Positions

What positions have Texas REALTORS® taken on issues?

What happens at the Capitol and in local government affects your business. That’s why the Texas Association of REALTORS® follows a wide range of public-policy issues at the local and state level that affect your business and consumers.

The Texas Association of REALTORS® Executive Board approved TAR’s Legislative Priorities for the 85^th Texas Legislature.

Download the 2017 Public Policy Statements

See TAR’s position on these issues:

• County rulemaking authority
• Eminent domain
• Home equity: Mortgage finance
• Homeowners associations (HOAs)
• Infrastructure: Energy
• Infrastructure: Transportation
• Infrastructure: Water
• Local property taxes: Appraisal caps
• Local property taxes: Central appraisal districts
• Local property taxes: Tax rate-setting process
• Property management: Rental property registration
• Sales-price disclosure
• Sales tax on professional services
• Sales tax/Transfer tax on real estate transactions
• The Texas Real Estate Commission
• Title insurance
• Windstorm insurance