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NAR Update: National Flood Insurance Program

Provided by NAR on June 1, 2010 Congress, for the third time this year, allowed the National Flood Insurance Program to expire on May 31, 2010. NAR has launched an all-member Call for Action to urge Congress to [...]

Flood Insurance Update

Regulators Issue Guidance to Allow Loan Closings During NFIP Lapse  Six of the nation’s largest lending authorities have issued guidance to administer the federal flood insurance regulations during the current National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) lapse in [...]

CALL FOR ACTION: Critical Housing Programs Unfinished

On Friday, March 26, U.S. Congress left town for their spring recess without completing work on two critical programs essential to recovering real estate markets – the National Flood Insurance program (NFIP) and the Section 502 [...]

Healthcare Reform & the Affects to REALTORS®

On Sunday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed “The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” That bill is expected to be signed into law by President Obama today.  There are a number of provisions in the bill [...]