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If this bill becomes law, this amendment would authorize every notary in the US to perform remote online notarizations (RON), with appropriate safety standards.

While NAR supports efforts to improve and speed up Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funding disbursement, it opposes the requirement in the bill that housing providers not evict a tenant for an additional 120-days after applying for rental assistance on their behalf.

A rule requested by President Biden would require all private sector employers with more than 100 employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or require any workers who remain unvaccinated to submit to weekly testing.

In a letter to Congress, NAR expressed concerns on tax proposals that could negatively impact the health of the commercial real estate market and limit the production of affordable rental housing.

Many federal unemployment benefits were set to expire on On Labor Day weekend as the current economic recovery continues.

Check out the joint effort by HUD and FHFA to create, preserve, and sell as many as 100k housing units to homeowners and non-profits over the next three years.

The proposed rule would reinstate HUD’s 2013 rule, which recognized that the Fair Housing Act prohibits disparate impact discrimination.

In a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court held that specific Congressional authorization was necessary for a federal eviction moratorium to continue.

NAR supports legislation that would change the governance leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from a single director to a five-person, bipartisan commission.

Check out the additional guidance released by the White House aimed at speeding up and improving distribution of Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds.