• ARA expands advocacy, hires John Blount to lead lobbying,HousingWire Automation

    ARA expands advocacy, hires John Blount to lead lobbying

    The American Real Estate Association (ARA) announced Friday that John Blount will serve as the Mauricio Umansky and Jason Haber-founded trade group’s chief lobbyist.  Blount spent years as chief lobbyist for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), directing the association’s advocacy shop. He he

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  • LGI Homes is trying to remove the reasons buyers keep waiting,John McManus

    LGI Homes is trying to remove the reasons buyers keep waiting

    Winning the game of a momentum-free and uncertainty-filled new-home market is like winning at Cat’s Cradle. You can lose to the game if you don’t play hand-in-hand with your partner. In the case of a homebuilder’s way through an indefinite, sluggish stretch, winning happens when something missing re

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  • NRMLA asks CFPB for new reverse mortgage disclosure framework,Sarah Wolak

    NRMLA asks CFPB for new reverse mortgage disclosure framework

    The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to overhaul reverse mortgage disclosures, arguing that tailored, simplified materials could help consumers better understand the products and their risks. In an Aug. 10 comment letter

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