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Put Your MONEY Where Your House Is!

Washington County Board of REALTORS® invites you to attend our 

RPAC FUNDRAISING AUCTION

May 15th | 11:45am – 1:30pm | Hilton Garden Inn

Both live & silent auctions will be held, featuring a wide variety of good & services, ranging in value, to bid on!

Participation in the auction is not required, but highly encouraged.

All proceeds will benefit RPAC (REALTOR® Political Action Committee).

RSVP NOW!

My annual investment in RPAC is non-negotiable and should be for all REALTORS®. It’s this collective partnership that makes the REALTOR® party a force to be reckoned with locally, and on a state and national level. By supporting RPAC, our voices are heard and our impacts on local housing issues is effective.

Emily Merkley, WCBR Chief Executive Officer

PREPARE NOW!

SAVE THE DATE & create an account! Creating an account in our auction programs allows you to preview all available silent auction items, “favorite” items you’re interested in and set notifications for when you’ve been outbid. At the conclusion of the auction, you will be notified of winning items and contacted to make payment and arrange for pickup. https://www.washcorealtors.auction

HOW WILL THE AUCTION WORK?

At the event, a live auction will be held featuring BIG TICKET items, along with raffle prize giveaway (see below). During this time, a silent auction will be conducted using Easy.Auction online auction program. The silent auction will be open 12:00-3:00pm the day of the auction, allowing you to bid from your phone or computer, WHENEVER, from WHERE EVER, ensuring the best shot of winning!

WHAT IS RPAC?

RPAC = REALTOR® Political Action Committee. Our mission is clear: voluntary contributions made by REALTORS® are used to promote pro-housing legislation and help elect candidates who understand and support housing related issues. RPAC is a powerful alliance working to protect and promote access to homeownership and is the nations largest, most successful bipartisan PAC. 

There has never been a more crucial time to invest in RPAC. Private property rights and housing affordability are vital to a healthy local economy and are constantly under attack. I invest in RPAC so that qualified individuals can lobby on my behalf.

Tammy Houchen, WCBR Past-President

EVERY INVESTMENT COUNTS

Any investment at any level – whether $25 or $1000 – makes a difference.
Your participation helps us to continue the fight.
Protect your CLIENTS. Protect your BUSINESS!

We’re not focused on the right, left of even the middle of the aisle.

The REALTOR® Party is the only advocacy group in America that fights exclusively for homeownership, real estate, investment, strong communities and the free enterprise system. Investing in RPAC allows us to determine the quality of our future in our industry.

RPAC 101

70 cents of every dollar raised stays right here in Utah (to combat local & state issues), while 30 cents is sent to the National Association of REALTORS® to look after your interests on a federal level. But whether in Utah or nationwide, every penny is used to:

    1. Elect candidates of any party who understand our issues and champion for the rights of property and business owners.
    2. Fight legislation that would be harmful to our clients and businesses.

Making sure achieving the American Dream is possible in Utah is imperative to Utah REALTORS®
and we look forward to continuing to fight for homeownership at the state and local level.

2025 UTAH LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUMMARY

ENCOURAGING GOOD GOVERNANCE:

    •  HB 37 Utah Housing Amendments – Rep. Jim Dunnigan: This bill authorizes a cities and counties to implement a density overlay and directs the Commission on Affordable Housing to make regional strategic plans. It also gathers more data on the Moderate Income Housing Plans across the state to better inform future legislation. – SUPPORT
    • HB 217 Homeowners’ Association Amendments – Rep. Neil Walter: This bill enacts significant reforms to the laws governing homeowners’ associations, including establishing an Office of the Homeowners’ Association Ombudsman and addresses issues like transfer fees and reinvestment fees. – SUPPORT
    • HB 256 Municipal Zoning Amendments – Rep. Neil Walter: This bill strikes the right balance between protecting private property rights and the ability of cities to enforce short-term rental regulation. – SUPPORT

    IMPROVING INDUSTRY PRACTICES:

      • HB 58 Building Inspector Amendments – Rep. Thomas Peterson: This bill requires private home inspectors to meet certain qualifying standards. It grants the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing authority over inspectors who do not meet required qualifications or who are acting in a manner not consistent with required conduct. – SUPPORT

      • HB 337 Property Managers Requirements – Rep. Jordan Teuscher: This bill directs the Division of Real Estate to create a new property management license and a separate set of regulations for residential property management. – SUPPORT

      • HB 419 Real Estate Revisions – Rep. Neil Walter: This bill directs the Division of Real Estate to prioritize more serious complaints first as they investigate licensees, clarifies time periods for records retention and the division’s ability to request documents, addresses the sale of mobile homes, and clarifies advertisement disclosures. – SUPPORT

    PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS:

      • HB 151 Home Sales Amendments – Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion: This bill restricts the sale of a single-family home (for the first 30 days the single-family home is on the market) to a purchaser that signs an affidavit of intent to occupy and prohibits the bulk sale of foreclosed single-family homes. – OPPOSE
      • SB 55 Unauthorized Use of Real Property Amendments – Sen. Heidi Balderree: This bill allows a property owner to request law enforcement remove a squatter from a residential dwelling and makes fraudulent sale or rental of a residential property a second degree felony. – SUPPORT

    INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY & REDUCING PRODUCTION BARRIERS:

      • HB 360 Housing Attainability Amendments – Rep. Stephen Whyte: This bill clarifies when political subdivisions may hold closed meetings, allows the Department of Transportation to establish rules for selling state surplus real property for owner-occupied affordable housing development, and permits Utah Housing Corporation to act as a lender on owner-occupied condo projects to encourage affordable condo developments. – SUPPORT
      • HB 368 Local Land Use Amendments – Rep. Stephen Whyte: This bill is a Land Use Task Force Consensus bill and addresses plan reviews, public hearing requirements, landscaping, transferable development rights, and identical plan reviews to make development more efficient. – SUPPORT
      • SB 181 Housing Affordability Amendments – Sen. Lincoln Fillmore: This bill directs municipalities to address several elements of the building process that will increase the efficiency of affordable housing development. – SUPPORT
      • SB 262 Housing Affordability Modifications – Sen. Lincoln Fillmore: This bill creates the option for a municipality to create a residential density overlay for the development of single-family dwellings on small lots and diverse housing options. – SUPPORT 

    Once I realized how harmful legislation could impact my client’s interest, I started investing in RPAC. My investment supports candidates who will work to protect the rights of homeowners and promote housing options for all.

    Joe Langston, WCBR Director

    To view a list of important issues, visit the
    REALTOR® POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE
    website at realtorparty.com.