NAR: Northeast Pending Home Sales Fell 11% in December
“The housing sector is not out of the woods yet,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.
Another major federal development affecting real estate professionals was the postponement of FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule. Originally scheduled to take effect in 2025, the rule was delayed until March 1, 2026.
At the helm is City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who will continue to shape the council’s agenda and legislative priorities.
The governor emphasized the continued strain rising costs place on households and positioned housing production, regulatory reform and tenant protections as central tools to address those pressures.
This year’s accomplishments reflect HGAR’s continued commitment to advocacy, education and engagement.
New York’s DOS licensing rules treat marketing and communications as part of the regulated brokerage business. Telemarketing compliance therefore connects directly to broker supervision obligations.
One of the key pieces of legislation discussed was Intro 1120, sponsored by Councilmember Julie Farías, that would establish clear timelines for cooperative boards to process, review, and issue decisions on co-op purchase applications.
HGAR’s Orange County Day featured a Legislative Power Hour with County Executive Steve Neuhaus, who addressed a packed room with his trademark energy.
New York’s housing ecosystem is at an inflection point. Affordability pressures, development bottlenecks, small-property owner challenges, regulatory changes, and aging housing stock are all converging at the same time.
The program could convert thousands of currently unpermitted basement units into legal Ancillary Dwelling Units (ADUs).
Owners who delegate rent-setting to third-party property managers, real estate brokerage firms and brokers that also offer property management services, or owners who use national “revenue management” platforms should review and update their contracts well before the Dec. 15, 2025, effective date.
The rally underscored our industry’s leadership in advancing housing policy and demonstrated the collective strength of Realtors when we unite around a common cause.
For Realtors, this moment is about more than voting it’s about advocacy, leadership and accountability.
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