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Hurricane(s), chocolate, Shatner, behaviors, electric cars, flavor, language, and Google Drive. Where there were once many available rental units, now not so many. Stay safe! Track Hurricane Irma here. And in case you didn’t know, Hurricane Jose is behind it. Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office/flickr/2017 A new kind of chocolate? Why try to… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: September 4-8
A week ago we introduced a new measure of foot traffic, the foot traffic volume index. This week we provide an update on the August trend in traffic. Foot traffic rose on a seasonally adjusted basis for the second consecutive month suggesting an end to the downward trend posted this summer. Foot traffic has a… Continue Reading Foot Traffic Picks Up
Football fans around the country will be gathering in front of a TV this week to catch their favorite team in action for the first time this season. To celebrate the start of the journey to Super Bowl LII, the National Association of Realtors® is throwing an accurate spiral of recent real estate facts with the… Continue Reading The Road to the Big Game: Where 52 Shows Up in Real Estate
Pricing for the iPhone 8 hasn’t been announced, but many expect it to meet or exceed the close-to-$1000 cost of the Galaxy Note 8. This is pretty freaky: the frequency range at which voice assistants such as Siri and Alexa listen for commands is far wider than humans can hear; that means hackers can control… Continue Reading Smart Phones Cost How Much Now? The Answer, And More, In Five For Wednesday
Approximately 60 percent of homebuyers financed their home using a 6 percent – or less – down payment, according to data from the National Association of REALTORS®. With the most recent median existing-home price clocking in at $258,300, a 6 percent down payment is $15,498. Here are some simple suggestions from NAR on how potential… Continue Reading Infographic: A Dollar a Day: Simple Ways to Save For a Down Payment
Not many people possess the language skills of my older brother. I learned early on never to play Scrabble or Balderdash with him, but whenever I didn’t understand the meaning of a word, I could always ask him. And I did. Until I got my first smartphone, and a Master’s degree in Library and Information… Continue Reading Legalese
Chuck Reed The United States has a housing shortage. That’s why home prices are rising faster than what many people can afford. But in California, the housing shortage is a crisis. Many people want to live and work in the state, but developers have little incentive to build housing the average person can afford, especially… Continue Reading We Know We Need Housing and How to Get It. Unfortunately, That’s Where We Stop
WASHINGTON (September 5, 2017) – The National Association of Realtors® has honored 10 Realtors® as finalists of REALTOR® Magazine’s 2017 Good Neighbor Awards. This award honors Realtors®who make an extraordinary impact on their community through volunteer work. This year marks the 18th year the Good Neighbor Awards program has recognized Realtor® volunteers. Those being honored have… Continue Reading Realtor® Good Neighbor Award Finalists Honored for Their Tireless Efforts to Give Back
WASHINGTON (September 5, 2017) – The National Flood Insurance Program is now less than one month away from expiration, raising concerns that homeowners, consumers, and commercial property owners could soon find themselves either unprotected or unable to get a mortgage. In July, the National Association of Realtors® announced it had reached an agreement with the U.S.… Continue Reading With National Flood Insurance Program Expiring Soon, Realtors® Sound the Alarm
In less than one month, authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program Expires. The National Association of Realtors® is raising alarm bells about the potential effect on homeowners, consumers, and commercial property owners, with a note to Congress that it’s time to take action. “With Congress returning from August recess today, extending the NFIP to… Continue Reading With Congress Back from Recess, Realtors® Call for Action on Flood Insurance