While the GOP tax plan will not increase GDP, the real estate market does hold the key to economic growth, according two prominent economists at the REALTORS® Conference & Expo on Friday. While the country’s GDP hit the three percent growth mark promised by President Trump during his 2016 campaign over the past two quarters,… Continue Reading No Path to 3% GDP Growth Without Real Estate
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presented his 2018 economic and housing forecast this morning here at the 2017 Realtors® Conference and Expo in Chicago. Yun expects existing-home sales to rise 3.7 percent next year. However, there are some caveats. Low supply could continue to suppress sales, especially to first-time buyers, and the passage of a tax… Continue Reading NAR’s 2018 Housing and Economic Forecast
Did you know that the National Association of REALTORS® Broker Involvement Program offers broker advocacy grants for state and local associations? These funds are available to help associations create activities to recruit, retain, educate, and engage brokers and their agents. In 2016, the first year the grants were available, 16 associations took advantage of them.… Continue Reading REALTOR® Associations Get Brokers Involved
2017 NAR President-elect Elizabeth Mendenhall accepts the Elevate YPN award from 2017 Advisory Board Chair Krista Clark. Gratitude was a theme at the YPN Advisory Board meeting during the REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Chicago Thursday, as NAR’s 2018 President Elizabeth Mendenhall, CEO of RE/MAX Boone Realty in Columbia, Mo., was honored with the Elevate… Continue Reading ‘Tomorrow’s Leaders, Today’
Pricing, hauntings, misbehavior, groceries, engineering, HR, plots, and voids. Noticing a rise in house prices? It’s not just you. According to some sources, there are specters hanging around the White House. dead cat/flickr/2010 Kids will be kids, but we’d be surprised if this one‘s punishment stopped at grounding. Please read this before your next grocery… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: Oct. 30 – Nov. 3
Today marks the beginning of the 110th annual REALTORS® Conference and Expo. NAR welcomes attendees back to Chicago for the ninth time since the annual meetings began in 1908. Much has changed over the years, with the convention going from a modest affair of 120 attendees to grand event for more than 20,000 REALTORS®. In… Continue Reading The History of NAR’s Annual Conventions in Chicago
This Wednesday and Thursday, the REALTORS® Volunteer Build returned to Chicago, where it began in 2001. Learn how NAR members partnered with Habitat for Humanity and other volunteers to create more homeownership opportunities in West Pullman in REALTOR® Magazine’s Daily News. For a tour of the site, check out this playback of our Facebook Live… Continue Reading REALTORS® and Habitat for the Win
We’re proud to present REALTOR® Magazine’s very first conference session! It’s going to be a fast-paced presentation featuring real-world examples, expert advice, and concrete steps to produce marketing language that will appeal to younger clients. Our panelists range from a current member of REALTOR® Magazine’s 30 Under 30 class to the creative director of a marketing… Continue Reading Learn How to Speak ‘Millennial’ in a Live-Streamed Session
Reference pages are one-stop resource packages on dozens of subjects of interest to REALTORS®. On each page you’ll find links to articles, books, web sites, statistics, and other material on each subject. The list of the most-used references from Information Central for the month of October 2017 was released today: Starting Your Career Real Estate Office… Continue Reading Top Library Reference Pages for October 2017
It’s been 16 years since the National Association of REALTORS® hosted its annual Conference & Expo in Chicago. But now it’s back with anticipation reminiscent of a long-awaited Star Wars episode: Return of the REALTORS®. So, welcome back to the “City of the Big Shoulders,” a fitting setting for the 20,000 real estate professionals and… Continue Reading Welcome to Chicago, REALTORS®