Today marks the beginning of the 110th annual REALTORS® Conference and Expo. NAR welcomes attendees back to Chicago for the ninth time since the annual meetings began in 1908. Much has changed over the years, with the convention going from a modest affair of 120 attendees to grand event for more than 20,000 REALTORS®. In… Continue Reading The History of NAR’s Annual Conventions in Chicago
This Wednesday and Thursday, the REALTORS® Volunteer Build returned to Chicago, where it began in 2001. Learn how NAR members partnered with Habitat for Humanity and other volunteers to create more homeownership opportunities in West Pullman in REALTOR® Magazine’s Daily News. For a tour of the site, check out this playback of our Facebook Live… Continue Reading REALTORS® and Habitat for the Win
We’re proud to present REALTOR® Magazine’s very first conference session! It’s going to be a fast-paced presentation featuring real-world examples, expert advice, and concrete steps to produce marketing language that will appeal to younger clients. Our panelists range from a current member of REALTOR® Magazine’s 30 Under 30 class to the creative director of a marketing… Continue Reading Learn How to Speak ‘Millennial’ in a Live-Streamed Session
Reference pages are one-stop resource packages on dozens of subjects of interest to REALTORS®. On each page you’ll find links to articles, books, web sites, statistics, and other material on each subject. The list of the most-used references from Information Central for the month of October 2017 was released today: Starting Your Career Real Estate Office… Continue Reading Top Library Reference Pages for October 2017
It’s been 16 years since the National Association of REALTORS® hosted its annual Conference & Expo in Chicago. But now it’s back with anticipation reminiscent of a long-awaited Star Wars episode: Return of the REALTORS®. So, welcome back to the “City of the Big Shoulders,” a fitting setting for the 20,000 real estate professionals and… Continue Reading Welcome to Chicago, REALTORS®
Lee Davenport By Lee Davenport Are you posting like a manic on Instagram, using every hashtag known to man, yet you’re not generating leads from this popular social media network? “Arrgh…,” you think. “I knew all of this ‘Insta-fame’ hype was nonsense,” you smirk and resign in frustration. Not so fast, friend! Check out this… Continue Reading Why You’re Not Generating Leads From Instagram
Thank you to our loyal readers and top-industry contributors for helping to make Styled, Staged & Sold the top ranked “home staging blog on the planet!” Feedspot, a news RSS reader, ranked Styled, Staged & Sold number-one out of 100 staging blogs. Feedspot used the following criteria to rank the blogs: Google reputation and… Continue Reading Styled, Staged & Sold Earns Some Props
NAR released a summary of pending home sales data showing that September’s pending home sales pace was flat with no gain from last month and down 3.5 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… Continue Reading September 2017 Pending Home Sales
When the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board referred to the National Association of Realtors® as a “greedy” lobby for special interests in the tax reform debate, NAR President William E. Brown offered a swift response. “Defending middle-class homeowners isn’t ‘greedy’ because homeownership isn’t a ‘special interest,’” said Brown. “It’s a common interest.” Since then, other… Continue Reading NAR President Reminds Tax Reform Proponents That Homeownership is a “Common Interest”
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Index shows that U.S. prices of single-family homes continue to rise. The national index level in August reached a new high and is up 6.1 percent from a year earlier. But what does this mean for homeowners? Home prices affect the wealth of homeowners. As the price of housing increases,… Continue Reading Instant Reaction: August Owners’ Gains Forecast