by Rachel Williams | Dec 15, 2020 | Industry News, Point of View
The latest episode of DS5: Inside the Industry, includes an interview with Tim Rood, Head of Government & Industry Relations at SitusAMC. He will discuss potential housing market risks in 2021, the end of forbearance moratoria, and how policymakers have handled housing challenges in the past.
by Robert Wilson | Dec 6, 2016 | Member News
For more than a century, tax laws have allowed homeowners to deduct the interest paid on their home from their income taxes. President-elect Donald Trump is looking to change the way this law works. “We’ll cap the mortgage interest, but we’ll allow some deductibility,” Steve Mnuchin, the newly nominated Secretary of Treasury said to CNBC. [...]
by Robert Wilson | Oct 27, 2016 | Member News
In June 2016, House Financial Services Committee Chairman, Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), introduced HR 5983, known as the Financial CHOICE Act (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers, and Entrepreneurs), which is an alternative to Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The CHOICE Act sets out to give banks the option for relief from certain regulations if they [...]
by Robert Wilson | Oct 24, 2016 | Member News
The 2016 Five Star Conference was referred to as the “best conference yet” by attendees and presenters alike. e Conference was held September 11-13, and featured multiple Labs, networking opportunities, and special events. FORCE Events The FORCE Rally, hosted by Ruben Pena, was an in-depth discussion on agent growth, buying and selling notes, valuation concepts and [...]
by Robert Wilson | Sep 23, 2016 | Member News
Strict lending requirements and loans with down payments up to 20 percent have shut many potential homebuyers out of the market, but a handful of government programs and a few private options are available for eligible borrowers who can’t quite spare enough cash for a 20 percent down payment. Being able to afford a down [...]
