State Issues

Suburban Realtors Alliance president/CEO Jamie Ridge hosted John Micek, editor-in-chief of the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, for an election preview webinar on Oct. 25. Watch below:

Pennsylvania’s primary election will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. This election will include candidates for Congress, U.S. Senate, governor, and state House and Senate, among others. As always, it’s important for Realtors to make ...

Update: Watch a recording of the webinar below: Jump to a section:0:00 Introduction3:18 What is Act 133? 5:18 Why did the old law (MCOCA) need to be amended in 2016? 6:58 Did the revisions in Act 133 'do the trick'? Are there still issues with ...

The Suburban Realtors® Alliance hosted a webinar — "Legislative Update: Reopening Real Estate in Pennsylvania" — on Friday, May 15, 2020. Watch it below: The discussion covered efforts in the state House and Senate to reopen real ...

Dear SRA members, In response to the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak in our region, the Suburban Realtors® Alliance office in Malvern is temporarily closed, but our work continues uninterrupted. Alliance staff are working remotely, starting ...

In 2014, William Penn School District in Delaware County joined with other districts, associations and parents to file William Penn School District et al. v. Pennsylvania Department of Education et al. They argue that the state is failing in its ...

Pennsylvania voters have approved a constitutional amendment that many experts feel could lead the way to real property tax reform in the state. The amendment expands the reform options available to state legislators by making a key change to the ...

Pennsylvania voters on Tuesday approved a statewide property tax referendum affecting local taxing authorities, but that does not mean any changes for taxpayers yet. We made this graphic to show how things will proceed.

On Nov. 7, PA voters will see a referendum question on whether to allow increased property tax relief for homesteads. First things first — What, exactly, is a homestead? The short version: A homestead is a home that is the primary residence of ...

On Nov. 7, Pennsylvanians voting in the municipal general election will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum question that could lead to substantial property tax reform. Though it hasn't yet received widespread attention, the Property Tax ...