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Tax Reform: REALTOR® Engagement to Be Key

Tax Reform: REALTOR® Engagement to Be Key

Tax reform remains a possibility this year, and should the conversation about it begin members of Congress will benefit hearing from REALTORS® to reduce the chance they make decisions that could hurt markets, a lawmaker, analysts, [...]

After Obama Win, Tough Tax Talk on the Table

After Obama Win, Tough Tax Talk on the Table

The next two years will be a period of big measures coming out of Washington, and REALTORS® have to be prepared for the possibility that the mortgage interest deduction is unlikely to escape unscathed. That’s the sober [...]

What the Housing Market Needs Now

What the Housing Market Needs Now

What do consumers need to get back into the housing market? Confidence. Talk in Washington about the MID and onerous 20-percent down payments undermine a recovery in housing. SOLUTIONS FOR THE HOUSING CRISIS Related Resources: ‘We Can’t Ignore [...]

2011 Housing Opportunity Pulse Survey

Survey Shows Opposition to Down Payment Requirements and Elimination of Mortgage Interest Deduction NAR’s ninth housing pulse survey reflects that, as the housing market continues to struggle, Americans worry that policy proposals coming out of Washington could [...]