Data centers are popping up in lower-income neighborhoods, fewer retail stores are shutting down, and British homebuyers are looking for air-conditioned residences. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 10-14....
The American Real Estate Association (ARA) has appointed John Blount as its chief lobbyist, a newly created position. Blount runs Blount Strategic Initiatives, a Washington, DC-focused lobbying firm representing corporations and trade associations. From 1983 to 1991,...
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is conducting a “Fair Housing Week of Action” to mobilize the public into lobbying Congress to acknowledge and act on fair housing issues. In a press statement, the NFHA said its goal for this week’s initiative is twofold:...
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has hired Jeremy Green as vice president of legislative affairs. In his new job, Green, he will advocate on behalf of MBA’s policy priorities on Capitol Hill, with a primary focus on Democratic members and their offices...
Fair Isaac Corp. (NYSE: FICO) has hired a new lobbying expert to strengthen its position in Washington following a series of attacks against the FICO score provider by Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Politico reports that John...
DHI Mortgage, loanDepot, PRMG and CMG Join FICO Program as Credit-Score Com…
