NAR State Issues Tracker

Here's some more background on the NAR State Issues Tracker tool:

The 16 Core Real Estate Issues, which are updated on a yearly basis, are:
 

• Affinity Marketing and After-the-Fact Referral Fees
• Development Impact Fees
• Home Inspectors
• Lending Application Disclosures and Escrow Requirements
• License Reciprocity
• Licensing Requirements and Maintenance
• Minimum Service Laws
• Mold
• Real Estate Agency
• Real Estate Transfer Taxes
• Seller Disclosure (Property Conditions)
• State RESPA Laws
• Sex Offender Notification (Megan's Law)
• Tenancies-in-Common
• New for 2008 - Private Transfer Fees (Now Available)
• New for 2008 - Sales Tax on Services (available May 2008)

"Most government affairs issues of importance to real estate brokers and agents are regulated at the state government level. While the number of issues that could affect real estate or REALTORS^® is infinite and constantly changing, there is a small number of core issues that are perennially issues of concern to our industry. NAR, through use of a consultant, tracks and analyzes these core issues, such as the law of Agency, License Reciprocity, and Seller Disclosure requirements. The analysis, presented in this interactive, searchable database, permits the user to make comparisons among different state approaches to an issue and includes citations of the particular state law addressing each issue."
 

Hi John,

Thanks for ogranizing this group. It's probably not the most sensational hot-topic on everyones mind, but the resource you have just made me aware of covers the topics that are constantly on mine.

I believe one way we will be able to keep this as a profession and not allow it to become a job is to stay informed.