Congress Zeroes in on Permitting, Affordability and Supply in High-Profile Housing Hearing
Housing affordability is an issue to be tackled from many directions; which ways are on lawmakers’ radar? The House Financial ...
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Manufactured Housing Energy Standards Lifted in Newly Passed Bill
Manufactured and modular housing have been embraced as one solution to reaching housing affordability, due to their ease to build ...
2025 NAR President Kevin Sears Testifies Before Congress
Real estate professionals are well aware that housing affordability and supply are in short order, but are lawmakers taking appropriate ...
Congress Takes Massive Step in Outlawing the Use of ‘Trigger Leads,’ Passes NAR-Supported Legislation
If you’ve ever applied for a mortgage, you may have been bombarded by calls, texts and emails from competing lenders ...
House Advances Bill Classifying Agents as Independent Contractors
On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, the Congressional Committee on Education & Workforce advanced a handful of bills out of committee, ...
NAHB Explains Supply Issues Hurting Housing Construction to Congress
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently testified before Congress to break down the five key supply-side issues that ...
Fed Chair Stresses Economic Stability, Lawmakers Press on Housing Crisis
Taking center stage, inflation, bank regulations, the housing crisis and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) were key topics as ...
Congress, Biden Administration and Landlords Debate Over Rent Control
On July 24, the U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on financial services (HFSC) subcommittee on housing and insurance held a ...
NAHB Asks Congress to Reassess Costly Energy Codes and Rent Caps
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) called on Congress this past Wednesday, July 24, to address two key policies ...
NAR President Testifies Before Congressional Panel About New Mortgage Fees
In response to the controversial new loan level pricing adjustments (LLPA) announced by the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA), National ...
How to Host a Successful Open House in Winter
The winter months create some unique challenges for holding an open house, and preparation for these cold or snowy days is important for success. Read more.
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