NAR Leadership Meets With HUD Secretary NAR President John Smaby and several other members of NAR's Leadership urged HUD's Secretary to release the long-awaited FHA condominium rule.
NAR Comments on Appraisal Threshold NAR suggested the federal banking agencies set the appraisal threshold level to 50 percent of the GSE conforming loan limits.
NAR Urges HUD to Release Condo Rules NAR asked HUD's Secretary to release the final FHA condominium rules.
USDA Issuing Conditional Commitments Again USDA has temporarily set-up a team dedicated solely to processing rural development loans.
Updates on the VA Loan Program The Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) released an interim final rule addressing changes to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans.
FHA Announces 2019 Loan Limits FHA released its 2019 Loan Limits, effective January 1, 2019. FHA will also increase its "floor" to $314,827 from $294,515.
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.
Smart Growth Programs Resources to help you and your association with transportation, land use, schools, open space, or bringing vacant properties back to productive use.
Call for Presentations Now Open Share your real estate knowledge as a speaker at the 2019 REALTORS® Conference & Expo. Submissions will be due in early March, 2019.
