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Journalists and others have written many articles about the settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and plaintiff attorneys regarding commissions.
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Sep 20, 2024 11:41:44 AM
Journalists and others have written many articles about the settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and plaintiff attorneys regarding commissions.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
Aug 6, 2022 3:33:36 PM
Uncertainty surrounding inflation and other economic factors resulted in a decline in the average U.S. mortgage interest rate, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market (PMMS) Survey for the week ending August 4, 2022.
Topics: Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Mortgage Rates & News, National Association of Realtors, Greater Boston Association of Realtors
Dec 18, 2021 7:34:42 PM
For the past 40 years, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has published an annual report on the state of the nation's real state market. The 2021 report covers the peak of the COVID-19 crisis and offers some interesting insights on homebuyer behavior in the past year.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors, first-time hombuyer
Mar 11, 2020 7:00:20 PM
Beyoncé may have had it wrong when she released her Grammy-winning hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" in 2008. It appears more and more single women would prefer a home of their own.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
Feb 8, 2019 9:09:11 AM
Despite tight inventory and rising home prices, Massachusetts first-time homebuyers made up more than a third of buyers statewide in 2018, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported recently.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
Nov 21, 2016 1:32:33 PM
Despite increasing home prices in most parts of the United States and the burden of student loan debt, first-time homebuyers nationwide made up 35 percent of the home-buying population, according to a data compiled by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for its 2016 homebuyers and sellers profile.
Feb 10, 2016 6:52:55 AM
Massachusetts first-time homebuyers didn't let increasing home prices and a lack of inventory deter their participation in the real estate market. Massachusetts first-time home buyers made up 41 percent of the total home-buying population in 2015, an increase from 39 percent in 2014, according to the 2015 Massachusetts Profile of Home Buyers & Sellers.
Topics: Real Estate Market, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
May 2, 2014 8:15:00 AM
Starting May 1, 2014, new rules for the National Flood Insurance Program went into effect. The North Shore Association of Realtors, located in Beverly, Massachusetts, provided its Realtor membership with the following information on the new flood insurance rules.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
Jan 4, 2014 6:45:00 AM
U.S. pending home sales increased slightly in November, with monthly increases in the South and West offseting declines in the Northeast and Midwest, the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) reported December 30, 2013.
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), as the NAR refers to it, is a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings. Nationally, pending home sales inched up 0.2 percent in November from October, but were 1.6 percent below November 2012. This data reflect contracts, but not actual real estate closings.
Topics: Real Estate Market, National Association of Realtors
Oct 7, 2013 8:42:00 AM
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidelines in July that prohibited dual agency in Federal Housing Authority (FHA) short sales; however, after pressure from the National Association of Realtors, HUD announced it has postponed the dual agency guidelines, according to an article in Inman News September 26, 2013
The new rules, revealed through a letter to mortgage servicers in July, were suppose to take effect October 1, 2013 and would have prohibited brokers and agents from representing both buyers and sellers in FHA short sales. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) opposed the new guidelines. HUD's new, now postponed, guidelines state, "To meet [Pre-foreclosure Sales] Addendum requirements, brokers and their agents may only represent the buyer or the seller, but not both parties."
Topics: Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors, Short Sales, Massachusetts Association of Buyer Agents
Sep 11, 2013 4:45:00 PM
Rising mortgage interest rates seem to have slowed the overall U.S. housing market, but will more expensive home loans curtail the red hot Massachusetts real estate market?
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index declined 1.3 percent to 109.5 in July from 110.9 in June, but the index is 6.7 above July 2012 when it stood at 102.6. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) tracks contracts, but not actual closings. It is a forward-looking indicator. U.S. Pending home sales have stayed above previous year levels for 27 months.
Topics: Real Estate Market, National Association of Realtors
Aug 2, 2013 9:34:00 AM
Many Massachusetts home buyers already desire homes close to public transportation, but the Bay State's gas tax hike that went into effect July 31, 2013 may increase the popularity of such homes.
According to a study released March 20, 2013 by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Boston real estate values during the last recession performed 129 percent better on average if they were located near public transportation with high-frequency service.
Topics: Home-buying Tips, Real Estate Misc., National Association of Realtors
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