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President Trump to NAR midyear: ‘What you do is very beautiful’

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Unable to attend NAR midyear in person, President Donald Trump sent a two-minute video lauding Realtors’ work and praising his One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Continue reading →

Fannie and Freddie may stay in conservatorship: Regulator

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Shares in mortgage giants tumble as investors weigh whether the Trump administration is more interested in mining Fannie and Freddie’s profits than privatizing them. Continue reading →

NAR President Kevin Sears: Hate speech change unrelated to Trump

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CEO Nykia Wright denied what she called a “rumor” that she had “dismantled DEI” and said Sunday at its midyear event that NAR has to “pick our bets” due to an anticipated membership drop to 1.2 million. Continue reading →

NAR Midyear heads to Washington DC at critical moment for housing

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The National Association of Realtors Legislative Meetings begins Saturday with free speech, agent pay and affordability on the agenda. Inman breaks down the panels bound to draw a crowd. Continue reading →

Trump, Pulte shed more light on plans for Fannie and Freddie

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Promise that the government will maintain “implicit guarantees” of the companies’ obligations suggests that what Trump has in mind is monetization, not privatization. Continue reading →

RealPage may catch break under Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’

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Rental software company RealPage could soon see a reprieve from state and local efforts to ban its algorithmic pricing system thanks to a new tax bill passed Thursday by the House of Representatives under President Trump’s administration. Continue reading →

Tariff fears are behind those big swings in consumer confidence

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A surge in the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for May made the preliminary numbers from a similar U of M survey look “far too negative,” one economist told clients Tuesday. Continue reading →

Trump’s interest sends shares in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac soaring

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President says he’s giving “very serious consideration” to bringing companies public, and investors are hoping that whatever plan emerges will generate a windfall for them. Continue reading →

Want to close more deals? Learn to speak your clients’ language

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Trainer Bernice Ross breaks down the four DISC behavioral styles and offers text and email templates and negotiation strategies to help you close the deal. Continue reading →

Federal layoffs are fueling an inventory surge in nation’s capital

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Active listings in Washington, D.C., have surged 25.1 percent year over year, the largest jump on record and nearly double the national increase of 14.2 percent, new Redfin data released Wednesday shows. Continue reading →