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Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign a law which would repeal mandatory sprinklers in one- and two-family newly constructed homes by the end of the month. Consumers will now have a choice of whether to install sprinkler systems in new residential construction.
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PAR issued a Call-to-Action for HB 377 on Thursday. HB377 would repeal the mandated sprinklers in single- and two-family new home construction.
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Rep. Garth Everett (R-Lycoming), Sen. Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny), Rep. Sue Helm (R-Dauphin) and Rep. Dick Stevenson (R-Butler) spoke to Realtors® on Tuesday as part of PAR’s Public Policy and Political Affairs Seminar in Harrisburg. Each discussed pending legislation that affects the real estate industry and encouraged Realtors® to continue to contact their state legislators...
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“We have to get our fiscal house in order to improve Pennsylvania’s economic environment, get the private sector growing and put Pennsylvanians back to work,” Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley told about 90 Realtors® during PAR’s Public Policy and Political Affairs Seminar in Harrisburg yesterday.
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Realtors® are being asked to respond to a National Association of Realtors® Call-for-Action asking Congress to preserve the mortgage interest deduction (MID).
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A majority of the dollars raised through this dues increase will be returned back to states to be used in support of state and local candidates, issue campaigns and for other political advocacy needs.
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As a political junkie, I was excited to listen to Gov. Tom Corbett’s first budget address. As a communications instructor, I wanted to see how the new governor connected not only with the General Assembly but with his constituents.
With the global and national markets as they stand today, we knew that our state was...
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In this podcast, the PA Association of Realtors® (PAR) is fighting for three key Realtor® issues in the state legislature. Sprinklers, Private Transfer Fees (PTFs) and Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs) are issues that affect both consumers and Realtors®.
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Private transfer fees are a hot topic in real estate law across the country. Private transfer fees are covenants attached to the land requiring a transfer fee (read private tax) to be paid to an identified third party, such as the developer.
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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
