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NAR, as part of a coalition, sent a letter to federal agencies asking for a single central website for Information on Covid and mortgage finance.
NAR received a letter from the FHFA in response to NAR's letter send to the Treasury, Federal Reserve Board, and FHFA on March 27th requesting their support to improve liquidity in the mortgage market.
The 45-day and the 180-day deadlines under Section 1031, which fall between April 1 and July 14, 2020, are automatically delayed until July 15, 2020.
NAR submitted a comment in response to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) on modernization of the community reinvestment act (CRA).
The CARES Act created a new SBA loan program to help businesses struggling to pay their employees and meet their debt obligations due to COVID-19.
NAR is asking the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Housing Finance Agency to use their direct funding from the Treasury to support mortgage servicers and to clear the log jam in the mortgage funding process that has arisen due to potential widespread forbearance.
FHFA directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to allow the use of appraisal alternatives to reduce the need for appraisers to conduct interior property inspections for eligible mortgages through May 17, 2020.
As the federal and state governments address the COVID-19 (coronavirus) crisis, NAR is advocating for the interests of commercial real estate in relief packages and stimulus plans.
NAR joined forces with other real estate industry groups to seek relief for multifamily properties.
The legislation expands Federal Communications Commission (FCC) enforcement authority against robocall offenses with a longer statute of limitations and increased civil penalties.
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