The Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition (REBIC) is an organization of trade associations formed to take collaborative action on issues of concern to their broad membership engaged in the sales, building, development, finance, management and leasing of real estate. The primary members of REBIC are the Charlotte Regional Realtor® Association and Home Builders Association of Greater Charlotte. The organization also includes the Greater Charlotte Apartment Association, the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors®, and NAIOP Charlotte | Commercial Real Estate Development Association, as well as a number of leading area development firms. REBIC has been active in public policy issues since the early 1980s, and has played a successful role in many areas of concern to the real estate and building industry. REBIC was officially formed in 1987 because the real estate and building industry was and continues to be faced with a constant barrage of local, state and federal laws and regulations; ordinances and guidelines; and other public policy challenges.