Realtors get inside look at Capitol Hill politics, including Roe v. Wade

At the NAR midyear conference, journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman answered Realtor questions on abortion, Trump, Biden, the Capitol attack and the upcoming midterm elections. Continue reading

Politics are polarizing — and they’re impacting where people want to live

From how well an area’s politics jibe with an individual’s own to how a place has handled the pandemic, politics are influencing where people want to live, according to Zumper. Continue reading

The SALT deduction: What to know and how it could change

Congress could repeal the current cap on state and local tax deductions, a move that the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said would benefit wealthy homeowners rather than the typical middle-income family. Continue reading

NAR forum: We’re at a ‘hinge point’ in American politics

At the Realtors Legislative Meetings, Mara Liasson and Van Jones talked polarization, bipartisanship and the issues that could get Republicans and Democrats to work together. Continue reading

Breaking down the housing proposals of Biden and Sanders

The race for the Democratic presidential nomination effectively narrowed to a two-man race Tuesday. But Biden and Sanders have very different ideas about housing. Continue reading

Critics slam presidential hopeful’s plan to ‘tax the hell’ out of the rich

One analyst said Friday that the tax proposal from presidential candidate and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ‘would destroy a lot of wealth in the country.’ Continue reading