Realtors Meet in D.C. for Advocacy Meetings

Trenton, N.J. (March 7, 2019) — Yesterday, New Jersey Realtors’ top leadership returned from Washington D.C. after meeting with New Jersey Members of Congress to advance initiatives that support real estate professionals and the rights of homeowners across the Garden State.

The 2019 NJ Realtors Leadership Team, including President Ilene Horowitz; President-Elect Angela Sicoli; First Vice President Jeff Jones; Treasurer Nick Manis; Immediate Past President Christian Schlueter, Chief Executive Officer Jarrod Grasso, and the association’s government affairs staff advocated on behalf for the 55,000 members of the association, but more importantly the 9 million residents of New Jersey.

“Having a face-to-face meeting with our representatives is a priority every year,” said 2019 NJ Realtors President Ilene Horowitz. “There is no one better equipped to protect the rights of homeowners in our state than New Jersey Realtors. We are confident our concerns have been heard and are grateful for the time our elected officials spent with us.”

The team met with the offices of Sen. Bob Menendez, Sen. Cory Booker,  Rep. Donald Norcross, Rep. Jeff Van Drew, Rep. Andy Kim, Rep. Chris Smith, Rep. Josh Gottheimer, Rep. Frank Pallone, Rep. Tom Malinowski, Rep. Albio Sires, Rep. Bill Pascrell, Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman.

Topics of discussion included: the impact of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on real estate and homeownership; the needed long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program before its expiration on May 31, 2019; the necessary access to health care options for real estate professional through AHPs; fundamental and needed reforms to current government-sponsored entities; the preservation of federal mortgage programs; infrastructure improvement as a benefit to communities; commercial real estate and its regulations; technology’s impact on consumers and real estate practices; amendments to the Fair Housing Act to prohibit sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination; and the protection of the real estate firm’s business operations.

New Jersey Realtors advocates for private property rights and homeownership on the local, state, and national levels of government.

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Learn more at njrealtor.com.

New Jersey Realtors, the voice of real estate for New Jersey for 100 years, is a non-profit organization serving the professional needs of more than 55,000 Realtor and Realtor-Associate members engaged in all facets of the real estate business. In addition to serving the professional needs of its members, NJ Realtors is dedicated to enhancing the ability of its members to conduct their business successfully while maintaining the preservation of private property rights. Realtor is a registered collective membership mark, which may be used only by real estate professionals who subscribe to the Realtor organization’s strict Code of Ethics and are members of the national, state and local Realtor organizations. For more information, visit njrealtor.com.

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