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Photo Credit: Pulte Homes By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine We’re seeing a revival of the 1960s love for velvet in home décor. Velvet has been making its way into more fashion and now it’s expected to make a bigger splash in home décor in 2018. This heavier fabric can add some luster to a… Continue Reading Hot Home Trend: Bring on the Velvet
To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, the National Association of Realtors® is going green. Recent data has shown that Realtors® are seeing green properties and energy efficient homes becoming more popular with home buyers. According to the NAR Sustainability Survey, nearly half of Realtors® see consumer interest and demand for greener, more sustainable properties. Below are… Continue Reading St. Patrick’s Day: Looking at a Market Going Green
Existing-home sales declined 2.3 percent in January from one month prior while new home sales dropped 7.8 percent. These headline figures are seasonally adjusted figures and are reported in the news. However, for everyday practitioners, simple raw counts of home sales are often more meaningful than the seasonally adjusted figures. The raw count determines income… Continue Reading Raw Count of Home Sales (January 2018)
Housing, automation, language, valuation, St. Patrick’s Day, and management. Could 3D-printed homes solve the housing crisis? Time will tell. Thinking of buying a fixer-upper without HGTV’s help? Consider these things before buying to avoid money pits. Could autonomous vehicles be the difference between location, location, location, and just location, location? Marc van der Chijs/flickr/2015 The… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: March 13-16
The following is NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s reaction to this morning’s U.S. Commerce Department report on residential construction in February: “The fall in housing starts in February is a movement in the wrong direction. The key to economic prosperity at this juncture of economic expansion is to produce more new homes. That will help… Continue Reading Instant Reaction: February Housing Starts
Samantha Jones By Samantha Jones Four-leaf clovers. The Blarney Stone. Horseshoes. Lucky rabbit’s feet. St. Patrick’s Day has me thinking about the luck of the Irish and good luck charms. But luck isn’t necessarily going to help you close a deal. In real estate, you’re bound to hit your fair share of hurdles. Obstacles and… Continue Reading It Takes More Than Irish Luck to Close a Real Estate Deal
Happy Pi Day! Celebrated every year on March 14 – 3.14 – it is the perfect time of year to celebrate all things Pi. Here at the National Association of REALTORS® we are looking at some of our favorite Pie Charts from the most recent Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers (and eating a slice… Continue Reading #PiDay Pie Charts!
NAR members and Association staff can borrow up to six electronic books, digital audios and/or videos at no cost, through the Virtual Library eBooks Collection. Members can also borrow up to three books for 30 days from the Library Catalog for a nominal fee of $10. Call Information Services at 800.874.6500 for assistance. The Nordstrom Way by Robert… Continue Reading New Books–March 2018
Can you play ball with NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall? The NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournament is set to begin this week. It looks like it will be another March Madness full of surprising upsets and nail-biting finishes. Do you have the skill (see: luck) to beat NAR’s president and submit the winning… Continue Reading Submit Your 2018 Men’s and Women’s #REALTORBrackets
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Pantone selected Ultra Violet as its 2018 Color of the Year. The vibrant color is popping up in more fashion, but when it comes to home design, is it just too bold for staging? After all, no one wants to deal with a purple elephant in the room when… Continue Reading Does the Color Purple Have a Place in Staging?