News Releases
The National Association of Realtors® has released its statistical & forecast news release schedule for 2022.
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Top experts from the housing and higher-education fields joined policy thought leaders from the National Association of Realtors® on Wednesday to discuss the current student loan debt crisis and how it affects the economy, housing market, and debt holders.
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The legislation supports the real estate industry by investing in natural disaster protections; by securing clean, sustainable drinkable water for everyone in America; and by maintaining waterways and ports that help us transport goods across the country.
October 9, 2021
Media Contact:
Wesley Shaw 202-383-1193![Logo: REACH Canada Logo: REACH Canada](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/reach-canada-logo-10-14-2020-1200w-628h.png?itok=fkgEJReV)
Companies joining the 2021 program are broadly categorized within four verticals: Financial Efficiency and Transparency, Homeownership Accessibility, Broker and Agent Tools and Environmental Sustainability.
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"We encourage Congress to keep working on a long-term debt ceiling solution to maintain stability and faith in the American economy."
October 6, 2021
Media Contact:
Tori Syrek ![Descriptive](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/rohit-chopra-1300w-867h.jpeg?itok=8vm3oMe-)
NAR stand ready to assist on a range of policies to strengthen America's economy, including student debt, a market-wide QM rule, and post-forbearance options and protections for homeowners.
October 1, 2021
Media Contact:
Tori Syrek ![Looking up at tall office buildings and blue sky Looking up at tall office buildings and blue sky](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/looking-up-at-tall-office-buildings-and-blue-sky-GettyImages-901001432-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=9iogrggn)
NAR analyzed 390 commercial real estate markets and found a robust recovery with positive net absorption and strengthening rents across the multifamily, industrial and retail property markets as economic production rebounds to pre-pandemic levels.
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NAR looks forward to collaborating with Ron and the Bipartisan Policy Center to ensure every American is afforded access to homeownership.
September 22, 2021
Media Contact:
Tori Syrek ![Descriptive](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/professionals-talking-in-an-office-GettyImages-143072169-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=fvIx3eyR)
A new resource will ensure that residential real estate brokerages with fewer than 150 agents are able to provide the kind of service and support to their agents typically offered by larger entities.
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The suspended portions would limit GSEs' ability to appropriately serve the overall U.S. housing market as intended in crisis as well as first-time buyers, those in underserved communities, investor properties and second home purchases.
September 16, 2021
Media Contact:
Tori Syrek