Residential Real Estate

Studies: More Buyers of Color Forced to Wait Out Market

Two new NAR reports reveal the difficulties home buyers are facing across racial and ethnic lines and what can help them on their real estate journey. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Midwest Team’s Collegial Atmosphere in College Town Propels Success

Above: Matt Winzenried, center, with his team Talk about taking real estate marketing to the next level… Matt Winzenried Real Estate Partners, a Madison, Wisconsin brokerage aligned with Realty Executives, showcases T-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts featuring a stylized MW logo for sale on Amazon.com. While the agency leader’s plan wasn’t to have the clothing serve… […]

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Housing Affordability Challenges Persist in July 2023

At the national level, housing affordability was flat in July 2023 compared to the previous month. www.nar.realtor – Research

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Florida MLSes Unite Under One Search Portal

South Florida’s two largest Multiple Listing Services are now providing complete listing data to Nestfully, the leading consumer home listing portal developed and run by the residential real estate industry. Miami REALTORS® SEFMLS and Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie REALTORS®/BeachesMLS’ partnership means consumers can now search all South Florida properties on a leading portal… […]

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Ask the Newsmakers: Celebrating Success in a Fast-Paced Industry

Being a real estate agent can often be likened to Greek mythology’s Sisyphus rolling a boulder up a hill day in and day out. Once a sale is closed and your clients move in, it’s on to the next transaction. While many REALTORS® thrive in this type of fast-paced environment, when you spend so much… […]

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Window to the Law: Working with Non-English Speaking Clients

Multilingual and non-English speaking consumers represent a large and growing segment of the real estate market. Knowing how to serve these consumers is not only a good business strategy, it helps real estate professionals stay compliant with fair housing laws. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing

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Broker Marketing Kits Essential to Agent Success

With the media landscape evolving at a lightning-fast pace each day, brokers and agents have been scrambling to keep up with ways to capture the attention of potential buyers and sellers.  From GPS-enabled digital ads to interstate highway billboards, the noise of modern marketing is all around us, but as with everything else in real… […]

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Home Enhancements Owners Should Avoid Before Selling

When you are preparing to sell your home, there are many improvements you can make. While you’ll get many suggestions for things you can do to make your home easier to sell, people rarely suggest things you don’t need to fix. Fixing up your home can be costly, and you might not get the return… […]

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Instant Reaction: Mortgage Rates, September 07, 2023

Mortgage interest rates eased this week from 7.18% to 7.12%. Although this is the fourth week above 7%, demand is still active in the housing market despite higher rates. www.nar.realtor – Research

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NAR Celebrates 2023 Good Neighbor Awards Finalists for Community Dedication

NAR Celebrates 2023 Good Neighbor Awards Finalists These NAR members exemplify the essence of what it means to be a good neighbor, turning their passion and dedication into real-world change. Media Contact:  Spencer High 202-383-1051

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