Call for Action: Encourage Congress to Support NAR's Housing Stimulus Plan

Support NAR's Four-Point Housing Stimulus Plan Congress may soon consider a new economic stimulus bill. Housing has always lifted our economy out of past economic downturns so it is imperative that Congress focus on housing in the next stimulus package. We need ALL members to support NAR's efforts to have the NAR Four-Point Housing Stimulus Plan included in any future stimulus bill.

Contact Congress today and ask them to include  NAR's Four-Points in the next stimulus package.
 
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Below is the sample letter: Subject: Reviving the real estate market must be the focus of any future stimulus bill Dear [decision maker name automatically inserted here], As a constituent and a Realtor, I ask that Congress focus any future stimulus package on reinvigorating housing markets. The current crisis is the result of problems in the nation's housing markets. Efforts to boost the economy must calm jittery real estate markets.

Earlier, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) proposed a 4-Point Housing Stimulus Plan that should be part of any new stimulus package. NAR's plan would:

*Make the $7500 first-time homebuyer tax credit available to all buyers and eliminate repayment requirements. The credit's limited availability and repayment requirement severely limit the credit's use and effectiveness.

*Make the 2008 FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits permanent. New rules for 2009 will reduce them. Now is not the time to limit mortgage affordability.

*Get the Treasury relief program back on track and target more funds to mortgage relief. Create a federal mortgage interest buy-down program to make below-market rates available and stabilize home prices.

*Permanently bar banks from engaging in real estate brokerage and management. The banks have proven they have enough to do to simply manage the loan process. Banks should not manage home sales and purchases.

Housing has always lifted our economy out of past economic downturns. It's imperative now to foster a housing recovery, so that the economy can recover. Thank you for your hard work.
Sincerely,


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What's At Stake:
NAR is urging Congress to include the following four provisions in any future legislation:

• Make the $7500 tax credit available to all purchasers and eliminate the repayment requirement.  
• Make the 2008 FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits permanent.  
• Get the Emergency Treasury bank relief program back on track.
• Permanently bar banks and banking conglomerates from engaging in real estate brokerage.  
  

 Campaign Expiration Date:
November 30, 2008