By forging this relationship with consumers now, we become a much more potent force
on federal housing policy issues in the future.
The policy, which NAR has opposed for many years, came under renewed scrutiny last summer when NAR's 2003
Federal Housing Policy Committee Chair John Anderson, ABR ®, CRS ®, of Crystal, Minn., raised the issue with Ginnie Mae President Ronald Rosenfeld.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB Director Richard Cordray and other experts talked about the impact of the
new federal housing policies on homeownership.
As a longtime public servant and expert in the housing finance system, Deputy Secretary Patenaude fully understands the need for a coordinated, consistent, and transparent approach to
federal housing policy across government channels.
Just 11 years after the last housing bubble burst, the United States is in the midst of yet another boom — both caused by
errant federal housing policy and inflated by regulatory malpractice.
Testifying before a Senate panel today, National Association of REALTORS ® President Ron Phipps told members of Congress that sustainable home ownership must be the goal when considering
future federal housing policies.
The time is ripe for an exceptionally broad political coalition to work for a new
federal housing policy reflecting what the bishops call «the American pragmatic tradition of reform.»
The variation is so extreme due to histories of de jure residential segregation,
federal housing policies until the last thirty years or so, and histories of economic development and migration that vary from place to place.
«The tax reform plan proposed by Republican leaders in Congress and the White House overlooks one of the best and most immediate ways to spur economic growth and help everyday Americans who have been left behind: reprioritizing and
rebalancing federal housing policy,» said Diane Yentel, CEO and president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, in a statement.
As a longtime public servant and expert in the housing finance system, Deputy Secretary Patenaude fully understands the need for a coordinated, consistent, and transparent approach to
federal housing policy across government channels.
«Just 11 years after the last housing bubble burst, the United States is in the midst of yet another boom — both caused by
errant federal housing policy and inflated by regulatory malpractice.»
Prior to this, Trepeta was the regulatory policy representative for NAR, handling regulatory and industry relations on issues such as RESPA and
federal housing policy, including FHA.
Members from across NAR's policy structure had input in the document and included representation from the Professional Standards, Real Property Valuation / Appraisal,
Federal Housing Policy, Conventional Finance and Lending, Commercial, and Business Issues Committees.
In addition, Hartnett is serving on
the Federal Housing Policy Committee for a second term, and on the National Women's Council of Realtors ® Professional Development Committee.