Save the Date: REALTOR Day - May 2, 2017
LOUISIANA REALTORS • March 2, 2017
Preparations are underway for the 2017 Spring Into Action Legislative Conference. This year REALTORS from all over the state are encouraged to attend and participate in REALTOR DAY in Baton Rouge on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.
The event will kick off with a luncheon with invited guest speaker, Governor John Bel Edwards. Following lunch there will be a short legislative issues briefing then a visit to the State Capitol which provides an opportunity for REALTORS to talk with the state legislators from their area. Members from all over the state will have the chance to rally together and advocate on behalf of consumers to protect home ownership in Louisiana. The day winds down with a networking reception with industry peers and elected officials at the nearby Louisiana REALTORS' office.
Registration for the event is $79/member and includes the cost of lunch, a Louisiana REALTORS branded polo shirt, and the afternoon networking reception. Some local boards are organizing bus trips so please check with them for details.
Detailed agenda for the Spring Into Action Legislative Conference along with hotel information and discount code coming soon!
Louisiana REALTORS® CEO Norman Morris issued the following statement after SpaceX announced plans to invest $100 billion in a new launch facility in Vermilion Parish. The project is expected to create 3,000 direct jobs and more than 8,100 indirect jobs across Acadiana. “SpaceX’s investment is an extraordinary economic win for Louisiana. We congratulate Governor Jeff Landry, Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois, Vermilion Parish leaders, and everyone who helped bring this historic project home. The housing and infrastructure improvements needed to support more than 11,000 new job opportunities should generate a huge economic boost to the Acadiana and Gulf Coast region. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, each typical Louisiana home sale generates approximately $88,600 in economic activity. Even if only half of the new SpaceX related jobs lead to a home purchase, the impact would generate nearly half a billion dollars across our state's economy. That improves our tax base and school systems, and ripples through our economy touching builders, bankers, hardware stores, appliance dealers, contractors and so many more. “Housing is not downstream of economic development; it is an essential infrastructure. Louisiana REALTORS® and our partners stand ready to help turn these new jobs into homes, stronger communities and lasting roots in Louisiana. Economic development creates jobs, but housing turns those jobs into homes. Let’s make Louisiana home again, together.” Economic-impact estimates are illustrative calculations by Louisiana REALTORS® using employment projections from Louisiana Economic Development and the National Association of REALTORS®’ estimated economic impact per typical Louisiana home sale. They are not forecasts or recurring annual-impact figures. Enjoy the video below from the Louisiana Department of Economic Development .
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