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What are Realtors doing to help the community?

I think you would be surprised what the Realtor community really does to influence your daily lives and how your tax money gets spent. The money that is paid by each and every Realtor that enables them to keep their license and involve themselves in the business of Real Estate goes a long way.  Take this snippet that I read in my weekly e-newsletter from the Illinois Association of Realtors:

Thanks to all who continued to send emails this week to your Senator urging a NO VOTE on Senate Bill 3001 which is currently pending on the Senate floor. SB 3001, sponsored by Senator Susan Garrett seeks to grant counties the authority to increase the cost of recording real estate related documents with proceeds to be used for a county defined “affordable housing program”. The IAR feels a case has not been made for this program and we are STRONGLY opposed to giving authority to a county to impose yet another fee on property owners WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL. The bill grants a county board the authority to impose a charge that begins at $5 in 2010 and 2011 which can be increased up to $10 after 2019. While over 2,600 REALTORS have already responded to the Call to Action it is important that YOU do so as well! Please log on to the IAR website-Government Affairs-IAR Action Center and follow the prompts to make your voice heard!

They key words here are “Without Voter Approval”. I think it is good to know that your Realtor community has your back.

To read more on this bill, follow this link:

Illinois General Assembly – Bill Status for SB3001 http://bit.ly/d3R7T5

As always, if you know anyone who is looking to buy or sell Real Estate, do them a favor and have them contact me at either, lnevin@ksgmac.com or they can call me at 773-809-5536.

Enjoy,

Len Nevin