Realtors Go on $11 Million Lobbying Spree
- Trade groups spent more than $30 million in third quarter
- State and local tax deduction among most contested issues
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Washington’s most powerful trade associations spent more than $30 million on lobbying in the third quarter as Congress ramped up efforts to overhaul of the U.S. tax code.
Real estate groups were among those spending heavily, according to lobbying disclosures released Friday for the three months ending Sept. 30. The National Association of Realtors, routinely among Washington’s biggest spenders, doled out $11.1 million during the period. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts spent $1.23 million, a record for the group.