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REALTOR® Award Finalists Recognized for Volunteer Efforts
Ten Realtors® were recognized today by the National Association of Realtors® as finalists for REALTOR® Magazine’s 2011 Good Neighbor Awards.
News Releases
News Releases
Hurricane Irene Underscores Importance of Reauthorizing National Flood Insurance Program
As homeowners across the East Coast brace for Hurricane Irene and the heavy rains that are expected to fall over the next few days, the current threat underscores the importance of flood insurance, which is the only way for homeowners to financially protect their property or businesses from flood damages.
Bus Tour Brings Home Ownership Matters to Grand Rapids
Changes to the mortgage interest deduction could dramatically impact home owners and aspiring home owners in Grand Rapids, Mich., and beyond. That’s just one of the many issues the National Association of Realtors® wants Michigan residents to know about as the Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour pulls into Grand Rapids this week.
Second Quarter Metro Area Prices Mixed with Little Change, State Sales Down
Median existing-home prices declined modestly in the second quarter with 27 percent of metropolitan areas experiencing price gains from a year ago, while state home sales declined from the second quarter of 2010.
REALTORS® Rally for Joplin Recovery
As the National Association of Realtors® Home Ownership Matters bus crosses Missouri this week, a stop in Joplin, Mo., today will underscore Realtors®’ commitment to rebuilding the local community.
Realtors Urge Action on Debt Ceiling
National Association of Realtors® President Ron Phipps called on Congress to resolve the mounting debt ceiling crisis before the August 2 deadline.
NAR and NHC Bring Workers Home Through Workforce Housing Forum
Washington, DC, July 28, 2011 -- Public and private sector workers in the Northeast need more affordable housing opportunities. In response, the National Association of Realtors®, in partnership with the National Housing Conference, will host a regional forum today in Boston to help develop solutions to workforce housing issues.
Homeownership Tax Benefits Must Be Preserved, Say Realtors®
Any changes to the mortgage interest deduction now or in the future could threaten recent progress toward stabilizing the housing market, critically erode home prices and values, destroy middle-class wealth accumulation and hurt economic growth.
Pending Home Sales Rise in June
Pending home sales increased in June following a wide swing down in April and then up in May, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Activity increased in the West and South but declined in the Midwest and Northeast; all regions show strong double-digit gains from a year ago.
Bus Tour Brings Home Ownership Matters to Memphis
If regulators get their way, many qualified home buyers in Memphis, Tenn., may be shut out of the market very soon. That’s one of the reasons the National Association of Realtors® will be in town this weekend as part of its Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour.