Public Policy Guide

The CTAR Public Policy Guide exists to establish guiding principles for the Advocacy Committee’s work and help to direct advocacy action steps and guide the decision making process. Download a copy of the 2024 CTAR Public Policy Guide

CTAR Advocacy Guiding Principles

Realtors® are dedicated to the opportunity for ownership of real property for all who desire it, within the framework of a democratic free enterprise system. Real property ownership positively impacts neighborhoods, communities, and the region’s economic stability.
Realtors® believe the right of property ownership confers with it the freedom to make full use of one’s property and freedom which should not be abridged.
Realtors® are committed to the protection and preservation of private property rights. Private, individual ownership of land should be respected at all levels of government and the value of that land should not be artificially affected by government intrusion.
Realtors® believe in the free transfer of real property. The fundamental right to own property is guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States and that right should not be infringed upon, nor should property be taken by the government for a public use without just compensation.

Realtors® support policies which encourage property choice, economic development and adequate infrastructure in an effort to protect the quality of life that has made the Charleston region an attractive place to locate.
Realtors® are committed to the proposition that all persons, regardless of race, color, sex, handicap, religion, national origin, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, have a right to own real property. People are entitled to exercise and reap the benefits of property ownership without undue encroachment or intrusion by government or individuals.
Realtors® fully support all fair housing policies. Equal opportunity in housing, regardless of race, color, sex, handicap, religion, national origin, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, can best be achieved through education and observance of the law, and mutual cooperation of the real estate industry and the public in a free and open housing market.