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    • Rising Rents: a Boon to Commercial Investors but a Bane for Renters

      Rising Rents: Boon to Commercial Investors; Bane for... REALTORS® reported strong sales and leasing activity for multifamily and industrial properties in the small commercial market.October 16, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) CororatonCommercial & Investment Real Estate, Rental Properties, Residential

    • Top Vacation Home Counties

      Top Vacation Home Counties NAR identified vacation home counties, the least expensive and most expensive areas, and a profile of buyers who can afford to buy a vacation home.October 10, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) CororatonVacation, Resort, and Second Homes

    • Building Financial Wellness

      Building Financial Wellness This post looks at the buying power and spending behavior by race/ethnicity, and the psychology of spending money and making financial decisions.October 3, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • Nearly Three Offers for Every Home Sold

      Nearly Three Offers for Every Home Sold In all states except North Dakota and Illinois, more respondents reported an increase than a decrease in buyer traffic.October 1, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton

    • August 2019 Pending Home Sales

      August 2019 Pending Home Sales August’s pending home sales pace was up 1.6% from last month and rose 2.5 % from a year ago.September 26, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • Addressing the Housing Supply Shortage: Washington D.C.

      Addressing the Housing Supply Shortage: Washington D.C. The "Inclusionary Zoning Implementation Act of 2006" helped improve Washington, DC housing affordability through new housing development...September 23, 2019By: Ben Zito

    • August 2019 Existing-Home Sales

      August 2019 Existing-Home Sales August's sales of existing homes increased 2.6% from August 2018. August's existing home sales reached a 5.49 million seasonally adjusted...September 20, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • Home Prices Appreciating Strongly in Less Expensive Midwest and South Metros

      Strong Appreciation in Midwest and South Metros Home prices are rising more quickly in less expensive metro areas, and are slowing or falling in more expensive metro areas.September 18, 2019By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton

    • July 2019 Housing Affordability Index

      July 2019 Housing Affordability Index At the national level, housing affordability is up from last month and up from a year ago.September 17, 2019By: Michael Hyman

    • Recognizing REALTORS® on Labor Day

      Recognizing REALTORS® on Labor Day Looking at data from the 2019 Member Profile we recognize REALTORS® for their hard work and successes this Labor Day.August 30, 2019By: Brandi Snowden