NAR Leads Support for Confirmation of HUD Appointees NAR leads support for the confirmation of HUD appointees Seth D. Appleton and Michael Bright.
Congress Extends Definition of Rural Congress passed legislation to extend the definition of "rural" for the purposes of rural housing programs, through the 2030 census.
Black Homeownership Gap NAR is supporting and joining efforts initiated by NAREB and the Urban Institute to address the low rate of African American Homeownership.
NAR Comments on NCUA Appraisals NAR believes an increase to $500,000 from $250,000 would be an appropriate threshold for requiring an appraisal in commercial transactions.
Requests for Reconsideration White Paper The Appraisal Foundation released a document examining best practices for requests to appraisers for a reconsideration of a completed appraisal.
Proposed Increase to Residential Appraisal Threshold The proposed rule would increase the current threshold for residential real estate transactions requiring an appraisal to $400,000.
FHA's Releases 2018 Report to Congress FHA released its Annual Report to Congress on the financial health of the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
AFFH Comment Extended for Disaster Areas HUD is extending the comment period on advance notice of proposed rulemaking on possible amendments to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH).
NAR Comments on AFFH NAR sent comments to HUD on its proposed rule on possible amendments to HUD’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulations.
Proposed Changes to Rural Housing Loans The USDA Rural Housing Service (RHS) released proposed changes to the single-family direct and guaranteed loan and grant programs.
HUD Extends Hurricane Maria Foreclosure Moratorium... FHA has once again extended the foreclosure moratorium for borrowers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by Hurricane Maria.
NAR letter on VA Home Loans NAR sent a letter to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee for their hearing on pending legislation.
NAR Provides Feedback to Treasury Report The U.S. Department of Treasury issued the latest in a series of reports aimed at improving regulation of the U.S. financial system.
HUD Approves Puerto Rico Recovery Plan HUD announced approval of Puerto Rico’s $1.5 billion disaster recovery plan to address damage from Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Fannie Mae Appraisal Roundtable NAR members, including both appraisers and agents, were invited to participate in a stakeholder roundtable with Fannie Mae hosted by NAR.
USDA Proposes Technology Fee The proposed fee would be used to improve USDA and RHS technology for the agency's automated guaranteed loan systems.
Davis Nominated as HUD Inspector General President Trump nominated Rae Oliver Davis to be Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Safety Helping NAR members understand the risks they face through knowledge, awareness, and empowerment.
Code of Ethics Training Deadline is Approaching NAR offers three options for members to fulfill their Code of Ethics training requirement by December 31, 2018.
