REAL ESTATE GROUP SPENDS $1.3M LOBBYING

[HLS]

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070824/real_estate_roundtable_lobbying.html?.v=1

I’m wondering what the “OTHER ISSUES” are…
I doubt that they mention them in order of importance. So much for “disclosure requirements” !

[bsrsharma]

Continued mortgage interest deductibility and Capital gains tax exemption come to mind. May be raising GSEs conforming limits? Subprime purchase by GSEs?

[bsrsharma]

Continued mortgage interest deductibility and Capital gains tax exemption come to mind. May be raising GSEs conforming limits? Subprime purchase by GSEs?

[bsrsharma]

Continued mortgage interest deductibility and Capital gains tax exemption come to mind. May be raising GSEs conforming limits? Subprime purchase by GSEs?

[SD Realtor]

I will point out, and have posted twice on this issue about the both a NAR and a CAR lobby against a private transfer tax… It made alot of sense to lobby against and NAR and CAR were correct to lobby against it. You may want to read about it and decide for yourself if you would have supported it or not.

What I thought was intriguing was that everyone loves to pound on NAR, loves to talk bad about realtors, complain about commissions, yet two seperate posts about private transfer taxes which could result in up to 1% in a purchase and can stay with the property and there were ZERO responses.

Absolutely the bulk of the lobbying, in fact ALL of the lobbying is self serving but some of that self serving interest would actually help Joe homeseller/homebuyer. Not much… but some.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

I will point out, and have posted twice on this issue about the both a NAR and a CAR lobby against a private transfer tax… It made alot of sense to lobby against and NAR and CAR were correct to lobby against it. You may want to read about it and decide for yourself if you would have supported it or not.

What I thought was intriguing was that everyone loves to pound on NAR, loves to talk bad about realtors, complain about commissions, yet two seperate posts about private transfer taxes which could result in up to 1% in a purchase and can stay with the property and there were ZERO responses.

Absolutely the bulk of the lobbying, in fact ALL of the lobbying is self serving but some of that self serving interest would actually help Joe homeseller/homebuyer. Not much… but some.

SD Realtor

[SD Realtor]

I will point out, and have posted twice on this issue about the both a NAR and a CAR lobby against a private transfer tax… It made alot of sense to lobby against and NAR and CAR were correct to lobby against it. You may want to read about it and decide for yourself if you would have supported it or not.

What I thought was intriguing was that everyone loves to pound on NAR, loves to talk bad about realtors, complain about commissions, yet two seperate posts about private transfer taxes which could result in up to 1% in a purchase and can stay with the property and there were ZERO responses.

Absolutely the bulk of the lobbying, in fact ALL of the lobbying is self serving but some of that self serving interest would actually help Joe homeseller/homebuyer. Not much… but some.

SD Realtor

[bsrsharma]

I think NAR can get better bang for the lobbying buck if they can convince Congress to increase conforming limits and allow GSEs to buy thrash. At least, that will be in the open compared to FED buying thrash to inject cash.

[bsrsharma]

I think NAR can get better bang for the lobbying buck if they can convince Congress to increase conforming limits and allow GSEs to buy thrash. At least, that will be in the open compared to FED buying thrash to inject cash.

[bsrsharma]

I think NAR can get better bang for the lobbying buck if they can convince Congress to increase conforming limits and allow GSEs to buy thrash. At least, that will be in the open compared to FED buying thrash to inject cash.

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