NAR Comments on Treasury's Proposed Regulation
The Committee for Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS’s) proposed rule would modify the definition of military installation and the list of military installations in...
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FinCEN Issues New Anti-Money Laundering Rule for Real Estate
The final rule requires certain real estate professionals to report information for non-financed residential real estate transactions, and transfers of real estate to trusts or legal...
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NAR Submits Comments on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Duty to Serve Plans
The proposed plans align closely with NAR policy, and we thank the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) for continuing to explore and...
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Actions to Increase Affordable Housing Supply
Today’s actions included an additional $100 million in grant funding to assist state and local governments with identifying and overcoming barriers to housing...
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CFPB Weighs in on Contract-For-Deed Arrangements
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion and research on contract-for-deed financing arrangements. Learn more....
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NAR Comments on The Appraisal Foundation Education Concept Paper
NAR suggests using existing data on appraisers with and without college degrees to quantify whether a college education is a meaningful requirement....
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HUD Ends Investigation of the Appraisal Foundation With Agreement
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a Conciliation Agreement with The Appraisal Foundation (TAF). TAF is the private organization that sets qualifications...
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NAR Opposes Rent Cap Proposal
The administration's proposal—which requires congressional action—would take away the accelerated depreciation tax provision from housing providers with 50 or more units who raise...
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HUD Charges Appraiser, AMC, and Lender With Discrimination
HUD alleges that the appraiser prepared an insupportably low appraisal of a duplex owned by a Black woman in a predominantly White area....
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Final Rule on Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models
The federal banking regulators and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released their final rule on quality control standards for automated valuation models (AVMs). The final...
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