Category Archives: State

NC REALTORS ® provided their annual State of Real Estate event this month. Below is just a snapshot of various topics regarding affordable workforce housing as well as the link to all of the presentations. Talking points from NC Senator Chuck Evans Government is preventing affordable housing (regulations, building codes) Senate Bill 349 has been introducedContinue reading “NC REALTORS® State of Real Estate Talking Points”

The AdvocateAugust 13, 2021 Bill activity and movement is starting to return to normal at the legislature. One issue of significance to NCR and is part of our legislative policy agenda is dealing with Orphan Roads. NCR supports clear road standards and adoption procedures to ensure roads intended for Department of Transportation (DOT) adoption doContinue reading “NC REALTORS® Government Affairs Update”

Council of State Votes on Executive Order 206 Should End Moratorium on Evictions Jun 29, 2021 (Raleigh, N.C.) – Having reviewed responses from other North Carolina Council of State (COS) members, State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, confirmed today that there was not enough support on the COS to extend the moratorium on evictions that was part of Executive Order 206. This will allow property owners to work with their tenants to find reasonableContinue reading “NC Eviction Moratorium Expires June 30, 2021”

Last week members of Longleaf visited the Cumberland County delegation in Raleigh. Great conversation regarding housing among other key legislative issues were discussed. Thank you Senators Ben Clark, Kirk deViere and House members John Szoka, Billy Richardson and Diane Wheatley for meeting with us in person. A BIG thanks to the members for taking timeContinue reading “Longleaf Pine REALTORS® Legislative Day in Raleigh”

    REALTOR® Call For Action     HB 367 the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) will be up for a floor vote in House the week of May 3. This is important legislation because it protects the property interests of family members who have inherited land as tenants-in-common.  It provides for fair treatment ofContinue reading “REALTOR® Call For Action – Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act”

PFAS Testing Network Virtual Forum March 25, 2021 The NC Policy Collaboratory and the NC PFAS Testing Network will host a virtual forum Tuesday, May 4, to discuss the Collaboratory’s and Network’s research on PFAS and GenX. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is a family of emerging contaminants that includes the compound GenX which has affectedContinue reading “Virtual Meeting on Contaminants in Cape Fear River Basin & NC Water Supply”