NAR Grassroots – The Realtor Action Center Wants You Involved
Going Grassroots Ever wonder what in the world the National Association of Realtors is up to in Washington? Are you just guessing that decisions are made without talking to Realtors, or making their...
View ArticlePassage of Health Care, Employment Instability & Real Estate
Health care is in… now what? So health care is now law…..and gosh it sure makes sense doesn’t it? The fines for not paying for your new government required health care are not even close to what your...
View ArticleThe Future of Mortgage Rates and Real Estate Prices
Since the Fed’s mortgage program ends tomorrow and the tax credit ceases 4/30, what will the future for mortgage rates and home prices be? There are many schools of thought on both sides. The real...
View ArticleDoes the U.S. need a cellphone user’s Bill of Rights?
Does the US Need a Cellphone User’s Bill of Rights? I recently attended a panel discussion hosted by Washington think tank, the New America Foundation. The topic was wireless phone regulation. Farhad...
View ArticleTick Tock: Tax Credit Deadline Looms, Agents Quake
April 30 or Bust The real estate world is all abuzz with the latest deadline about to be thrust upon us: April 30 is the looming deadline for home buyers to be under agreement if they intend to take...
View ArticleToo small to fail? Time to call your Senator
While Senators Dodd and Shelby are discussing the Financial Reform bill on both TV and behind closed doors, TBTF -Too Big To Fail is of primary concern in their macro vision. But, what about all that...
View ArticleRecession 2.0 and how we’ll get out of this mess
Sorry to break it to ya… Sorry to tell you this, sports fans and those that make a living selling real estate, the end is not here. With the rapid deterioration of the Euro and the European economy,...
View ArticleObama orders government-owned real property sell off
The rush to sell government-owned properties Maybe you missed it in the news (there wasn’t a lot of fanfare or press about this), but last week President Obama issued a memo ordering federal agencies...
View ArticleCar charging stations coming to a mall or parking lot near you soon?
Oil spill = another reason to go green Once again, the President urged Americans last week to wean ourselves off of the evil God of Oil. So in a quest to cut down on our gas guzzling cars and trucks,...
View ArticleCongressional bill killed – will result in major distrust of Realtors
Home buyers get the short end of the stick? UPDATE: bill revived in Congress, may survive after all. The bill to extend the closing time from June 30th to September 30th for the buyers who properly...
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Google-Verizon Deal: How Does it Affect Your Net?
The tech policy press has been abuzz for the past 18 hours over reports that Google and Verizon are close to reaching a deal on how to manage traffic over Verizon’s network. If a deal is reached, it...
View ArticleExcuse Me World, Sorry to Stop August
Because of the highly effective anti-publicity time of the year on top of it being “take out the trash day,” I present a game changing, spin-on-dime beginning to the Re-elect. Senator John Kerry D, MA....
View ArticleSee the Light..How to Revive the Economy
This country, although in a paper, no job recovery, needs some help to put us back to where people can smile. Wall Street is in love with this type of environment. Their stock prices are up, their...
View ArticleAnother Try in Congress at Net Neutrality?
A draft on a network neutrality bill that has been in the works in the House for the past few weeks surfaced late yesterday. The proposed bill is championed by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) Chairman of the...
View ArticleHow did NAR impact political campaigns this year?
As part of its mission, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) lobbies on behalf of Realtors regarding bills and campaigns through the Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC). There are a...
View ArticleThe FCC did what? Net neutrality explained
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted network neutrality rules, taking an important step in a policy making process that has been underway since 2005. Broadly speaking, network...
View Article2011 in tech policy: predictions for what’s ahead
The 112th Congress was gaveled into session today. Seems like a good time to discuss what we can expect on the technology policy front in 2011. I went back and read my inaugural post on Agent Genius...
View ArticleOpenCongress launches site for state gov’t transparency
As Realtors, the annual legal updates class is not enough to possibly stay informed of the laws that impact your career and your clients, but we all know that no one person has time to sit in on every...
View ArticleTech Takes the Stage at State of the Union
Did anyone else notice that tech policy played a prominent role in last night’s State of the Union Address? While the overall theme was investment and innovation many policy proposals long advocated...
View ArticleState of the Union speech broken down – where is housing?
Regardless of political affiliations, it cannot go without note that the housing crisis was not addressed in last night’s State of the Union address by President Obama and unemployment was glossed...
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