Recently, the Strongsville City Council introduced an Ordinance that would re-zone a vacant area on Marks Road from GI-A (General Industrial-A) to RT-C (Townhouse-Cluster). If passed, this Ordinance will allow the City of Strongsville to increase the housing supply, which would provide for...
Several communities in ACAR's jurisdiction had a Primary Election on May 2, 2023. Congratulations to those candidates moving on to the General Election in November! A few of the races are listed below. Complete results are available at each county's Board of Elections website. The RPAC Trustees...
By Ken Fears, National Association of REALTORS In January of 2023, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs), directed them (link is external) to change their loan level pricing adjustments (LLPAs)—upfront fees the GSEs charge...
Akron Cleveland Association of REALTORS® (ACAR) recently reviewed several candidates running for office in the City of Akron, Ohio. The review process is conducted by its REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) Trustees, which is composed of REALTOR® members of ACAR appointed by the...
Annually, the REALTORS ® Political Action Committee (RPAC) trustees spend days upon days fundraising. However, the most important responsibility the trustees have is evaluating selected candidates in Cuyahoga, Portage, and Summit Counties to determine whether they (the candidates) are REALTOR ®...
As housing availability and affordability issues continue to dominate conversations among leaders in Northeast Ohio, ACAR is seeing an increase in local governments taking up the issue of whether or not to amend zoning code to allow for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). Last year, ACAR amended...
ACAR continues to recognize those members who have achieved the level of Major Investor in RPAC. Today's featured RPAC Major Investor is ACAR Member Jeff Russell of Russell Realty Company . Thank you, Jeff, for your continued support of RPAC. You can reach Jeff (a Crystal R Investor) at...
ACAR continues to recognize those members who have achieved the level of Major Investor in RPAC. Today's featured RPAC Major Investor is ACAR Member, Cyndi Kane of RE/MAX Crossroads Properties . Thank you, Cyndi, for your continued support of RPAC. You can reach Cyndi (a Golden R Investor) at...
Recognizing Dan Marchetta Realty, Inc. as this week's ACAR RPAC Office of the Week. This office has 100% RPAC participation among their ACAR members! Well done!! #ACARNews #FeaturedPosts #ACARRPACOfficeoftheWeek #RPACNews
ACAR continues to recognize those members who have achieved the level of Major Investor in RPAC. Today's featured RPAC Major Investor is ACAR Board Member, Felicia Hengle of Coldwell Banker Schmidt Family of Companies . Thank you, Felicia, for your continued support of RPAC. You can reach...
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