Can you play ball with NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall? The NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournament is set to begin this week. It looks like it will be another March Madness full of surprising upsets and nail-biting finishes. Do you have the skill (see: luck) to beat NAR’s president and submit the winning… Continue Reading Submit Your 2018 Men’s and Women’s #REALTORBrackets
By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine Pantone selected Ultra Violet as its 2018 Color of the Year. The vibrant color is popping up in more fashion, but when it comes to home design, is it just too bold for staging? After all, no one wants to deal with a purple elephant in the room when… Continue Reading Does the Color Purple Have a Place in Staging?
Security, disruption, communities, records, merit badges, home history, and malfunctions. When is it more prudent to use a credit card over a debit card? This should help. Looking for a more efficient appraisal? This company is set to disrupt. Our sleep is about to be disrupted, too. Florida is looking to join Arizona and Hawaii… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: March 5-9
In the monthly REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey, the National Association of REALTORS® asks members “In the neighborhood or area where you make most of your sales, what are your expectations for residential property prices over the next year?” Among the REALTOR® respondents who responded to the January 2018 survey, the median expected price change for… Continue Reading REALTORS® Expect Prices to Increase to Nearly 4% in Next 12 Months
Can you feel it? Warmer days are moving in (pun intended), and the spring real estate season is starting to buzz. So, if you’re looking for ways to get your YPN members in gear for spring, here are five real-life event ideas from other YPN groups around the country that will encourage networking, community involvement,… Continue Reading 5 Spring YPN Event Ideas
International Women’s Day is celebrated internationally on March 8th each year. It is a day to acknowledge the economic, political, and social achievements of women. In recognition of this day we can examine the profile of women REALTORS® using the 2017 Member Profile. Women in Real Estate: Women make up 63% of all REALTORS®, with… Continue Reading International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women around the globe. To mark the occasion, here is a look at women in real estate. The typical REALTOR® – a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of REALTORS® – is a 53-year-old… Continue Reading International Women’s Day: Women in Real Estate
The following is a statement from NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall regarding the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s potential plans to remove anti-discrimination language from its current mission statement: “As Realtors® join with our industry partners, allies and consumers throughout 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, we believe that fair housing for… Continue Reading NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall on HUD’s Potential Changes to its Mission Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sharon Delia (803) 772-5206 SC REALTORS® to host women in real estate conference COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 7, 2018) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) will host its first women in real estate conference, REAL Women, this Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The all-day event, which coincides with… Continue Reading SC REALTORS(R) to host women in real estate conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Sharon Delia (803) 772-5206 SC REALTORS® to host women in real estate conference COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 7, 2018) -- South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) will host its first women in real estate conference, REAL Women, this Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. The all-day event, which coincides with… Continue Reading SC REALTORS(R) to host women in real estate conference