RPAC Impact
How does RPAC make an impact on issues that affect the real estate industry, your clients, and your business?
Move to Indiana Campaign
If you haven’t heard about it yet, the Move to Indiana Campaign is a hot topic within the Northwest Indiana real estate industry. The mission of the campaign is to encourage Illinois residents to move
to Northwest Indiana.
If you haven’t seen the site yet, go check it out at movetoindiana.com.
As one of the founding sponsors, NIRA’s logo proudly leads site visitors directly to our Multiple Listing Service where they can browse the local market and search for a REALTOR® with the hope they
will ultimately cross the border to Indiana.
Sponsorship opportunities are available to any interested real estate company. If you’re interested in taking advantage of this awesome opportunity, contact the South Shore Visitors Authority at
219-554-2226 for more information.
Land Use initiative- Munster
Your NIRA Government Affairs Committee, ever watchful for issues that have an impact upon the Northwest Indiana real estate market, became aware of a recent issue when the Town of Munster attempted to
revise their zoning code to limit the types of businesses that could located within the town. The committee is pleased to report it was successful in utilizing the National Association of REALTORS® Land
Use Initiative member benefit as a resource for the members of the Munster Town Council which ultimately led to their decision to remove the proposal from consideration.
The Land Use Initiative is a program designed to assist state and local REALTOR® Associations in their public policy advocacy of land-use issues. Upon request, NAR will provide expert analysis of the
legal, planning, economic and environmental issues surrounding legislative and regulatory land-use proposals. The initiative has helped state and local REALTOR® Associations across the country deal with
variety of land-use and Smart Growth issues. NAR, through its consultant, has provided guidance and expert opinion
on more than 800 different legislative and regulatory issues that effect the interest of REALTORS®.
Click the link below for a copy of the letter presented to Munster Town Council President Joe Simonetto that included specifics from the Land Use Initiative legal team’s analysis and ultimately led to the
removal of the proposed ordinance from consideration.
NAR Land use Initiatve Memo to Munster Town Council 2017.