Forty-one states tax millionaires as part of standard income taxes, although Washington is the sixth state to enact tax law specific to millionaires.

President Trump’s proposal to ban investment firms from buying single-family homes is unlikely to have a major impact on affordability, observers said.

The Federal Reserve trimmed its federal funds rate from 4% to 3.75% as it seeks maximum employment and inflation of 2%. 

By voting for Proposition 4 this November, Texans can safeguard their communities, protect their property values and ensure that our state remains a place where people want to live, work and invest.

Nationwide, the shutdown costs the country $400 million every day. But some states — particularly those with large shares of government employees and contractors — are feeling the brunt of that cost more than others.

Here are the state bills GFWAR addressed on Realtor Day, as well as their intended benefits to the industry.

Among the topics mentioned in Abbott’s address: housing affordability, tax reform, water infrastructure and private property rights. These issues all appear in Texas REALTORS’® Legislative Priorities for the 89th Texas Legislature.

A new Texas law passed with bipartisan support aims to prevent Homeowners’ Associations from discriminating against low-income renters.

Gov. Greg Abbott called it the “largest property tax cut” in state history.

Mortgage insurance premiums on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration will drop from 0.85% to 0.55% beginning March 20. 

“We can’t keep our power on. We’re unable to save children in school shootings. And yet we want to dabble in national security.”