The RETTC team brings together expertise in advocacy, partnerships, community leadership, and strategic advising to advance innovation in real estate technology.
RundownThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is soliciting public comments to explore whether federal rules are needed for disclosure of rental housing fees and pricing practices. This step marks the very early stage of a rulemaking process, with the FTC...
RundownAhead of the House Financial Services Committee’s March 5 hearing, “Fighting Fraud on the Front Lines: Challenges and Opportunities for Financial Institutions,” RETTC highlighted the growing impact of fraud in rental housing. Housing providers...
The Senate Commerce Committee held a September 10 hearing on the administration’s AI Action Plan. In a joint letter, NMHC, NAA and RETTC outlined how AI is transforming rental housing, from preventing leasing fraud to improving maintenance, underwriting...
RETTC, along with coalition partners, weighed in once again with California lawmakers regarding Assembly Bill 1414 (AB 1414). This legislation could undermine the economics of bulk billing/internet service at rental housing communities, drive up costs of...
On August 7, the Senate Judiciary’s Privacy, Technology and the Law subcommittee examined how to protect Americans’ online data and the role of AI in reshaping privacy.
Lawmakers debated whether a federal privacy law should override the growing patchwork...
RETTC led a coalition of housing stakeholders in raising serious concern with the California Legislature about Assembly Bill 1414 (AB 1414), a piece of legislation that could undermine the economics of bulk billing/internet service at rental housing...
On July 23, the White House released “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which outlines 90 policy actions to promote American Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation and leadership.
Inside the Plan
The AI Action Plan looks...
NMHC and RETTC jointly filed comments in response to the FCC’s call for comments on its plan to close dormant dockets — part of Chairman Brendan Carr’s broader deregulatory push.
What This Means:
These old dockets can become backdoor...
Last month, the House-passed budget bill included a provision that would ban state enforcement of laws regulating artificial intelligence for 10 years.The provision, however, faces significant challenges while up for debate in the Senate. Lawmakers...
As part of larger efforts to pass its budget reconciliation package, which would clear the way for enactment of much of President Trump’s legislative agenda, the House Energy and Commerce Committee marked up broad legislation impacting a number of areas...
In a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Data Privacy Working Group, RETTC and NMHC called on lawmakers to prioritize the creation of a clear, national data privacy and security framework.
These comments build on longstanding...
RETTC and NMHC submitted comments to the Administration on how AI and related technologies are improving housing affordability and benefiting millions of American renters.
Why This Matters
President Trump issued a Presidential Executive...
On July 3, NMHC led a broad coalition of real estate stakeholders in submitting detailed comments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in response to the agency’s proposed rule regarding reporting requirements set forth in the...
A bold new blueprint for responsible innovation and housing affordability debuts at OPTECH 2025(Las Vegas) — At OPTECH 2025, the premier event for innovation in rental housing operations, technology, marketing, and data, the Real Estate Technology and...
(Washington, D.C.) —The Real Estate Technology and Transformation Center (RETTC) today announced that it has released updates to a widely used voluntary data model that enhances rental fee transparency for the benefit of renters and housing providers...
Organization Unveiled at National Technology and Housing Conference Seeking to Solve Challenges for Industry and Residents(Washington, D.C.)—In kicking off the 2024 OPTECH Conference & Expo, we are excited to announce the launch of the Real Estate...
