With less than three weeks until the midterms, recent data released on a constitutional amendment in Florida known as Amendment 3, a housing affordability relief measure that would raise the property tax exemption for residents of the Sunshine State, is not showing a solid case for either passing or failing. Amendment 3, championed by the…
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Seattle considering a ban on unwanted real estate solicitations Seattle City councilmember Dionne Foster has introduced legislation to create a “do not solicit” list for real estate solicitors. If passed, homeowners could have their…
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Road to Housing Act removed from defense bill The Road to Housing Act, a bipartisan comprehensive housing reform bill passed by the U.S. Senate, has met a new roadblock. The bill, previously attached to…