Government Affairs
You’re Invited to The October Government Affairs/TREPAC Committee Meeting
You’re Invited to The October Government Affairs/TREPAC Committee Meeting Now that the 2025 TREPAC year has begun, the CCAR Government Affairs and TREPAC committees would like to invite you to their joint monthly committee meetings! These meetings typically happen on the fourth Thursday of every month from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Plano headquarters…
Read MoreCCAR Encourages You to Get Out and Participate in Early Voting for the 2024 Elections
CCAR Encourages You to Get Out and Participate in Early Voting for the 2024 Elections Be sure to get your sticker! Early voting is underway, and we want to stress the importance of making your voice heard. Click here for Colling County Voting Locations: https://www.collincountytx.gov/Elections/polling-locations Click here for TREPAC-Supported Candidates on your ballot: https://texasrealtorssupport.com/ *Due…
Read MoreCollin County Area REALTORS® Surpasses Goal in Record Breaking TREPAC Year
Collin County Area REALTORS® Surpasses Goal in Record Breaking TREPAC Year The Collin County Area REALTORS® is proud to announce that, with the leadership of CCAR’s Government Affairs Director, Jason Petrie, and CCAR’s 2024 TREPAC Chair, Kayla Click, as well as the efforts of the Government Affairs/TREPAC Committees, we reached our 2024 TREPAC goal! Not…
Read MoreREALTORS® Make a Difference | Success in Collin County!
REALTORS® Make a Difference | Success in Collin County! Quick action by Collin County members, Government Affairs staff, and the community helped stop a proposal by West Crossing HOA in Anna, Texas to restrict all rentals in the community and impose severe fines for non-compliance. Action: In June, Jason Petrie, Collin County Area REALTORS® Government Affairs…
Read MoreVictory in West Crossing: What it Means for You
Victory in West Crossing: What it Means for You Collin County Area REALTORS® (CCAR) is thrilled to announce that the proposed rental ban in the West Crossing community was withdrawn in June 2024. This is a clear win for Realtors, their clients, homeowners, and the City of Anna. This outcome demonstrates the power of informed…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs/TREPAC May Recap
Government Affairs/TREPAC May Recap Government Affairs/TREPAC May Recap Thursday, May 23 Last month’s meeting kicked-off with our guest speaker, Jamie Kohlmann. At the time of the meeting, Kohlmann was preparing for her run-off election for State Board of Education for District 12, which includes counties such as Dallas, Collin, Grayson, Cook, Denton, and more. She…
Read MoreCity of Plano Introduces New Short Term Rental Ordinance
City of Plano Introduces New Short Term Rental Ordinance The City of Plano recently introduced a new Short Term Rental Ordinance and we had the pleasure of sitting down with city officials to talk about it. Christina Day, Director of Planning and Curtis Howard, Director of Neighborhood Services shared with us why the City of…
Read MoreNational News: NAR Applauds VA Announcement of Home Loan Benefit Changes
National News: NAR Applauds VA Announcement of Home Loan Benefit Changes National Association of Realtors® President Kevin Sears issued the following statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announcement of a “Buyer-Broker Agent Temporary Local Variance Circular”: “The VA’s home loan guaranty is the only program that explicitly bans buyers from directly paying…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs/TREPAC April Recap
Government Affairs/TREPAC April Recap Government Affairs/TREPAC April Recap Thursday, April 25 It was another productive and informative Government Affairs/TREPAC meeting this month. Our guest speaker was Mr. Shelby Williams, Plano City Councilman and current candidate for Collin County Republican Party Chair. He gave great insight to the committee about talking politics online and expressed the…
Read MoreGovernment Affairs/TREPAC March Recap
Government Affairs/TREPAC March Recap Government Affairs/TREPAC March Recap Thursday, March 28 This month’s Government Affairs/TREPAC committee meeting was a fun one with Allen City Councilman Dave Shafer joining us! Councilman Shafer was able to update on us new residential & commercial projects coming up for the City of Allen. Some of those projects…
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