NAR PULSE—Share the message of safety with your agents this month! Encourage them to register for NAR's REALTOR® Safety Program webinar scheduled for September 12 at 1:00 p.m. CT. They will learn how to form good habits that will help them stay safe on the job year-round.
Now that the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been extended through Nov. 30, 2018, Congress should pass a long-term reauthorization and reform measure that strengthens the program while providing certainty to property owners in 22,000 communities nationwide.
Administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the NFIP...
In the following interview, Tonya Hamilton, vice president, Relocation and Business Development, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Woodmont Realty in Brentwood, Tenn., discusses the advantages of the brand, the local market, trends, and more.
Region Served: Greater Nashville and the Middle Tennessee area
Years in Real Estate: 16
Number of Offices: 2
Number...
Editor's Note: The Disruptor Roundup analyzes companies implementing unconventional models.
Ribbon is a cash-buyer intermediary that allows homebuyers to beat out the competition in a busy market with multiple-offer scenarios. Buyers have the competitive edge by being able to submit an all-cash offer on the home,...
U.S. housing markets, when viewed as a whole, are now in rent territory, meaning renting and reinvesting, on average, will outperform owning and building equity in terms of wealth creation, according to the latest national index produced by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University faculty.
The last time U.S....
Over 400 innovators, investors and Realtors® gathered in San Francisco for NAR's inaugural Innovation, Opportunity & Investment Summit (iOi), this week to debate, discuss and collaborate on real estate's most pressing technology issues. During the summit, real estate technology companies, the investment community and business executives joined Realtors® to...
Realtor.com® has announced the findings of its August housing trend report which revealed a surge in price cuts and the second largest drop in the U.S. median list price in three years. Although competition between buyers remained stiff and list prices continue to rise, the report also revealed a...
The Market Composite Index, which measures mortgage loan application volume, dropped by 1.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending August 24, 2018, according to recent data by the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey.
Unadjusted, the Index decreased by 3 percent from the previous...
Pending home sales stepped back in July and have now fallen on an annual basis for seven straight months, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
The Pending Home Sales Index, a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings, decreased 0.7 percent to 106.2 in July from 107.0 in...
U.S. home prices continue to surge according to the latest S&P CoreLogic/Case-Shiller Indices, which found June prices on an upward trend (at 6.2 percent year-over-year), inciting affordability concerns.
“Home prices continue to rise across the U.S.” said David M. Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the Index Committee at S&P...