REALTOR® associations across the Commonwealth have government affairs programs to ensure that policy decisions on the local level are enacted which are fair and balanced to the real estate industry.

Among other duties, local government affairs staff review proposed ordinances and submit comments as necessary; communicate with local, state, and federal elected officials on issues important to the real estate industry; and conduct candidate interviews and provide input on races to the RPAC Trustees.

Local associations with government affairs programs in place are:

Greater Harrisburg Association

Greater Philadelphia Association

Lancaster County Association

Lehigh Valley Association

Pen-Mar Regional Association

Pocono Mountains Association

Reading Berks Association

REALTORS® Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh

REALTORS® Association of York & Adams Counties

Suburban REALTORS® Alliance (covering the Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Suburban West Associations)

For further information on establishing a local government affairs program, please contact Derenda Updegrave, Director of Government Affairs, at dupdegrave@parealtor.org.