WRA Legislative Reports

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2022 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include: Exempting access easements from the 40-year statute of limitations Prohibiting local governments from retaining the proceeds from the tax foreclosure sales of non-homestead properties Creating a statutory framework for homeowners associations Broadband expansion Significant income tax cuts and property tax cuts

2021 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include: Right to place a pier on flowages restored Property tax cut Broadband expansion Home inspection reports and “defects” DSPS technology upgrades to simplify online credentialing Significant income tax cuts COVID-19 civil liability exemption Bad proposals rejected by the Wisconsin Legislature

2020 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include: REALTORS® and real estate are essential Remote online notarization (RON) Condominium association dispute resolution More money for K-12 schools and property tax relief Broadband expansion Income tax cuts Seller audio/video surveillance at showings Prohibit chasing sales

2019 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include: More money for K-12 schools and property tax relief Broadband expansion Income tax cuts First-time homebuyer savings accounts Seller audio/video surveillance at showings Workforce housing shortage

2018 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include: Homeownership/property ownership affordability Private property rights Hurdles to successful real estate transactions Infrastructure investment Regulatory barriers to residential and commercial development Ownership of rental property

2017 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include:  More money for schools and property tax relief Right to rent Rental weatherization program Historic preservation tax credits Real estate practice Homeowners bill of rights Landlord-tenant law Appraisal management companies Federal tax reform

2016 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include:  Hurdles to successful real estate transactions Homeownership/property ownership affordability REALTORS® at the center of the real estate transaction Downtown revitalization Ownership of rental property Private property rights Regulatory barriers to residential and commercial development

2015 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include: Chapter 452 modernization Codifying Dinger Historic rehabilitation tax credits Landlord-tenant law Mortgage interest deduction Property tax freeze/levy limits Shoreland zoning Tax incremental finance Time of sale requirements Two-year statute of limitations

2014 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include:  $506 million property tax cut Broker experience legislation Landlord-tenant law Local fee restriction Municipal utility bills Out-of-state licensees State preemption of local regulations relating to brokers Tax reform proposal Vested rights

2013 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include:  Appraisal management companies Broker experience legislation Municipal utility bills Landlord-tenant law Vested rights Mortgage interest deduction Attorneys at all closings REALTOR® opinions of value Joint and several liability Real estate transfer tax Fraudulent misrepresentation Extending levy limits to cover certain fees State preemption of the regulation of real estate brokers and brokerage services

2012 WRA Legislative Report

Topics include:  Restructure real estate board Farmland conversion fee Property tax freeze Variances expiration date Health savings accounts Landlord-tenant law Wetland regulation reform Piers/Chap. 30 regulatory reform