Residential Real Estate
Window to the Law: NAR’s Fair Housing Action Plan
Common scenarios like providing a buyer with school information or taking a pocket listing can open up real estate professionals to potential discrimination issues. Find out how NAR is addressing these scenarios and more with its ACT! Initiative. www.nar.realtor – Fair Housing
Still Cheaper to Own; Forbearance Improvement Slows; No More Record Low Rates?
In most parts of the country owning a home is more affordable than renting one according to ATTOM Data Solutions’ 2021 Rental Affordability Report . The company looked at the median price of a three-bedroom home in 915 U.S. counties and the rent for a comparable home and found owning more affordable 572 or 63 […]
Statement in Response to Events at U.S. Capitol
Statement in Response to Events at U.S. Capitol “NAR stands with our democracy and our nation’s centuries-old observance of peaceful protests and the peaceful transfer of power.” Media Contact: Wesley Shaw 202-383-1193
Weekly Retail Update: January 5, 2021
2020 was a year that saw a pandemic end the longest U.S. economic expansion in history and sent other economies into an economic downturn. www.nar.realtor – Research
Residential Spending Continues to Lead Construction Numbers
Total spending on construction projects in the U.S. rose 0.9 percent in November compared to October. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated that the seasonally adjusted annual spending on all types of construction was $ 1.459 trillion during the month compared to $ 1.447 trillion the prior month, an 0.9 percent increase. The rate was up […]
Mortgage Rates Closing Out The Year at Record Lows
For all practical purposes, the year is over when it comes to mortgage rate volatility. True, there is some small chance that political developments conspire to push rates just a bit higher in the next two days, but the damage would be insignificant in the bigger picture. In other words, we’re looking at “all-time low […]
Pending Home Sales Slide 2.6% in November
Pending Home Sales Slide 2.6% in November Despite the fall in month-over-month pending sales, contract signings were up 16.4% from one year ago and reached a record high for November. Media Contact: Quintin Simmons 202-383-1178
These are the 7 biggest tax changes for 2021 – Yahoo Finance
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Home Prices Still Soaring; Rates Closing Out 2020 at Record Lows
For all practical purposes, the year is over when it comes to mortgage rate volatility. True, there is some small chance that political developments conspire to push rates just a bit higher in the next two days, but the damage would be insignificant in the bigger picture. In other words, we’re looking at “all-time low […]