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Existing-home sales decreased for the fourth straight month in July to their slowest pace in over two years, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The West was the only major region with an increase in sales last month. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, decreased… Continue Reading Existing-Home Sales Slip 0.7 Percent, Lowest Pace in Two Years

WASHINGTON (August 20, 2018) – On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development filed a housing discrimination complaint against Facebook, alleging the site’s targeting tools allow advertisers to intentionally exclude specific demographics from viewing or receiving certain housing-related ads. HUD claims the social media site violated the Fair Housing Act by enabling advertisers… Continue Reading Realtors® Applaud HUD Decision to Target Online Housing Discrimination

A new study from the National Association of REALTORS® found a decline in the number of foreign homebuyers in the U.S. as well as the total sales volume. Total international sales totaled $121 billion during April 2017 to March 2018, a 21 percent decline from the previous 12-month period. NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun blamed… Continue Reading Story Idea: NAR Study Shows Decline in International Home Buyers

The NAR Research Group and REALTOR.COM have partnered to conduct an analysis of affordability at different income levels for all active inventory on the market.  The result of this analysis, the REALTORS® Affordability Distribution Curve and Score, shows that housing affordability across the United States declined in July compared to a year earlier. The main… Continue Reading Housing Affordability in July 2018

The National Association of Realtors® is proud to introduce the Center for REALTOR® Financial Wellness, a new resource designed exclusively to meet the specific financial planning needs of Realtors® – members of the National Association of Realtors®. This comprehensive program includes education materials and resources for wealth building, business planning and investing in real estate.… Continue Reading NAR Introduces the Center for REALTOR® Financial Wellness

Photo credit: VHT Studios By Brian Balduf, VHT Studios Technology and the convenience it offers to buyers and sellers has changed real estate forever. The days of starting a home search inside the office or car of a real estate professional and touring five or six houses are long gone. Now, interested buyers expect to… Continue Reading Virtual Staging Transforms Cold, Vacant Spaces Into Warm, Welcoming Homes

Steve Martin, better meetings, a new Girl Scout cookie, a solution for open offices and making schools safer for students and staff. Making meetings more effective.  We all need that! More than 8 million square feet of shopping space–what else will the new Dubai Square mall contain? Floor to ceiling windows can make schools safer,… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: August 13-17