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NAR President Testifies at Tax Reform Hearing
President Gary Thomas testified at a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee entitled “Tax Reform and Residential Real Estate.”
Bill Could Extend Rural Housing Loan Access
Senators introduced S. 766 to grandfather existing communities eligible for rural housing programs.
Senate Immigration Reform Bill Introduced
Immigration reform remains a top priority of the Administration and many in Congress. On April 16, 2013, a bipartisan group of 8 Senators introduced a comprehensive immigration reform bill, S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.
HUD to Close Field Offices
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to close sixteen field offices.
Senators Urge EPA to Drop Waters Guidance
Thirty Republican senators are pressing the Obama administration to scrap its controversial guidance for clarifying convoluted oversight of wetlands and other water resources as U.S. EPA prepares to take up a rulemaking on the issue.
NAR President Testifies on FHA
NAR President Gary Thomas testified this week about the importance of the FHA mortgage insurance program.