Policy
NAR Advocacy Policy Priorities Outlined During 2023 Realtors® Annual Conference
NAR’s priorities include improving access to homeownership, expanding economic opportunities, and promoting NAR research to inform policymaking. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing
NAR Hosts Policy Forum on the Current Housing Market and Affordability
NAR Hosts Policy Forum on the Current Housing Market NAR hosted a policy forum on March 16, 2023 entitled The Current Housing Market: Implications for Home Buyers and the Economy in Washington, D.C. Media Contact: Tori Syrek Mortgage Financing, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac (GSEs), Credit Policy, Appraisal & Valuation, Coronavirus, Rental Assistance, Rental Housing […]
NAR Policy Forum: Financing the Future of Homeownership
The forum brought together hundreds of policy makers and industry professionals to examine ways in which housing finance reform can protect U.S. consumers and ensure broader access. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing
U.S. District Court Deals a Blow to NAR and Major Franchisors in MLS Policy Suit
A legal conflict with potentially disastrous implications for the real estate industry has come to a head, pushing leaders across the industry to take swift action. The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and several national brands named in a lawsuit over an NAR policy announced that they are fighting a recent court decision designating the […]
Realogy Speaks Out Against ‘Mandatory’ NAR MLS policy
Realogy has urged the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to rethink one of its multiple listing service (MLS) policies. The large real estate conglomerate publicly called for NAR to end its MLS mandate requiring listing brokers to offer compensation so they can post a seller’s property on a REALTOR®-affiliated MLS. “It is the position of […]
Mortgage Rates Inch Up Following Fed Policy Changes
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.12% for the week ending Dec. 16, according to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey®. Mortgage rate details: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.12% with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.10%. Last year, the 30-year FRM averaged 2.67%. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.34% […]
NAR Congratulates the Bipartisan Policy Center for Launching the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy
NAR Congratulates the Bipartisan Policy Center NAR looks forward to collaborating with Ron and the Bipartisan Policy Center to ensure every American is afforded access to homeownership. Media Contact: Tori Syrek
NAR Policy Forum Series: Tipping the Scale
On April 8, 2021, NAR hosted a virtual event to discuss the Tipping the SCALE research, which reviews three major types of alternative data that could be used to evaluate a consumer’s creditworthiness: credit proxies, banking data, and, non-financial personal data. Award-winning real estate journalist Michele Lerner lead a Q&A on research by authors Vanessa […]