Today, the FHA is celebrating its 80th anniversary, and like it did during the Great Depression, the agency is working with REALTORS® to help shore up the U.S. economy.
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Mortgage applications were on the rise this week as interest rates dropped to the lowest level in six months, the Mortgage Bankers Association reports.
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Members of Congress tell real estate professionals that their efforts are needed to get legislative action on the Hill.
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The National Association of REALTORS® is moving closer to an overhaul of the way it collects member data, envisioning more extensive tracking of members’ activities to enhance the marketing of its products and services to individual members’ needs.
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Washington may be deadlocked, but two of the country’s top political strategists explain that REALTORS® remain well-positioned to advance the interests of their industry and their communities.
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Tight lending conditions have been blamed for hindering the housing recovery, but a series of announcements by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on Tuesday could be the long-awaited ease that many sidelined borrowers had been hoping for.
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