About This Series
The Voice for Real Estate is NAR's bi-weekly video news series. Every two weeks, host Stephen Gasque, NAR's director of broadcasting, shines a spotlight on the top legislative, regulatory, and legal issues NAR is working on, and he will summarize recent research findings.
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To protect 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be given new charters that turn them into utilities with private shareholders and federal backing for catastrophic losses, NAR says. The association's proposal was introduced at a policy forum it hosted in early February.
A review of IRS guidance on rental income and the 20% income deduction. Plus, Vince Malta speaks before the House Financial Services Committee.
NAR leaders met with the FBI on wire fraud in home sale transactions. REALTORS® won on two federal issues: a revamped Waters of the U.S. rule, and a provision in a new farm law. A new report shows REALTORS® are involved in their community, and NAR provides 2019's economic outlook.
Remote notarization becoming a reality, REALTORS® win big in midterm elections, & updates from the 2018 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.
The latest Voice for Real Estate news video looks at Association health plans, business meals deduction, midterm elections and the 2018 REALTORS® Conference & Expo.
The latest Voice for Real Estate news video looks at what you should be doing to take the new 20 percent business income deduction for the 2018 tax year.
The IRS agrees with NAR that real estate brokerages shouldn't be subject to a restriction on the 20 percent business income deduction enacted last year as part of the tax reform law that applies to other types of brokerages. Also covered in the video: financial wellness, housing sustainability, home price trends, and ideas from fast-growing brokerages on how to give consumers what they want.
Flood insurance is extended. Lots of opportunities in commercial investment in smaller markets. Home sales slow as inventories remain a problem. More agents are in the business. Fewer international investors are buying U.S. homes. The upcoming iOi Summit promises competitive advantage.
Topics include Flood insurance Call for Action, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform and Internet Tax Fairness.
Competition in residential real estate has never been greater, speakers at a federal panel on the issue said. Also covered is the impact of the bank deregulation bill enacted into law last month, how stepped-up ethics enforcement will affect members, home sales trends and why landscaping is important to buyers.