10/29/2026
Today was our annual General Membership Meeting - missed it? Make sure you’re signed up for text reminders and catch the next one! 😊
Today we had special guest speaker Jodi Hack - a former legislator, and current lobbyist and consultant to our OR Association.
Oregon Realtors is one of the biggest groups in Oregon with lobbying power. We have a voice, and we have influence. That’s important to remember for any Realtors wondering the important of belonging to NAR and why we should contribute RPAC donations. What we do MATTERS.
Jodi gave a wonderful education on the process and procedures that make bills … what have been the challenges, what’s been on the table and what will be coming up next session.
Basically- unless this election produces more Republicans in seats to provide balance and an incentive for more bipartisan work to be done, more thoughtful bills to be passed - what we can expect to see coming down the pike will come fast and hard and one sided. There will be taxes. There will be restrictions- restrictions that will come at a cost both financially and slow the production of housing. And as always, they will be coming for Mortgage Interest Deduction.
Balance is important to this process. Conversation. Understanding. And - guess what? So is YOUR VOICE. Without constituents reaching out to their representatives, without your stories, experiences, concerns - we are withholding powerful tools for our legislators to use to represent us. Reach out. Show up. Get to know our local reps. Get involved. VOTE.🗳️