NAR released a summary of pending home sales data showing that September’s pending home sales are up 1.5 percent from last month and also up 2.4 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 September 2016 Pending Home Sales
WASHINGTON (October 31, 2016) — The quickening pace of home sales over the past year included a small rebound from two key segments of buyers who have been missing in action in recent years: first-time buyers and single women. This is according to the National Association of Realtors®' annual Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers,… Continue Reading First-time Buyers, Single Women Gain Traction in NAR’s 2016 Buyer and Seller Survey
Home sellers decide to move for many reasons. Using the 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, we can discover these reasons as well as some surprising reasons for selling a home. Among all home sellers, 18 percent decided to sell their current home because it was too small. The desire to move closer to… Continue Reading Halloween and Home Sellers in 2016
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Are you killing it in sales, taking on leadership roles, or making a difference in your community? You may have what it takes to join the ranks of the 30 Under 30 class of 2017. REALTOR® Magazine is accepting applications now through Jan. 17. All members of the National Association of REALTORS® who will be… Continue Reading Apply Today for 30 Under 30 2017
CUBS!, innovation, photography, physics, elections, mystery, Halloween, home buying, food, and amenities. Did you hear who made it to the World Series this year? GO CUBS GO! (Forgive our department’s bias — we are headquartered in Chicago, after all) Learn management lessons from Joe Maddon. This seems harder than using stairs, but okay… Virtual reality… Continue Reading What We’re Reading: October 24-28
The following is NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun’s reaction to this morning’s release of U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during this year’s third quarter: “The economy looks solid as GDP grew by 2.9% on an annualized basis in the third quarter. This is only the very first read based on incomplete information and there will… Continue Reading Instant Reaction: Third Quarter GDP
WASHINGTON (October 27, 2016) — The National Association of Realtors® and Ulta Beauty are pleased to announce a new 10-year tenant partnership to bring Ulta Beauty’s retail store to the Realtor® Building at 430 North Michigan Avenue. Ulta Beauty is the largest national beauty retailer with more than 900 store locations across the U.S. featuring cosmetics,… Continue Reading Ulta Beauty to Open Retail Store on North Michigan Avenue
WASHINGTON (October 27, 2016) — Pending home sales shifted higher in September following August's notable dip and are now at their fifth highest level over the past year, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Increases in the South and West outgained declines in the Northeast and Midwest. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking… Continue Reading Pending Home Sales Edge Up in September
Every year I like to take a look at some of the authors who are going to be speaking at the REALTORS® Conference and Expo, in the hopes of giving attendees a list of reading materials for the ride down, and to provide those who can’t attend an option for following along in a literary… Continue Reading A Reader’s Guide to Orlando