Cori Lamont, WRA Vice President of Legal and Public Affairs | Advocacy comes in many forms. For the WRA, advocacy may come in the form...
What Does WRA Advocacy Look Like in 2025 and Beyond? - November 26, 2024
Post-Election Recap - November 20, 2024
On November 5th, citizens across the US participated in not only a Presidential election, but also in elections for State and Local candidates. CARW works...
Article of Interest: The Next Four Years for Commercial Real Estate Policy - November 14, 2024
Following last week’s election, there have been a lot of conversations about what a second Trump presidency will mean for the economy and commercial real...
Razor-thin margins and new faces in the Capitol. Historic election brings new members to the legislature. - November 6, 2024
New maps, an educated electorate and historic spending in last night’s election will bring many new faces to Madison for the next 2-year legislative session....
Make a Plan to Vote in the November 5th Election - October 30, 2024
With the next election taking place on November 5, it’s more important than ever to have a solid voting plan in place. More than 1M...
Wisconsin Political Fun Facts - October 24, 2024
Written by: Joe Murray, WRA Director of Political & Governmental Affairs | October 02, 2024 Wisconsin could make history in 2024 In four of the last six...
Four WHEDA Workforce and Senior Housing Loan Programs are LIVE! - October 2, 2024
Last week, WHEDA launched the final Workforce and Senior Housing Loan Program, the $50 million “More Like Home™ Repair and Renew Loan Program.” This program...
Election 2025 | Shaping Wisconsin’s Future - September 11, 2024
from Riley J. Barnhardt, WRA Political Advocacy Coordinator: We find ourselves in yet another election cycle, with Election Day quickly approaching on November 5. For...
New Study on Rent Control Shows Proposals Impede Housing Production - August 21, 2024
From the Real Estate Roundtable: In July, the White House announced a nationwide rent control plan that aims to cap rent increases at 5%. Owners...
Wisconsin Senate Battleground Seats - July 31, 2024
Submitted by Joe Murray, Political Director for WRA. In December 2023, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that Wisconsin’s legislative maps violate the state constitution...
Pollster Charles Franklin Joins CARW RPAC Session - June 18, 2024
RPAC Investors support elected leaders who shape policy for the commercial real estate industry. These investors give through PAC and conduit on an annual basis....
Issue to Watch: National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building - June 12, 2024
The Biden administration on Thursday offered up a definition for what is considered a zero-emission building, as part of an effort to reduce building emissions...
Policy Updates from WRA - June 5, 2024
from WRA VP of Public and Legal Affairs, Cori Lamont: Each legislative session is different. But some constants remain: there is a beginning, there is...
Eye on Elections: Presidential Voting Statistics in Swing State Wisconsin - May 22, 2024
With the RNC taking place in Milwaukee, just a few short months away, a lot of people in Wisconsin are talking about the upcoming presidential...
Issue to Watch: Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Set Limit on Federal Employees Telework | RER - May 15, 2024
From the Real Estate Roundtable: This week, Sens. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) introduced the Back to Work Act of 2024 (S. 4266), which would...
Issue to Watch: NAR Property Rights Wins at Supreme Court - May 8, 2024
In the span of just a few days, NAR and property owners won two decisive victories at the Supreme Court in support of property rights....
Issue of Interest: FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements - May 1, 2024
(from the Washington Report) This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule(link is external) banning all non-compete agreements. Last year, the FTC issued...
Issue to Watch: Changes to Basel III Rules (Basel endgame) - April 10, 2024
Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision Michael Barr said the central bank is taking “a very thoughtful approach” to the Basel III rules (aka the Basel endgame), which...
Updates on NAR Litigation - March 28, 2024
Our REALTORS association has been following the NAR Sitzer Settlement and its impacts on Wisconsin members. On March 27th, the WRA hosted a “Legal Live”...
NAR Comments on Association Health Plans Rule - February 29, 2024
On December 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed to rescind the 2018 Association Health Plans (AHP) final regulations(link is external), which provided comprehensive, affordable health...