AGBeat » Politics http://agbeat.com News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Top 5 most viewed political videos on YouTube this week http://agbeat.com/video/top-5-most-viewed-political-videos-on-youtube-this-week-2/ http://agbeat.com/video/top-5-most-viewed-political-videos-on-youtube-this-week-2/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:10:44 +0000 AGBeat http://agbeat.com/?p=51422 Shifts in politics by the week Because the rise of web video is so prevalent, not just in politics but in business in general, we find it interesting to look at how the political climate changes from week to week, simply based on which web videos are the most popular. We reported that in August alone, nearly 7 billion viewing [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/video/top-5-most-viewed-political-videos-on-youtube-this-week-2/feed/ 0 Democrats angrily call for most powerful man in housing’s resignation http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/democrats-angrily-call-for-most-powerful-man-in-housings-resignation/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/democrats-angrily-call-for-most-powerful-man-in-housings-resignation/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:00:30 +0000 Tara Steele http://agbeat.com/?p=50748 Why is DeMarco under fire? We recently introduced you to Edward DeMarco who is more powerful than Obama when it comes to housing as he is the FHFA director (which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), and it is exactly his head that Democrats are currently calling for. Is he being asked to resign because his inspector general discovered that [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-mortgage-economy/democrats-angrily-call-for-most-powerful-man-in-housings-resignation/feed/ 6 Simplest way to write your elected officials – government transparency http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/simplest-way-to-write-your-elected-officials-government-transparency/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/simplest-way-to-write-your-elected-officials-government-transparency/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:10:36 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=46926 Staying informed and taking action Many Realtors rely on annual legal updates classes to stay informed of laws, but when so many regulations are in flux, now it is more important than ever to stay abreast of changes before they become law, given how big of an impact some of these new laws have on your entire career. In January, [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-news-events/emergency-white-house-budget-meeting-fails-frank-and-constructive/feed/ 1 Call to action – if resolution fails, Americans may pay thousands more in annual taxes http://agbeat.com/video/call-to-action-if-resolution-fails-americans-may-pay-thousands-more-in-annual-taxes/ http://agbeat.com/video/call-to-action-if-resolution-fails-americans-may-pay-thousands-more-in-annual-taxes/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:00:35 +0000 AGBeat http://agentgenius.com/?p=40915 Call to action Today, the National Association of Realtors has issued a Call to Action with current NAR President Ron Phipps asking Realtors to contact their representatives to support the continuation of the Mortgage Interest Deduction. House Resolution 25 (H.Res.25, not to be confused with HR25) seeks to extend the mortgage interest deduction so it doesn’t get the axe as [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/video/call-to-action-if-resolution-fails-americans-may-pay-thousands-more-in-annual-taxes/feed/ 6 Should the real estate industry self regulate on privacy? [NAR] http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/should-real-estate-self-regulate-on-privacy/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/should-real-estate-self-regulate-on-privacy/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:24:11 +0000 Melanie Wyne http://agentgenius.com/?p=38951 A new Congress is in full swing here in Washington and policy agendas are shaping up for 2011. In the technology area, a perennial hot issue is privacy and data security.  I recently attended the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee’s “State of the Net” conference; an annual must stop on every tech policy wonk’s conference circuit. Among the many issues [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/should-real-estate-self-regulate-on-privacy/feed/ 10 Fannie and Freddie shoveling funds into Wall Street? http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/fannie-and-freddie-shoveling-funds-into-wall-street/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/fannie-and-freddie-shoveling-funds-into-wall-street/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:24:36 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=37102 Economist Barry Ritholtz reminds us in the video above of the continuing importance of watching Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The housing and economic crisis continues and in its wake, Fannie and Freddie are shoveling cash directly into Wall Street in what Ritholtz calls the “perfect bailout.” The Treasury gave Fannie/Freddie a “blank check” allowing them autonomy with finances (even [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/fannie-and-freddie-shoveling-funds-into-wall-street/feed/ 14 State of the Union speech broken down – where is housing? http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/state-of-the-union-speech-broken-down-where-is-housing/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/state-of-the-union-speech-broken-down-where-is-housing/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:29:20 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=36865 Regardless of political affiliations, it cannot go without note that the housing crisis was not addressed in last night’s State of the Union address by President Obama and unemployment was glossed over. Perhaps this was a pep talk inspired by Hu Jintao’s recent visit, and many patriotic ideas were addressed, but the only crisis addressed was spending. Judge for yourself [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/state-of-the-union-speech-broken-down-where-is-housing/feed/ 17 OpenCongress launches site for state gov’t transparency http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/opencongress-launches-site-for-transparency-in-local-government/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/opencongress-launches-site-for-transparency-in-local-government/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:08:50 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=36718 As Realtors, the annual legal updates class is not enough to possibly stay informed of the laws that impact your career and your clients, but we all know that no one person has time to sit in on every state legislation meeting. It’s just not realistic. But unfortunately, when the real estate professional isn’t involved and simply relies on the [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/opencongress-launches-site-for-transparency-in-local-government/feed/ 9 How did NAR impact political campaigns this year? http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/how-did-nar-impact-political-campaigns-this-year/ http://agbeat.com/politics-and-news/how-did-nar-impact-political-campaigns-this-year/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:34:09 +0000 Lani Rosales http://agentgenius.com/?p=34568 As part of its mission, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) lobbies on behalf of Realtors regarding bills and campaigns through the Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC). There are a variety of reasons RPAC contributes to financial campaigns ranging from specific issues candidates support that would advance the NAR goals to contributions to seats (despite who is in the seat). [...]
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