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NAR in the News – What Realtors are doing about safety
As Realtors® become more aware of the inherent dangers of their profession, prospective home buyers should prepare themselves for a few changes. Gone are the days where your first meeting with an...
View ArticleIt’s official! TRID implementation moved to October 3:
In case you missed it, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced this week that the proposed TILA/RESPA Integrated Disclosure, or TRID, will go into effect on October 3, rather than the...
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Pushing back against patent trolls
You’ve heard of so-called “patent trolls,” right? They’re the ones who are out there trying to extort Main Street businesses – including Realtors® – by suing over the use of everyday business...
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Recess? More like halftime. Here’s what on deck:
No swing sets or monkey bars here! Congress may be out for August recess, but the National Association of Realtors® isn’t slowing down one bit. Leaders on Congress’s tax-writing committees continue to...
View ArticleAre Realtors® Becoming Obsolete? NAR President Chris Polychron Says No Way
In an age when home buyers can go online and check out hundreds of homes for sale in their area, we’re hearing the same question over and over again: “Will we even need real estate agents in the...
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Preview: 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers
Consider tomorrow to be an early holiday gift if you’re a Realtor®, real estate reporter, or simply a real estate connoisseur. That’s because at 10:00 a.m. ET, we’re releasing the 2015 Profile of Home...
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Inside the Release: November Existing-Home Sales in Charts
It wasn’t a great month of November for the housing market. Existing-home sales dropped off considerably (10.5%) last month to the slowest pace (4.76 million) in 19 months (April 2014; 4.75 million)....
View ArticleWATCH: Lawrence Yun Live on C-SPAN this Sunday Morning
Get a jump-start on the first full week of 2016 by tuning in to NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun’s latest live appearance this Sunday morning on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. Yun will be discussing the...
View ArticleAppraisal Tips from NAR President Tom Salomone
Appraisals can be complicated for potential home buyers during the buying process and homeowners looking to refinance their place. When it comes to the latter, NAR President Tom Salomone has you...
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Celebrating Realtors® on National Salesperson Day
Happy National Salesperson Day! Founded 16 years ago and celebrated every first Friday of March, National Salesperson Day “honors the value and dedication of the professional salesperson as well as...
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A Full Slate of Notable Sessions at the 2016 Realtors® Legislative Meetings &...
Next month’s annual Realtors® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo at Washington’s Marriott Wardman Park Hotel is shaping up to be a must-attend event both for Realtors® and members of the media....
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ICYMI: Recapping the News from the 2016 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings &...
It was a memorable 2016 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo for the over 8,500 Realtors® in attendance and plethora of NAR staff members working vigorously to ensure the meetings went on...
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Highlights from 2016 NAR Member Profile
Earlier today the National Association of Realtors® released the 2016 NAR Member Profile. The report found that Realtors®’ median age and experience has decreased, meaning new and younger professionals...
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Lawrence Yun Leads Housing Panel at NAREE
Over 200 real estate journalists and industry pros came to muggy New Orleans this week for the 50th annual National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) conference. Attendees heard from real...
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Did you know? Increased mobility means military buyers and sellers rely on...
Veterans and active-service buyers purchased a home a lot further away from their previous residence (at 75 miles and 28 miles, respectively) than buyers who never served in the military (10 miles)....
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It’s National Middle Child Day, (..cough cough..) Don’t Forget!
For all the middle children out there: are you often categorized as an “attention-seeker” or perhaps “the forgotten one?” This may have slipped people’s mind, but today is National Middle Child Day! As...
View ArticleInstant Reaction: August Jobs Report
The following is NAR Managing Director of Housing Research Danielle Hale’s reaction to today’s August jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: “2.4 million new jobs have been added since...
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The Myth of the 20 Percent Down Payment. What You Should Know.
Repeat after me: you don’t necessarily need a 20 percent down payment to purchase a home. In the 35 year history of NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers – the longest-running survey series of...
View Article2016 Realtors® Conference & Expo: The Need-to-Know in Orlando
It’s hard to believe that the 2016 Realtors® Conference and Expo is only a few days away. With hundreds of sessions and events taking place beginning on Thursday, figuring out which sessions to attend...
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NAR’s 2017 Housing Forecast: Sales, First-time Buyers on the Rise
This morning at the 2016 REALTORS® Conference & Expo, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented his 2017 housing and economic forecast. He was joined by Dennis Lockhart, president and CEO of the...
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