Rally for Homeownership to Spotlight Election-Year Issues

I just received this press release from Steven at www.Our-Home-Improvements.com.  If you are so inclined, there is a list of cities and dates where homeownership rallies will be taking place over the next couple of months.  Most important on my list is the fight to keep the mortgage interest deduction.  There is a website listed below that you can visit for more information on what you can do to help the cause.

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Rally for Homeownership to Spotlight Election-Year Issues This Week in Tampa

With numerous policies and incentives pertaining to homeownership under attack at the state and federal level, NAHB is coordinating a series of homeownership rallies  to spotlight public support for the American Dream in select locations nationwide leading up to the national elections this November.

The rallies are a key part of NAHB's strategy to elevate housing in the political debate, and the first four have already taken place in Columbia, S.C., Baton Rouge, La., Tampa, Fla., and Detroit.

Speakers have included former Speaker of the House and Republican Presidential Candidate Newt Gingrich, Rep. James Clyburn (D-N.Y.), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn.

NAHB will be holding additional homeownership rallies in several cities across the country in the coming weeks. These include events to be held in

·        Kansas City, Mo., on Sept. 25

·        Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 2

·        Columbus, Ohio, on Oct. 9

·        Richmond, Va., on Oct. 11

·        Las Vegas on Oct. 18

These locations have been chosen for their importance within key swing states for the upcoming presidential election.

We strongly encourage every NAHB member who can attend to do so, and also to sign our nationwide petition asking Congress to protect homeownership. Here's where to register. 

The rallies are getting across the message regarding the importance of homeownership and reminding policy makers why it's important to

·        Protect the mortgage interest deduction amid competing budget priorities

·        Guarantee that credit-worthy consumers and small businesses have the opportunity to obtain mortgages and loans; and

·        Quickly resolve the foreclosure crisis that continues to weigh down housing markets and local economies.

Find out more about NAHB's homeownership rallies and our overall strategy for advocating housing as a national priority in the upcoming elections by visiting our new consumer-oriented website at www.protecthomeownership.com. This site is designed to help us harness the overwhelming support for homeownership that exists among the American voting public, and also to communicate important information about the homeownership rallies.

For more information, email rallies@protecthomeownership.com or contact Blake Smith  at 800-368-5242 x8583.