Local associations’ 2011 fundraising efforts for the Realtors® Political Action Committee (RPAC) were celebrated during the RPAC Awards Luncheon last week in Harrisburg.
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Local associations’ 2011 fundraising efforts for the Realtors® Political Action Committee (RPAC) were celebrated during the RPAC Awards Luncheon last week in Harrisburg.
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In the annual State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, President Barack Obama’s vow to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages and improve the housing market offered glimmers of help for the real estate industry.
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State legislators return to session this week. PAR will continue to work the Hill, encouraging legislators to pass House Bill 398 (the AMC legislation), which would require Appraisal Management Companies to register with the state.
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Congressman Lou Barletta returned to his hometown of Hazleton to meet and greet with Realtors® from northeastern Pennsylvania. Almost 40 Realtors® from the Greater Hazleton, Greater Scranton, Greater Wilkes-Barre, Pocono Mountains and the Carbon County associations were in attendance. The meet and greet, sponsored by the National Association of Realtors®, provided an opportunity for...
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Realtors® are being asked to respond to a National Association of Realtors® Call-for-Action asking Congress to preserve the mortgage interest deduction (MID).
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As a political junkie, I was excited to listen to Gov. Tom Corbett’s first budget address. As a communications instructor, I wanted to see how the new governor connected not only with the General Assembly but with his constituents.
With the global and national markets as they stand today, we knew that our state was...
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Educating the 100 new members of the U.S. Congress and Senate about the importance of private property issues is one of the biggest challenges facing NAR this year, according to Jerry Giovaniello, senior vice president of NAR Government Affairs.
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The PA House of Representatives will not consider Senate Bill 1481, which would prohibit private transfer fees (PTFs), because the legislature cancelled all votes through the end of the year.
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The goal of the sprinkler legislation is to roll back the mandate for at least one year. “It is very clear that the electorate is not pleased with the mandate and it should be a choice,” said Updegrave.
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