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HouseLogic Announces $1,000 Sweepstakes and Backyard Makeover Webisodes
HouseLogic.com has created a video series chronicling the $20,000 backyard makeover for Allison and Aaron Smith, the winners of the website's "Boost Your Roost" contest earlier this summer.
September Existing-Home Sales Down but Prices Continue to Improve
September existing-home sales declined modestly, but inventory continued to tighten and the national median home price recorded its seventh back-to-back monthly increase from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Realtors® Focus on Workforce Housing Challenges, Solutions at National Forum
The National Association of Realtors® will host a national forum today in Chicago focusing on the housing needs of working families.
Low Valuation in Home Appraisals Causing Steady Level of Contract Glitches
The real estate market is recovering but still faces hurdles, notably from tight mortgage credit, but problems with a sizeable share of real estate appraisals also are holding back home sales, according to NAR survey findings.
Discounted Sprint Plans Make it Easier for Realtors® to Connect
Home buyers and sellers count on their real estate agent to be accessible any time of day. NAR is making this even easier for its members through a new collaboration with Sprint through the REALTOR Benefits® Program that provides members with significant savings on wireless phone service plans.
Pending Home Sales Decline in August
After reaching a two-year peak, pending home sales fell in August but are at elevated levels compared with a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
HouseLogic Named Best Online Content Marketing Program of the Year
HouseLogic.com, a comprehensive website about all aspects of homeownership from the National Association of Realtors®, has won Content Marketing Institute's (CMI) 2012 Content Marketing Orange Award for the Content Marketing "Program of the Year" in the online channel.
August Existing-Home Sales and Prices Rise
Existing-home sales continued to improve in September and the national median price rose on a year-over-year basis for the sixth straight month, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Home Sales and Job Creation would Rise with Sensible Lending Standards
Survey findings and an analysis of historic credit scores and loan performance show that a return to safe and sound lending standards would boost home sales and add jobs.
Terrorism Risk Insurance Vital to Commercial Real Estate Market, Say Realtors®
American businesses rely upon the availability and affordability of terrorism risk insurance and it's a vital component of most commercial real estate transactions, the National Association of Realtors® said in testimony today.