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The National Flood Insurance Program will likely get another short-term extension before its Dec. 8 expiration date, NAR Senior Legislative Policy Representative Austin Perez told REALTORS® at a federal legislative forum Friday at the 2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in Chicago. The short-term extension will give lawmakers in Congress time to finalize a longer-term revamping [...]

Leading power brokers shared their strategies for effectively reaching and engaging with consumers during a session titled, “New Strategies for Engaging Consumers,” during the 2017 REALTORS® Conference & Expo. REALTORS® and brokers from across the country listened as the panel discussed the importance of utilizing new technology, automating as many processes as you can and [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]