Your RPAC contribution can help keep banks out of the real estate industry! Consumers would be the real losers if a government proposal to let big bank conglomerates in to the real estate brokerage and property management business becomes final. The current federal proposal would lead to unfair competition, less consumer choice and a decline in the quality of real estate services. YOUR RPAC DOLLARS HELPS WITH THE FIGHT TO KEEP BANKS OUT OF YOUR BUSINESS! Current Oklahoma tax reform proposals could mean a tax on all your “gross receipts” and a sales tax added to your commission at closing. Your RPAC contribution helps fight these detrimental tax proposals right here in Oklahoma. These “tax reforms” will drastically and negatively alter your bottom line – YOUR RPAC CONTRIBUTION WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! With the passage of the Oklahoma Home Inspector Licensing Law, your RPAC contribution insured Oklahoma brokers would be safeguarded from inexperienced home inspectors, who have created problems for brokers before and after closing. On the floor of Oklahoma’s House of Representatives, Rep. Russ Roach, D-Tulsa, pointed out that unqualified individuals were inspecting homes. “All they need is a flashlight and a screwdriver,” he said. Roach also said the licensing requirement was “consumer protection at the most basic.” The licensing requirement for home inspectors went into effect November 1, 2002, and YOUR RPAC DOLLARS HELPED MAKE REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BETTER FOR CONSUMERS! Your RPAC contributions helped pass Oklahoma’s Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act. This law enacted one of our nation’s strictest tort reform measures protecting Oklahoma’s brokers by limiting the liability they faced over property condition disclosure. YOUR RPAC DOLLARS HELPED PAVE THE WAY FOR THIS IMPORTANT PROTECTION FOR OKLAHOMA BROKERS – NOW ENJOY! Make sure your RPAC dollars continue to fight these and other legislative battles. Make your contribution to Oklahoma RPAC today! To make a contribution, download and print a contributor statement. See how well your local board is doing raising money for RPAC on the latest scoreboard. |