In June 2014, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued comments clarifying the permitted use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial purposes. Real estate was called out specifically as a prohibited use. NAR submitted commentspdf in response to the FAA outlining the positives of permitting commercial use of UAVs in real estate. NAR encouraged the FAA to quickly develop a regulatory framework for commercial use of UAV technology that addresses safety and privacy concerns, but permits a commercial UAV industry to flourish.
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