Issues Mobilization Campaigns

Oregon REALTORS^® Issues Mobilization Fund provides resources for state and local ballot measures and issue campaigns. Associations apply for funds which are granted by a committee of Oregon REALTORS^® members.

Current Campaign Examples

Central Oregon – Affordable Bend (proposed mandatory home energy-score program)

A mandatory Home Energy Score program would require that homes have a home energy report card at the time of listing or at the time of sale. It would add cost, complexity and time to transactions, and a mandated program eliminates a homeowner’s ability to choose whether they are willing to accept the impact of these factors. COAR was able to engage members of the local community to communicate with the Bend City Council in the run-up to the City Council vote.

Oregon REALTORS^® – People Not Politicians

The Issues Mobilization Committee granted $10,000 to support the “People Not Politicians” campaign, a ballot measure to create an independent redistricting commission. Currently, lawmakers control redistricting, allowing gerrymandering that benefits politicians over voters. Nonpartisan redistricting is important to the real estate industry because partisan map-drawing has increased political polarization in Oregon and Washington, D.C., making it harder to address key challenges facing Oregon communities.

Eugene REALTORS^® – Better Eugene Springfield Transit

The Lane County REALTOR® Associations have been critical partners in creating a 50+ member coalition, Better Housing Together, that has successfully pushed the Eugene City Council to pursue policies aimed at increasing the affordability, diversity and supply of housing. The Issues Mobilization Committee granted a $1,250 funding request to assist the coalition with advocacy on issues before the Eugene City Council.