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The REALTOR Party is a powerful alliance working to advance public policies and candidates that build strong communities, protect property interests and promote a vibrant business environment.

 

NAR's 20 wins in 2020 that our members benefited from:

1. Self-Employed, Independent Contractor, and Sole Proprietor

NAR worked to ensure independent contractors, sole proprietors, & the self-employed were eligible for coronavirus relief. Five bills were passed to help REALTORS

2. Small Business Loans and Forgivable Grants

The Economic Injury Disaster Loan program served as a lifeline for REALTORS

3. Simplified Forgiveness

NAR pushed for simplified forgiveness applications.  A one-page simplified application brought relief to REALTORS

4. Stimulus Checks

REALTORS qualified for 2 stimulus checks of up to $1,800/person, with additional payments of $1,100/dependent

5. Paid Sick and Family Leave

Benefits for the self-employed became available for REALTORS

6. Unemployment Benefits

REALTORS who lost their jobs qualified for unemployment benefits and extra weekly payments of up to $600.

7. Forbearance

Americans who affected by the pandemic were given a pause on mortgage payments. Lenders were required to waive  late charges, fees, and penalties during the period.

8. Tax Benefits

Tax benefits were extended, including an exclusion of taxation of income from mortgage debt forgiveness through 2025; deductions for energy-efficient commercial building improvements & mortgage insurance premiums; & credits for energy-efficient homes.

9. Essential Service

NAR worked to protect real estate as an essential service

10. Broadband

NAR's effort to expand broadband access became a reality with $6 billion in new funding

11. Rental Assistance

NAR worked to achieve $25 billion in rental assistance that was secured to keep families in their homes and commercial property owners afloat.

12. Rental Assistance Terms

Favorable terms allowed federal rental assistance funding to be paid directly to landlords and cover back rent as well as utilities and other housing expenses.

13. 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges

NAR fought for the IRS to delay looming deadlines for 1031 like-kind exchanges.

14. Opportunity Zones

Opportunity Zone investments received a reprieve from pre-pandemic deadlines

15. Housing Affordability

NAR worked to delay a fee on mortgage refinancing that would have caused borrowers, who did not lock in their rates, to face unanticipated cost increases just days from closing

16. National Flood Insurance Program 

Flood Insurance got a full fiscal year of authorization

17. Transportation

Transportation projects were funded for a full fiscal year

18. Veterans

NAR worked to help veterans who who lost their homes to disaster - they are now eligible for the same initial VA loan rates in the purchase of a replacement home

19. Fair Housing

NAR helped secure over $2 million for federal fair housing enforcement efforts in 2020 and HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity received nearly $5 million

20. Fair Housing

NAR helped block a new HUD rule that would have excluded shelter seekers from homeless shelters matching their gender identity

 


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LaPorte County Association of REALTORS
Questions? Please contact Joe Wszolek at 219-218-6555 or Iris Muccigrosso at 219-324-8120

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