CALL FOR ACTION! REALTORS® The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) will expire on July 31, denying necessary insurance coverage to homeowners and buyers in more than 20,000 communities nationwide. Congress must act now to reform and extend the NFIP. Urge Congress to extend the NFIP and pass meaningful reforms to ensure long-term viability of theContinue reading “CALL FOR ACTION FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®!”
Category Archives: Federal
NAR Legislative Meetings – Washington, D.C.
REALTORS® from across the country gathered in Washington D.C. to discuss federal real estate issues with House and Senate Representatives. Longleaf Pine REALTORS® met with Senators Richard Burr & Thom Tillis, Congressmen Richard Hudson, and David Price. The 2018 Legislative Talking Points: Support Strong Net Neutrality Protections – Congress must enact common sense “rules ofContinue reading “NAR Legislative Meetings – Washington, D.C.”
National Association of REALTORS Responds to Dodd-Frank Changes
NAR Cheers Effort to Ease Restrictions on Small Banks Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, May 23, 2018 The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill on Tuesday that will roll back some of the strict rules placed on thousands of small- and medium-sized banks enacted as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law. “We commend members ofContinue reading “National Association of REALTORS Responds to Dodd-Frank Changes”
Fayetteville Observer Article: EPA Filters in West Virginia Appear Effective
(from The Fayetteville Observer) Late in 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency directed Chemours to test 10 private wells and four public water supplies for GenX near its Washington Works plant in West Virginia. Nine of the 14 Wells were found to contain the chemical, but non had detectable levels after the water passed throughContinue reading “Fayetteville Observer Article: EPA Filters in West Virginia Appear Effective”
National Association of Home Builders on Lumber Tariffs
Tariffs on Canadian lumber weighing on US home builders National Association of Home Builders’ Jerry Howard on the impact of tariffs on home builders and housing prices. The National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) is not happy with President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs on Canadian lumber which are killing the construction industry, according to NAHB CEOContinue reading “National Association of Home Builders on Lumber Tariffs”
National Association of REALTORS® – Legislative Update from Senior Political Representative
Both the House and Senate are in recess for the next two weeks but wanted to send a quick update on a busy last week in Washington. Passage of FY 2018 Spending Bill Critical Step for Affordable Housing Funding and Flood Reauthorization U.S. House and Senate voted Thursday to fund the federal government throughContinue reading “National Association of REALTORS® – Legislative Update from Senior Political Representative”