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1:   (HOME SALES) NAR Stages Open House Weekend : In a concerted push to reduce the number of vacant homes across the United States, the Nat'l Assn. of Realtors has organized Nationwide Open House Weekend among its member Realtor 04/02/2010 12:26 PM

2:   (RESPA) Last Ditch RESPA Try Fails : Mortgage lending advocates go to the wire to delay implementation of the new Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act rule, but they are rebuffed in what may be the last opportunity to stall the change 10/30/2009 11:50 AM

3:   Land Bank Sought For Vacant Properties : Baltimore housing officials urge creation of a land bank authority to help the city manage and dispose of vacant property. It would be a nonprofit, quasi-governmental agency which could sidestep 01/16/2009 11:36 AM

4:   Pending Sales Slow; NAR Eyes Stimulus : Increasing unemployment is having fallout on pending home sales, with sales unable to maintain a steady pace, says the Nat'l Assn. of Realtors. NAR's Pending Home Sales Index slips 4% in November 01/09/2009 11:29 AM

5:   NAR Multiple Listing Settlement Final : A three-year battle between the Nat'l Assn. of Realtors and the Justice Dept. regarding the operation of multiple-listing services ends with NAR conceding but not admitting to any liability or 11/21/2008 12:39 PM

6:   Property-Flipping Rule Suspended : President Bush temporarily suspends a five-year-old rule which requires home-flippers to wait 90 days before reselling a home. The suspension is for one year. The rule was approved in 2003 to deter 06/20/2008 12:55 PM

7:   NAR Settles Multiple Listing Suit : Ending three years of fighting, the Nat'l Assn. of Realtors will repeal some of the policies governing its multiple listing services in a settlement with the U.S Dept. of Justice. The DOJ complaint centered on what lawyers considered a anticompetitive policy 05/30/2008 12:20 PM

8:   NAR: Take It Easy On Regulation : Realtors buffeted by the housing market crash descend on Washington to commiserate and lobby lawmakers to somehow stimulate the market but ease carefully into new regulations to avoid making them burdensome. That's the message from a core 9,000 05/13/2008 4:11 PM

9:   Energy Tax Savings Nears End : Homeowners have until Dec. 31 to take advantage of federal income tax credits for energy-efficiency home improvements. 12/07/2007 4:50 PM

10:   NAR Puts Positive Spin On Market : Takingthe damper off a slow year by meeting in glittery Las Vegas for itsannual conference, the Nat'l Assn. of Realtors (NAR) tries to put the marketslump in the best possible light. NAR economists say2007 will be the fifth-best year on record. ... 11/16/2007 4:53 PM

11:   New Brokerage Chain In Works : Realogy Corp. plans to relaunch a brokerage chain called Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate after reaching a 50- year agreement to license the brand names from Meredith Corp. publishers.Realogy, owner of the Coldwell Banker and Century 21 real es... 10/17/2007 1:56 PM

 

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