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Have you ever wondered what the most common reasons are for selling a home?  Or how smart home devices impact resale value? The librarians at NAR can help you find the answers through our research request service, a member benefit since the earliest days of the library. Some insight into what this process looked like… Continue Reading “Questions about Real Estate” Reveals Members’ Research Needs from 80 Years Ago

Even as organizations have embraced tweets, Facebook posts and other social media tools as central elements of their communications strategies, many are not paying enough attention to making sure the information they put out sends the message they intend. The result has been a slew of embarrassing, offensive and otherwise inappropriate information that organizations have… Continue Reading Social Media’s Power Is Tempered by Risk, Expert Says

James Vasquez By James Vasquez If you’re like most real estate agents, you probably source deals for your clients who are looking for fixer uppers or rental property using only one tool, your local multiple listing service (MLS); ours is San Antonio Board of REALTORS® MLS. When I first got started in real estate seven… Continue Reading 4 Ways to Find Off-Market Deals for Buyers

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine  Porching is gaining a following. And as the summer heats up, who doesn’t want to hang out on a cozy, stylish front porch or veranda while reading, sipping wine, or saying “hello” to neighbors as they pass by? Some houses were just made for porching too. Check out some of… Continue Reading The Best Homes for ‘Porching’

NAR released a summary of pending home sales data showing that May’s pending home sales pace is down 0.8 percent from last month and down 1.7 percent from a year ago. Pending sales are homes that have a signed contract to purchase on them but have yet to close. They tend to lead Existing Home… Continue Reading A Look at Pending Home Sales Numbers for May

Based on the Expectations & Market Realities in Real Estate 2017: Intersection of Global Change report—released by Situs RERC, Deloitte and the National Association of REALTORS®—commercial real estate (CRE) investors took a step back during 2016. Large cap CRE sales volume declined by double digits on a yearly basis, with $489 billion in closed transactions… Continue Reading Regulatory Framework Cuts Bank Capital for Commercial Deals in REALTOR® Markets

Before you all venture off to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend, take a look at our new monthly video series, Housing Minute. Housing Minute uses animated video to highlight in under one minute the most important housing data from NAR Research, including existing-home sales, pending home sales and other regular surveys. A new video… Continue Reading Introducing Housing Minute

Building materials, punctuation, architecture, technology, hiring, pollution, and Julia Child. You might avoid polystyrene packaging, but it is proving to have benefits as a construction material. Is the Oxford comma necessary? Only if you value clarity. You’re probably familiar with the exteriors of these architectural landmarks, but have you seen the interiors? We have a… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: June 26-30

Where are these home value estimates coming from? By Karen Belita, Data Scientist The prevalence of technology gives anyone more access to a broad spectrum of information on the internet. In real estate, access to property details and values is easier due partly to Automated Valuation Models or AVMs. Automated Valuation Models spit out a… Continue Reading Online Home Value Estimates Are NOT Appraisals

Health care is on top of the Senate’s agenda right now but tax reform is not far behind. The exact shape of reform won’t be known until a proposal is put forward, but lawmakers in the House several months ago released a reform concept that raises serious concerns for the real estate industry. The administration… Continue Reading Learn How Tax Reform Might Affect Home Sales