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The five winners serve as examples of how REALTORS® roll up their sleeves and step forward to make their communities better places.
October 2, 2019
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Wesley Shaw 202-383-1193![Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia Department of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/department-of-labor-secretary-eugene-scalia-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=YeGzDdFM)
NAR looks forward to continuing its close collaboration with the Department of Labor with Secretary Scalia at its helm.
October 1, 2019
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Wesley Shaw 202-383-1193![Fannie Mae headquarters Fannie Mae headquarters](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/fannie-mae-headquarters-nick-anfinsen-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=tmGSOtfq)
NAR appreciates the Treasury Department and FHFA’s work to advance housing finance reform and protect taxpayers by increasing available capital within the system.
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Realtors® urge Congress to resume working toward a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.
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NAR thanks the House of Representatives for its overwhelming, bipartisan support of the SAFE Act.
September 25, 2019
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Wesley Shaw 202-383-1193![White stone house with a long driveway White stone house with a long driveway](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/white-stone-house-long-driveway-GettyImages-543203279-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=mtyMuRpw)
Seventy-four percent of those polled said that now is a good time to sell a home—a modest increase over 73% last quarter.
September 23, 2019
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Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178![Mortgage papers, keys, calculator, and pens Mortgage papers, keys, calculator, and pens](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/mortgage-papers-keys-calculator-Fotolia_81997172-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=A6vuyv7J)
The National Association of REALTORS® is calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to improve the Qualified Mortgage definition and patch while supporting an extension before a long-term solution is secured. The current patch expires on January 10, 2021.
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Reform of GSE and HUD operations has been a top priority of the President since earlier this year, and the White House released a proposal today.