• Lawmakers move to restrict private listings in Washington,Brooklee Han

    Lawmakers move to restrict private listings in Washington

    Lawmakers in Washington state are weighing in on the real estate industry’s private listing debate. On Monday, state legislators introduced a bill that seeks to amend an existing state statute related to real estate licensing laws by restricting the use of private listing networks in the state. The

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  • House bill seeks higher VA loan fees to fund veterans’ benefits,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    House bill seeks higher VA loan fees to fund veterans’ benefits

    Mortgage trade groups are closely monitoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would raise fees on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgages to help fund other veterans’ benefits.The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act of 2025 (H.R. 6047) — introduced

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  • 2 S.C. lawmakers to push for tougher state abortion law this year,Patrick Phillips, Stephen Biddix

    2 S.C. lawmakers to push for tougher state abortion law this year

    COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) — A pair of Upstate lawmakers are leading a charge to get what they call “sweeping and historic legislation” on abortion passed in the Palmetto State in 2026. State Sen. Lee Bright, R - Greenville/Spartanburg, and State Rep. Rob Harris, R - Spartanburg, held Tuesday, the first

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