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On Tuesday May 14th, Brandi Snowden, Director, Member and Consumer Survey Research, presented survey findings on Association benefits and services to the Leading Edge Advisory Board committee meeting. The Leading Edge Advisory Board’s goal is to provide feedback to the Strategic Thinking Advisory Committee in identifying, analyzing and providing input on emerging issues and the [...]

On Tuesday May 14th, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun was interviewed in the NAR staff office at the Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo by the Real Estate Today radio show while being filmed for a video on the quarterly metro median price release, all at the same time. Powered by WPeMatico

On Tuesday May 14th, Amanda Riggs, Research Survey Analyst, presented the results of the 2019 REALTORS® and Sustainability Report to the Sustainability Advisory Group at the 2019 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings and Expo.   The report was started in 2017, and the goal was to survey NAR members on their knowledge and interaction with sustainability practices [...]

With economic conditions working in favor of homebuyers, REALTORS® reported an uptick in homebuying traffic in March 2019 compared to one year ago, according to NAR’s March  2019 REALTORS® Confidence Index Survey.[1] Low mortgage rate, a record low unemployment rate since 1953,  sustained job creation of more than 2 million per year since 2012, and [...]

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey In a throwback to the 1980s, neon colors are popping up in more home decor. The flashiness of neon colors is a sure-fire way to brighten up your home’s interior, and the way fluorescents are being worked into a room isn’t as nauseating as you might at first imagine. Adding in neon-green [...]

At the national level, housing affordability is down from last month but up from a year ago. Mortgage rates were down from last month at 4.51 percent this March, and down 2.6 percent compared to 4.63 percent a year ago. Housing affordability inclined from a year ago in March moving the index up modestly 0.1 [...]

Starbucks in an unexpected location, scam phone calls, the new Royal baby, and much more, compiled by Anne-Marie Siudzinski, Senior Library Information Specialist. Scam warning: ignore that one-ring phone call. Ooops! Here is what HBO has to say about this gaffe. Guarding your digital privacy. Who is your favorite minor Star Wars character?  We can’t [...]

By Sarah Anderson, VHT Studios Let’s face it: Moms work hard! Besides juggling their own work schedule, they are integral to keeping the family on track, from changing diapers to helping with homework to shuttling kids to and from school and assorted extracurricular activities. Because of that, when moms are looking for a property, they [...]

By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR® Magazine The speckled, spotted styles of granite countertops that have dominated kitchen design in recent years are moving out of the mainstream. In fact, those brown speckled granite countertops may even start to now age kitchens. Instead, countertops are blending in more to the kitchen design. A polished, solid colored [...]

By Drew Heasley I want to share some smart and efficient ways to spend your precious marketing dollars, as well as some tips for avoiding high-cost, low-producing marketing. The key is to find the marketing plan that works for you and stick with it. 1. Don’t sign a contract for a marketing program. You should [...]