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NAR Installs 2023 Leadership Team Kenny Parcell, Tracy Kasper, Kevin Sears, Gregory Hrabcak, Margo Wheeler, Pete Kopf, and Leslie Rouda Smith will be NAR’s 2023 Leadership Team. Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042

Distinguished Service Award Presented to Cindy Chandler Cindy’s commitment to the real estate industry, NAR and her community represents everything that the Distinguished Service Award embodies. Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042, Lauren Cozzi 202-383-1178

Distinguished Service Award Presented to Chris McElroy Chris was honored with the Distinguished Service Award for his remarkable dedication to the real estate industry, NAR and the community at large. Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042, Lauren Cozzi 202-383-1178

NAR REALTOR Benefits® Program Honors Partners NAR recognized GE Appliances Store, 1-800-GOT-JUNK, and NAR Travel Club for the benefits they delivered to REALTORS® and their clients in 2022. Media Contact:  Spencer High 202-383-1051

Author of The Color of Law Discusses Equity in Housing Richard Rothstein was joined by Bryan Greene, NAR Vice President of Policy Advocacy, to discuss the past, present, and future of equity in housing. Media Contact:  Tori Syrek Fair Housing

High mortgage rates, persistently high home prices, inflation, considering crime and LGBTQ protections in deciding where to live: Those are some of the housing-related issues on Americans’ minds as they head to the polls for 2022’s closely watched midterm elections. That’s according to an October Re

A few measures of homebuying demand ticked up in the last week of October, a month that saw one-third fewer pending sales than a year earlier. A glimmer of hope could be seen in the data that mostly reflects a housing market coping with the pain of high mortgage rates, which this week’s Fed statemen

Many Americans who were pushed out of pricey California moved to Nevada or Arizona in search of more affordable housing, perhaps registering as unaffiliated with a major party in the process. On the other side of the country, Florida pulled in many conservative people looking to live near people wit

AuthorReal Estate Experts.  Date: November 3, 2022 4:09 am You worked with your real estate agent, the offer came in and it looks good! Now that you’ve accepted, you’re wondering when you get the money. It’s an important question, when and how does the seller get paid after selling a house? Before t

Share of First-time Buyers Smaller, Older Than in Past Year-over-year, the share of first-time home buyers dropped to a record low, while the age of a typical first-time buyer rose to an all-time high. Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042 Working With Buyers, First-Time Homebuyers, Working With S

12,000+ REALTORS® to Attend Annual Conference “Ready, Set, Grow” is the theme for this year’s Nov. 11-13 in-person and virtual event by the nation’s largest trade association. Media Contact:  Lauren Cozzi 202-383-1178

eSignature, Lockbox, MLS Apps Top REALTOR® Tech Tools Cyber security, 5G, drones, and the metaverse are also expected to impact real estate in the future, according to a survey of REALTORS®. Media Contact:  Spencer High 202-383-1051 MLS & Online Listings, Technology

Surging mortgage rates and persistently high home prices are motivating many of the buyers who remain in the market to relocate to more affordable areas, but migration may slow as the economy continues to soften. Nearly one-quarter (24.2%) of homebuyers nationwide looked to move to a different metro

AuthorScott Leventon.  Date: October 28, 2022 6:18 pm Ideal Agent is one of these agent matching services. We have dug deep to get the information on this company as well as Ideal Agent reviews, so you have what you need to make an informed decision on whether to use this platform or not. The post I

Pending Home Sales Waned 10.2% in September Pending home sales fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, declining month-over-month and year-over-year in all regions of the U.S. Media Contact:  Troy Green 202-383-1042

Pandemic-fueled migration to red and purple counties in key states has made them somewhat less white. Increasing diversity could swing some of those purple places blue in this year’s Senate midterms. But migration and shifts in racial makeup may fall short of counteracting the forces favoring Republ

Fewer homes are pending sale than in any October since at least 2015. Six metro areas are now experiencing year-over-year price declines. U.S. pending home sales fell 35% year over year during the four weeks ending October 23. That represents the largest annual decline and the fewest homes under con

AuthorSteph Matarazzo.  Date: October 27, 2022 2:40 pm It’s finally happened. Trends in the US housing market are responding to interest rate changes, and we are finally beginning to see home prices dip in many major metros. The post 2022 Fourth-Quarter Housing Market Trends: Prices Down, Rates Up a

AuthorSteph Matarazzo.  Date: October 26, 2022 5:48 pm While commission rates and realtor fees can differ between states and agents, it is commonly thought that sellers will typically pay between 5% and 6% in agent commissions when selling a home. This was the standard set many years ago that most p

AuthorChris Spina.  Date: October 26, 2022 5:22 pm New residents arrive seeking a better quality of life, including more space and more time in the outdoors. In fact, nearly 1,000 people move to Florida every day!   The post Florida Housing Market – Trends and Predictions for 2022 appeared first on