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NAR Calls Housing Market Slump Temporary as Pending Home Sales Fall in March
Pending home sales fell in March, seeing expected declines as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major regions saw drops in month-over-month contract
Nearly 3 in 4 Realtors® This Week Report Sellers Haven’t Lowered Listing Prices to...
Nearly 3 in 4 Realtors® currently working with sellers this week – 74% – reported their clients haven’t reduced listing prices to attract buyers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors
A Quarter of Realtors® This Week Report Homes Coming Under Contract Without Buyers First...
A quarter of Realtors® with clients putting contracts on homes this week had at least one do so without physically seeing the property, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors
Home Sales Increase Year-Over-Year Despite Expected Monthly March Sales Decline Due to Impact of...
Existing-home sales fell in March following a February that saw significant nationwide gains, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major regions reported a dip
Pending Home Sales Increase 2.4% in February
Pending home sales rose in February, climbing for the second consecutive month, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Each of the four major regions saw an increase in month-over-month contract activity
Existing-Home Sales Jump 6.5% in February
Existing-home sales climbed substantially in February after a slight decline in January, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Of the four major regions, only the Northeast reported a drop in sales
NAR Survey Finds Nearly Half of Realtors® Say Home Buyer Interest Has Decreased Due...
Nearly half of Realtors® – 48% – said home buyer interest has decreased due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors
Survey Finds Nearly 1 in 4 Home Sellers Changed How Their Home is Viewed...
Nearly 1 in 4 home sellers nationwide are changing how their home is viewed while the home remains on the market due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors
Home Buying Desires of Millennials Mirror Silent Generation, Realtor® Report Finds
A number of the homebuying characteristics of younger millennials are replicating the buying desires of those in the silent generation.This is according to the latest study from the National Association of Realtors®,
Realtors® Applaud Calabria, FHFA Investment in Housing Affordability Solutions
National Association of Realtors® President Vince Malta issued the following statement in response to reports that the Federal Housing Finance Agency – under the direction of Mark Calabria – allocated $502.2 million
Pending Home Sales Ascend 5.2% in January
Pending home sales rebounded in January, ticking up following a decline in December, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Only the West region reported a minor drop in month-over-month contract activity
Existing-Home Sales Drop 1.3% in January
Existing-home sales declined in January, continuing a fluctuating pattern of monthly increases and declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Significant declines in the West region dragged down nationwide numbers
NAR Echoes White House Calls for Local Solutions to Address Housing Affordability Crisis
National Association of Realtors® President Vince Malta issued the following statement after the White House Council of Economic Advisers issued a report warning America’s GDP growth is threatened by housing affordability constraints
Second Century Ventures Continues Global Expansion of REACH Accelerator
Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, announced Monday plans to expand the REACH Accelerator program to Canada.
Minority Homeownership Rates Continue to Lag Behind the National Average, NAR Finds
The United States homeownership rate has recently seen a rebound to 65.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from a low of 62.9% in the second quarter of 2016. While the increase in the overall homeownership rate is encouraging
NAR Announces New Cyber Liability Insurance Program for Realtors®
The National Association of Realtors® this morning announced a partnership with CyberPolicy® to deliver a new cyber liability insurance program designed to meet the unique needs of real estate professionals
Metro Home Prices Rise in 94% of Metro Areas in Fourth Quarter of 2019
The vast majority of metro areas saw price gains and very small increases in inventory in the final quarter of 2019, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors
NAR’s Second Annual Policy Forum Explores Barriers to Affordable Housing in U.S.
As home prices continue rising faster than wages in a majority of U.S. markets, the National Association of Realtors® and its 1.4 million members have made housing affordability a top advocacy priority in 2020.
NAR Asks HUD to Consider Potential Solutions to Housing Affordability Crisis
The National Association of Realtors® is urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider a series of policy proposals it believes will address housing affordability constraints
NAR Seeks Entries for 2020 Volunteering Works Mentoring Program
For 11 years, the National Association of Realtors® has given Realtors® who have demonstrated a commitment to public service an opportunity to enhance their charitable work through the Volunteering Works Grant and Mentoring Program
