{"id":19636,"date":"2024-08-03T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/?p=19636"},"modified":"2024-08-16T15:30:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T15:30:57","slug":"santa-fe-realtors-promote-diverse-housing-options-in-housing-strapped-region-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4-2-2-3-2-4-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-3-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-3-2-2-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/realtorparty.realtor\/homepage\/success-story\/mdr-adv0824","title":{"rendered":"Maryland REALTORS\u00ae Support State Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024, Codifying Missing Middle Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The annual Housing Survey that Maryland REALTORS<\/span>\u00ae <\/span>conducts with NAR has positioned the association as the go-to expert when governmental decision-makers are considering housing policies.\u00a0 This year, pointing to the statewide shortfall of 130K affordable housing units, REALTORS<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> were at the forefront of the effort to pass the landmark Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024.\u00a0 A <\/span>Call for Action<\/span><\/a> supported by the REALTOR<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> Party helped it cross the finish line.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As Christa McGee, Maryland REALTORS<\/span>\u00ae<\/span>\u2019 Grassroots and Policy Advocate, explains, \u201cIn Maryland, we have typically had a hands-off, stay-in-your-lane approach regarding local government oversight, but this year, the housing shortage hit a crisis point.\u00a0 The Governor declared it his top priority and his administration became pro-active in pre-empting local authority over important housing definitions, qualifications, and requirements that pave the way for increases in affordable housing.\u201d\u00a0 The administration led the charge, she says, and Maryland REALTORS<\/span>\u00ae <\/span>were at their side every step of the way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most significantly, for the first time ever, the landmark legislation defines \u2018Middle Housing,\u2019 which REALTORS<\/span>\u00ae<\/span> have been calling attention to for years.\u00a0 Here are the Act\u2019s highlights, now codified in Maryland law:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n