By Brianna Bailey Oklahoma City reporter, Journal Record Contact 405-278-2847 Posted: 09:04 PM Tuesday, July 27, 2010 OKLAHOMA CITY – Home sales across the state were up 9.8 percent during th ... (more)

Long awaited guidelines from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on implementing the federal government's standardized short sale procedures have been released and differ in important ways from the Treasury De ... (more)

New guidance from Fannie Mae prohibits appraisers who lack geographic competency from accepting assign ... (more)

After a close brush with the deadline, Congress has passed an extension of the Homebuyer Tax Credit closing deadline, the Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act (H.R. 5623). The extension applies on ... (more)

On June 18, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it will provide renovation firms and contractors additional time to obtain the requisite training and certifications to comply with ... (more)

NAR is working very closely with key Members of Congress and the Senate, and Senior Congressional Staff on two issues of critical importance to the membership: an extension of the June 30, 2010 deadli ... (more)

The Senate has amended a bill to give homebuyers who were under contract on a home purchase by April 30 an additional three months to close the deal and claim the federal homebuyer tax credit. Exte ... (more)

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) yesterday introduced NAR-backed legislation to extend the amount of time households have to close on their home purchase and take advantage of the feder ... (more)

On May 27, the Senate passed H.R. 4899, The Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2010. This bill passed the House on March 24, 2010. This legislation includes an amendment, sponsored by Senator Susan Co ... (more)