REALTOR® Members, Scott Gingerich and Kami Johnson, Attend Legislative Days
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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On February 13, 2023, KBOR 2023 President Kami Johnson and KBOR Director Scott Gingerich attended the Indiana Association of REALTORS® (IAR) Delegation Days in Indianapolis.
The 2023 IAR legislative agenda focused on renewing Hoosiers’ confidence in homeownership as a dream and an achievable reality – lowering hurdles to the marketplace and raising the bar for its professionals.
The agenda continued to fall within the four cornerstones of policy advocacy for Indiana’s REALTORS®: Support housing and economic development for thriving communities:• Encourage residential development to address long-term housing inventory and affordability challenges, focusing on the infrastructure costs that accompany new housing. • Support Hoosiers – particularly first-time and moderate income buyers – along the path to homeownership with targeted incentives, education and other assistance. • Continue to champion economic development, quality of life and community redevelopment initiatives attracting new employment, investment and residents – future homeowners. Protect taxpayers and private property rights:• Avoid raising the burden on real estate transactions with new or increased taxes (e.g. expanding sales taxes to real estate services). • Defend homeowners from unfair appraisals and obligations imposed by special districts pushed by unelected interests. Enable good government:• Preserve the integrity of Indiana’s constitutional tax caps and the accuracy of its local property assessment system. • Examine legal, regulatory and procedural barriers that limit housing supply and impose excessive red tape on residential development. Defend consumers and the REALTOR® bottom line:• Maintain high standards for professional licensing and business oversight to preserve a fair and transparent housing market for consumers. • Increase enforcement against unlicensed real estate and property management services to curb predatory practices that harm consumers. • Promote a fair and affordable tax climate for homeowners and real estate businesses |
KBOR is located in Region 2 which covers the counties of St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, Kosciusko, Fulton, Cass, Wabash, Miami, Howard, Grant and Tipton.