NAR Hosts Housing Industry Meeting NAR met with housing industry groups to discuss GSE Reform, NFIP reauthorization, data security, infrastructure, and tax incentives for homeownership.
SBA Hosts ADA Listening Session NAR shared concerns related to clear website accessibility standards and some of the proposed requirements that ignore practical challenges.
CFPB Issues Third Request for Information CFPB has issued a third Request for Information (RFI) focused on the agency’s conduct of enforcement proceedings.
NAR Urges Congress To Support the Mortgage Choice Act NAR sent a letter to the US House of Representatives urging support for H.R. 1153, “The Mortgage Choice Act.”
ADA Website Accessibility DOJ Letter NAR recently wrote to the Department of Justice regarding their regulatory work on the accessibility of Web information under the ADA Act.
NAR Publishes Co-Marketing Do's and Don'ts NAR has published a list of Do’s and Don’ts for real estate professionals when engaging in co-marketing activities via social ...
NAR Letter on FHA Premiums On Jan. 30, 2017, NAR sent a letter to Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Designee Ben Carson asking the Federal Housing ...
NAR Comments on ADA Website Accessibility NAR President Tom Salomone submitted a comment to the Department of Justice (the Department) regarding their May 9, 2016, proposed ...
Wildfire Webinar Scheduled A NAR-sponsored webinar on Wildfires and their Impact on Real Estate has been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27, 3:00 PM Eastern Time. ...
NAR CFPB Letter on TRID On June 7, 2016, NAR sent a letter to the CFPB asking the Bureau to issue specific written guidance on the Know Before You Owe regulation, ...
Burdensome Regulations Hearing On Thursday, June 9, the House Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access held a hearing titled "Bearing ...
NAR Letter on ADA Website Accessibility NAR President Tom Salomone sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) asking for guidance regarding the application of Title III of ...
Future TRID Rulemaking from CFPB The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it is drafting a notice of proposed rulemaking on the Know Before You Owe ...
Expanding Access to Rural Credit Earlier this year the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) expanded its definition of “rural” to include “census ...
FHA Fund Reaches 2 Percent On Monday, November 16, 2015, FHA released its Annual Report to Congress and the FY 2015 Independent Actuarial Assessment of the FHA Mutual ...
NAR Supports Housing Opportunity Legislation Last week NAR 2015 President Chris Polychron testified before the Housing and Insurance Subcommittee of the House Financial Services ...
Major Developments on Condominiums This week saw some major steps forward in getting condominium reforms within the FHA single family loan guarantee program.
NAR Legal on CFPB MSA Bulletin On October 8, 2015 the CFPB issued its Compliance Bulletin 2015-05 addressing RESPA Compliance and Marketing Services.
NAR Letter on Appraiser Qualifications NAR submitted a letter to the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) in response to a paper the AQB released on the difficulties of attracting...
RHS Direct Loan Funds Reminder The Rural Housing Service (RHS) budget for its Section 502 Direct Loan Program must be spent by September 30, 2015.
Housing Opportunity Program Programs, grants, trainings, and resources that help REALTORS® and REALTOR® associations expand housing availability and homeownership opportunities.
Register for the 2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo The largest annual event for the most successful real estate professionals is happening November 8-11, 2019 in San Francisco, CA.
