Michael Crist

Bright and early on Thursday May 16th, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented his economic outlook on current and forecast trends to members attending the 2019 NAR Legislative Meetings & Expo.  In his update, Yun spoke about challenges facing the economy, as well as positive developments that members should watch for.   Also speaking were… Continue Reading Research behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo: Residential Economic Issues & Trends Forum

On Wednesday May 15th, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Shannon McGahn gave an update on messages for meeting with Members of Congress that included several data points from Research reports and surveys, notably the 2018 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, the 2018 C.A.R.E. (Community Aid and Real Estate) report and the newly released 2019… Continue Reading Research Behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo: Research Everywhere

On Tuesday May 14th, Research Economist Gay Cororaton spoke to the Global Alliances Advisory Board.  She spoke about reports and data that Research produces that would be of interest to global-minded audiences. She also discussed the newly-redesigned State Economic Data for Engaging in International Real Estate.  During April 2017-March 2018, there was $121B in foreign… Continue Reading Research Behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo: Global Alliances Advisory Board

On Tuesday May 14th, Research Economist Gay Cororaton gave a commercial real estate update to the Commercial Real Estate Advisory Board. She spoke about the findings of the 2019 Q1 Commercial Real Estate Market Survey and gave insights on trends in the commercial market. Along with an economic update, Gay discussed the findings of several… Continue Reading Research Behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo: Commercial Real Estate Advisory Board

By Jef Conn We all want to make more money, to be the best agent or broker, to sell the most houses or commercial properties. Regardless of how much time you’ve spent in your real estate career, the following five tips will help you make more money this year and every year after. But first,… Continue Reading Do These 5 Things To Make More Money This Year (And Every Year After)

On Tuesday May 14th, the Research team spoke about some of the possibilities of predictive analytics to the Data Strategies Committee.  Aleksander Velkoski, Director of Data Science, and Karen Belita, Data Scientist, presented descriptive and predictive examples of analytics at work in member retention and communication outreach to the committee.   The purpose of the… Continue Reading Research Behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo: Data Strategies Committee

On Tuesday May 14th, Brandi Snowden, Director, Member and Consumer Survey Research, presented survey findings on Association benefits and services to the Leading Edge Advisory Board committee meeting. The Leading Edge Advisory Board’s goal is to provide feedback to the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee in identifying, analyzing and providing input on emerging issues and the… Continue Reading Research Behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo: Leading Edge Advisory Board

On Tuesday May 14th, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun was interviewed in the NAR staff office at the Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo by the Real Estate Today radio show while being filmed for a video on the quarterly metro median price release, all at the same time. Powered by WPeMatico

On Tuesday May 14th, Amanda Riggs, Research Survey Analyst, presented the results of the 2019 REALTORS® and Sustainability Report to the Sustainability Advisory Group at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Expo.   The report was started in 2017, and the goal was to survey NAR members on their knowledge and interaction with sustainability practices… Continue Reading Research Behind the Scenes at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Expo: Sustainability Advisory Group

With economic conditions working in favor of homebuyers, REALTORS® reported an uptick in homebuying traffic in March 2019 compared to one year ago, according to NAR’s March  2019 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey.[1] Low mortgage rate, a record low unemployment rate since 1953,  sustained job creation of more than 2 million per year since 2012, and… Continue Reading Homebuying Continues to Pick Up in March 2019 Amid Favorable Economic Conditions