Backing Pelosi: A labor of love

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

A labor of love

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate agents":

"… Pelosi, is the National Association of Realtors, the trade association for real estate agents. The NAR supported the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus fo …"

Developers in the driver's seat on transportation

By Matthew Lewis

Unfocused transport policy leaves real estate industry eager to give Congress directions

Excerpts from this story referencing "federal transportation projects":

"… all players agree there is no coordinated vision in setting priorities for federal transportation projects. That vacuum has led to a tidal wave of earmarks by Congress. Quite natura …"

Rebuked appraisers reborn as real estate agents

By Joe Eaton

In 2007, a mortgage lender flagged the work of veteran Florida home appraiser Jerome Woolf for review, a process that often leads to an appr

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate agents":

"… alifornia state lists of revoked appraisers to lists of currently licensed real estate agents and brokers, the Center identified 19 people who lost their appraisal lice …"

"… e Florida Division of Real Estate, which oversees the boards that regulate real estate agents and appraisers, were surprised to learn about the cases of Serge Wainer an …"

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New appraisal rules lack enforcement

By Joe Eaton

Nine days before new rules radically changing the appraisal industry are set to take effect, appraisers, lenders and real estate agents are

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"… ing the appraisal industry are set to take effect, appraisers, lenders and real estate agents are asking the same question — who will enforce them?The rules, intended …"

The appraisal bubble

By Joe Eaton

In 2004, years before plummeting real estate values turned Fort Myers, Florida, into a top five foreclosure capital, appraiser Mike Tipton f

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"… nd appraisers to pursue inflated appraisals. The goal of lenders, brokers, real estate agents and developers was to ensure that a home loan closed without a problem, Ca …"

"… ssure to change property values, usually from lenders, mortgage brokers or real estate agents.“Congress didn’t really care about it,” Callahan said, noting the la …"

Right on the money: The George W. Bush profile

By Charles Lewis

On January 30, 1990, Platt's Oilgram News, a respected trade journal of the petroleum industry, reported that a subsidiary of a small, Dalla

Excerpts from this story referencing "real estate agents":

"… ush also signed into law measures that make it harder for consumers to sue real estate agents and that make it more difficult for them to collect damages when they’re …"