LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Realtors to Head to Albany on April 29 to Push for Housing Reforms
The annual Albany Lobby Day serves as a critical forum for real estate professionals to press legislators on issues that impact homebuyers, renters and property owners across New York.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Election 2024: Key Outcomes and Realtor Advocacy Wins in New York
Despite representing different parties, Latimer and Lawler share a bipartisan focus on housing policy solutions. Both have expressed support for raising the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: The Emotionally Exhausting Dog Days of Summer
The Government Affairs Department at HGAR will be facilitating the first ever New York City Lobby Day on Oct. 23rd. In collaboration with the Long Island Board of Realtors, both organizations will be converging on City Hall to speak to our City Council members about our issues.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: It’s Not the Beginning of the End, but the End of the Beginning
A significant portion of our end-of-session efforts was focused on opposing legislative proposals that would have negatively impacted New York’s real estate sector.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Making the Case in Washington, DC
NAR had several topics it wanted HGAR and the rest of the Realtor community on the Hill that day to hammer home.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Something Big Happened! Did You Feel it?
In the weeks leading up to heavy negotiations in Albany, HGAR personally educated more than two dozen elected officials on Good Cause Eviction and the most problematic aspects of valuing tenant protection over property rights.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Countdown to Lobby Day 2024
HGAR supports legislation that adds affordable rent-stabilized apartments to the rental housing stock that are safe, lead-free, energy efficient, and fully compliant with building codes.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: So, What Do We Do?
Studies have shown that the construction of 100 units of multifamily housing generates an average of 161 jobs and $11.7 million into the local economy in the first year.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Lobby Day 2024—Our Time to Shine
Last year, more than 110 HGAR members attended Lobby Day, which represented one-third of the total turnout of the entire New York State Association of Realtors in Albany. With two busloads of Realtors, HGAR came out in force and that effort was recognized.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: The Year in Review: Some Victories in Spite of Challenges
This year, we defeated Good Cause Eviction again and lifted the ban of solicitous phone calls — both highlights for HGAR's advocacy efforts and big wins for members.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Government Power Hour at Putnam County Day
Each County Day includes a Government Power Hour. This one was particularly substantive, and provided insights into the inner workings of Albany.
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: As the Climate Changes So Do the Laws
I don’t know about you, but it seems like I have heard the phrase “once in a lifetime storm”