September 5, 2024
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 the regulations pertaining to certain transactions by foreign persons involving real estate in the United States.
September 4, 2024
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 entities.
August 29, 2024
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 execute plans to help underserved markets.
August 13, 2024
Today’s actions included an additional $100 million in grant funding to assist state and local governments with identifying and overcoming barriers to housing development.
August 13, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion and research on contract-for-deed financing arrangements. Learn more.
July 31, 2024
NAR suggests using existing data on appraisers with and without college degrees to quantify whether a college education is a meaningful requirement.
July 25, 2024
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 and standards for the appraisal profession.
July 23, 2024
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 rents by more than 5% per year.
July 23, 2024
HUD alleges that the appraiser prepared an insupportably low appraisal of a duplex owned by a Black woman in a predominantly White area.