Recent Advocacy Wins
Louisiana REALTORS® • May 30, 2025
NAR works diligently to make an impact on vital issues like housing supply and affordability, property rights and fair housing—that's The Advocacy Effect.
2025 NAR Advocacy Highlights
Recent advocacy wins:
- Protected your Independent Contractor Status
- Preserved the 1031 Like-Kind Exchange
- Ensured continuity of the National Flood Insurance Program
- Defeated 11 harmful tax changes in Congress
Empowering Your Success Through Advocacy
As a champion for property rights and homeownership, you can help drive meaningful change by tapping into NAR’s extensive toolkit of programs, grants and resources—all designed to fuel your success and amplify your impact.
- Advocacy Scoop Podcast: episodes packed with real-time perspectives on critical legislation impacting the real estate industry → [Listen Now]
- Fairhaven 2.0 Simulation: training that brings real-life scenarios and fulfills NAR’s Fair Housing Requirement. → [Start Now]
- Community Outreach Grants: Apply for funds that increase your association’s visibility and community impact → [See How]
- REALTOR® Party: help elect REALTOR® champions who protect our members' interests on Capitol Hill. → [Participate]
- REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC): invest in advocacy that protects their business. → [Learn More]
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By: Eric Landry, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Louisiana REALTORS® Legal Counsel Below are highlights of the changes to mandatory forms effective January 1, 2026. Louisiana Residential Agreement to Buy or Sell: Specific Changes Overall, several changes were made to re-order the agreement in an effort to have the agreement more closely track the sequence of events in a typical transaction. This resulted in relocation of several sections and corresponding changes to line number references in various places throughout the agreement.
