2009 TREPAC print campaign
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The document contains 4 print advertisements for a Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee (TREPAC) from 2009. Each ad aims to raise awareness of the importance of contributing to TREPAC and maintaining a strong presence at the Texas Capitol. The ads warn that without TREPAC contributions, lawmakers may consider new real estate taxes, transfer taxes that raise home purchase costs, or taxes on personal vehicle use. Contributing to TREPAC helps fight proposals that could negatively impact the real estate industry and homeowners.
2009 TREPAC print campaign
- 1. k Title: 2009 print campaign, #3 For: Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee You say your revenues Goal: To raise awareness of the importance of contributing are down this year? to the PAC and maintaining a strong presence at the Texas Capitol Government says their revenues will be down. Design: Dont let a transfer tax become something else you have in common. Joel Mathews The ugly truth about transfer taxes is that buyers are priced out of the market, Copywriting: they are proposed every year. Thats meaning no commission at all. Others because they are seen as an easy solution to pressure you to cover some of their high Joel Mathews boost government revenue. There were costs by lowering your commission. Your John Gormley more than 11 new attempts in this last continued TREPAC support helps to 鍖ght legislative session alone. But transfer taxes proposals like these and make Texas more raise the cost of purchasing homes. Some a鍖ordable to live in. Make a di鍖erence in your future. Go to TexasRealtors.com/SpreadTheWord Spread the word TREPAC Federal law prohibits soliciting contributions from individuals who are not REALTOR速 members. Information disseminated in the public domain about TREPAC might be considered a solicitation, therefore investments received from non-REALTOR速 members through this online campaign will be returned.
- 2. k Title: 2009 print campaign, #2 For: Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee Goal: To raise awareness of the If you dont like new taxes, importance of contributing to the PAC and maintaining youre going to like new a strong presence at the Texas Capitol real estate taxes even less. Every time our state is faced with a de鍖cit, commissions. This last session, more than some Texas lawmakers look to the real 11 attempts were made to pass a real estate Design: estate industry to make up the di鍖erence. transfer tax. These transfer taxes raise the The last time, in 2003, legislators cost of purchasing homes, pricing some Joel Mathews considered a new tax on services. It would buyers out of the market. Your TREPAC extend the state sales tax to all services dollars will help 鍖ght to keep taxes like Copywriting: listed on HUD-1, including your these from ever becoming law. Joel Mathews John Gormley Make a di鍖erence in your future. Go to TexasRealtors.com/SpreadTheWord Spread the word TREPAC Federal law prohibits soliciting contributions from individuals who are not REALTOR速 members. Information disseminated in the public domain about TREPAC might be considered a solicitation, therefore investments received from non-REALTOR速 members through this online campaign will be returned.
- 3. k Title: 2009 print campaign, #4 For: Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee Goal: To raise awareness of the Some county tax appraisers importance of contributing to the PAC and maintaining a strong presence at the Texas thought your vehicle should Capitol be taxed for mixed-use. We said no! Design: Joel Mathews Now there is a law in the Texas Constitution that says no too. Copywriting: During the 80th Texas Legislature, we election, you'll never have to worry about Joel Mathews prevailed in exempting your personal auto this unfair tax again. Spread the word to from ad-valorem taxation. And with fellow Texas REALTORS速. Let them John Gormley overwhelming passage of Proposition 6 in know what their investment dollars have the November 2007 constitutional saved them. Make a di鍖erence in your future. Go to TexasRealtors.com/SpreadTheWord Spread the word TREPAC Federal law prohibits soliciting contributions from individuals who are not REALTOR速 members. Information disseminated in the public domain about TREPAC might be considered a solicitation, therefore investments received from non-REALTOR速 members through this online campaign will be returned.
- 4. k Title: 2009 print campaign, #1 For: Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee Goal: To raise awareness of the importance of contributing Theres a lot of talk about to the PAC and maintaining a strong presence at the Texas appraisal reform on Capitol the table at the Capitol. Design: Shouldnt you have someone sitting at it? Joel Mathews Property appraisal is a thorny issue at best we have a long way to go toward making Copywriting: and promises to be the subject of much Texas a better place for private-property debate for a very long time. Any reform owners. A strong TREPAC helps to ensure Joel Mathews will directly a鍖ect your businessthe only that we have a place at the legislative John Gormley question is how. Weve made progress but negotiating table. Make a di鍖erence in your future. Go to TexasRealtors.com/SpreadTheWord Spread the word TREPAC Federal law prohibits soliciting contributions from individuals who are not REALTOR速 members. Information disseminated in the public domain about TREPAC might be considered a solicitation, therefore investments received from non-REALTOR速 members through this online campaign will be returned.