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Social Networking…Realtor ® Style
Realtors® continue to use technology to keep in touch with their clients and build business. NAR’s Center for Realtor® Technology recently released a survey detailing just how Realtors® stay connected.
Affordable Housing
According to NAR’s latest metro price report, affordability conditions are improving in housing markets across the country. This trend is bolstered by softer existing-home prices coupled with record low interest rates.
Driving Public Policy Home
As the presidential primaries continue across the country, it’s important that homeownership remain part of the national dialogue.
HouseLogic.com Sweepstakes Underway
HouseLogic.com is launching a new sweepstakes for its readers with a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card. From January 23 through February 19 visitors to HouseLogic will have the opportunity to leave a comment on a featured blog focusing on a do-it-yourself, water-saving bathroom makeover.
Rents on the Rise
Rents are rising across the country. NAR research shows rents have been rising at a progressively stronger rate in recent years and projects they will rise another 3.5 percent in 2012. Vacancy rates have been trending down gradually and currently rest at 5 percent and that percentage is expected to fall even further in 2012 as demands for rent increase. Historically, 5 percent is seen as a “landlord’s market.”
Housing is Critical to Our Recovery
A recent Federal Reserve Board white paper, The U.S. Housing Market: Current Conditions and Policy Considerations, concluded that stabilizing and restoring the health of the housing market is critical to a broader economic recovery.