RISMEDIA, Sept. 24, 2007-In this month that marks the sixth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the National Association of REALTORS® commends the U.S. House of Representatives for reauthorizing the federal government's terrorism risk insurance program. Last week's vote will help maintain a strong commercial real estate market and ...

RISMEDIA, Sept. 13, 2007-After the President announced his plan to help struggling homeowners, several news organizations took to print:The Washington Post: "The president's proposal appropriately focuses government resources where they are likely to do the most good: on subprime borrowers who are behind on their payments but have the means ...

RISMEDIA, September 3, 2007-U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson and the People's Republic of China Construction Minister Wang Guangtao signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) that renews the two nations commitment to work together to improve and expand affordable housing opportunities."Through cooperative actions and a sharing of ...

RISMEDIA, August 17, 2007—The United States Conference of Mayors, under the leadership of Conference President Trenton Mayor Douglas H. Palmer, is calling on the Federal Reserve Board to use its authority under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) to protect homeowners from abusive practices which often result in ...

RISMEDIA, August 9, 2007--The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) responded yesterday to Sen. Hillary Clinton's criticism of the mortgage brokerage industry. Sen. Clinton made the remarks during a speech she delivered on abusive mortgage lending practices yesterday in Derry, N.H. ...

RISMEDIA, July 19, 2007—When it comes to property tax reform, the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR), the largest trade group in the state with 150,000 members, means business. ...

RISMEDIA, July 16, 2007—Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on H.R. 1851, the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007, sponsored by Congresswoman Maxine Waters of California. ...

RISMEDIA, July 9, 2007—The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it has charged Mahmoud Hussein, a landlord in Windsor Locks, Conn., with violating the Fair Housing Act by refusing to renew the lease of a woman whose disabled child needs a service animal. ...

RISMEDIA, June 27, 2007--The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) has passed a resolution in support of privately-funded down payment assistance programs, a method of home buying which has helped hundreds of thousands of low-to moderate income families live the American dream; in addition, the USCM calls on Congress to fight ...

RISMEDIA, June 27, 2007--The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of regulatory balance -- and environmental stewardship -- in a five to four decision regarding home builders' consultation requirements under the Endangered Species Act. ...

RISMEDIA, May 4, 2007-(MCT)-East Bay homeowners who bought in the height of the housing market during

RISMEDIA, April 27, 2007-The National Association of Realtors(R) in written testimony to the House Energy

RISMEDIA, April 27, 2007-The National Association of Realtors(R) announced its support for H.R. 698, the

RISMEDIA, April 20, 2007-The Federal Housing Administration must change to reflect consumer needs and

RISMEDIA, April 20, 2007-(MCT)-Housing finance agencies told legislators yesterday they are trying to arrange