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At the National Flood Conference on Tuesday morning, a panel of five, including three Realtors®, examined the realities surrounding flood disclosure requirements and their impact on the real estate market. Austin Perez, senior insurance policy representative for the National Association of Realtors®, moderated the discussion and opened by highlighting some of NAR’s top research on… Continue Reading Realtors(R) Hold Panel Examining Nation’s Flood Disclosure Policies

By Chirag Shah Can you remember what it was like when you bought your first home? Whether you’re moving out of your parents’ house for the first time, buying your first place when getting married, or purchasing a larger home for an expanding family, you are going through an extreme change. For most people, everything… Continue Reading 3 Ways to Keep Building Client Relationships After the Sale

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine It’s been gray mania in home design over the last few years. We first saw grays grow as the base wall color in homes, then within flooring, furniture (hello, gray sofas!), and now gray colored kitchen cabinets are all the rage. Gray is everywhere! And while all these gray… Continue Reading How Much Is Too Much Gray in Home Design?

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 NAR Member Support at 800.874.6500 for assistance. Captivate The Science of… Continue Reading New Books–June 2019

Queen Victoria wearing shades, a beautiful eagle, moving a very old house, and much more, compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. Beautiful bald eagle photo from Canada. Celebrating Apollo 11 with Legos. Human Foosball in New Zealand. Tomas Fano/flickr/2009 We would not spend our money on this. Moving a house from Japan to… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: May 27-May 31

Employment conditions remain broadly positive as of April 2019, with 2.6 million jobs created from one year ago (April 2019 State Employment Monitor).  Wages are broadly rising faster than inflation in all industries, except for manufacturing and transportation and warehousing.  Employment is also shifting across industries, with an increasing fraction of jobs in health care,… Continue Reading Workforce Home Affordability as of April 2019

NAR released a summary of pending home sales data showing that April’s pending home sales pace was down 1.5 percent last month and fell 2.0 percent from a year ago. Pending sales represent homes that have a signed contract to purchase on them but have yet to close. They tend to lead Existing-Home Sales data… Continue Reading April 2019 Pending Home Sales

There continues to be a price mismatch between homebuyers and sellers, according to REALTORS® who responded to NAR’s April 2019 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey. In April 2019, REALTORS® reported that 48 percent of homebuyers were looking for a home at $250,000 or below. However, only 40 percent of the homes that sellers’ agents listed were… Continue Reading Homebuyer Search Price Range is Nearly 20 Percent Below List Price