NAR supports common sense patent litigation reform in an effort to protect our members from abusive patent trolls....

NAR believes that the fundamental right of rental property owners to regain possession of their property shall not be abridged. NAR opposes the erosion of these property owner rights: The right to owner occupy property. The right to inspect property with proper notice. The right to terminate tenancy within the…...

NAR opposes real estate transfer taxes. Where transfer taxes currently exist, NAR urges their repeal and opposition to any increases. NAR urges the redirection of fees to be used for one-time capital acquisitions that are related to housing or commercial property improvements (e.g., infrastructure) and exemptions to transfer taxes for…...

NAR supports the role of the Rural Housing Service to provide loans for low to moderate income borrowers in rural areas and small towns. NAR urges the Rural Housing Service to move forward with efforts to allow lenders to directly endorse RHS loans, in order to increase the availability of…...

Rent control and rent stabilization are infringements upon private property rights. NAR opposes current and future rent control and rent stabilization laws on both residential and commercial properties. NAR encourages local and state REALTOR® associations to oppose any legislative measure allowing for rent control or rent stabilization efforts....

NAR opposes the application of state or local sales tax to rent, and to real estate services and other professional services, including real estate broker commissions, title searches, appraisals, home inspections, property management services, and any other services related to the real estate transaction....

NAR supports federal visa programs, such as the H2-B program, that allows foreign workers to work in the U.S. temporarily. NAR also supports reforms to these programs that address national security, employer and visa overstay concerns....

NAR supports efforts to create new federal regulations to create a safe regulatory framework for the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicle technology by the real estate industry....

REALTORS® have the right to advertise properties and use For Sale signs, and NAR opposes efforts to restrict such activity....

NAR supports eminent domain authority only for a public use, as well as a broad interpretation of “just” compensation. NAR also supports states’ rights governing eminent domain....