tax climate for homeowners and real estate businesses