Pending Home Sales Decline in January
WASHINGTON (February 28, 2011) – Pending home sales eased moderately in January for the second straight month, but remain 20.6 percent above the cyclical low last June, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The Pending Home Sales Index,* a forward-looking indicator, declined 2.8 percent to 88.9 based on contracts signed in January from a downwardly […]
NAR Home Ownership Bus Tour Rolls into Chicago
WASHINGTON (March 4, 2011) – The National Association of Realtors® month-long Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour kicks off this weekend in Chicago outside of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show on Saturday, March 5. Chicagoans can speak with NAR leaders and invited local officials about the housing issues that matter to them, as well as learn […]
NAR Bus Tour Opens National Home Ownership Dialogue
WASHINGTON (March 1, 2011) – Throughout this month, consumers across the country can engage Realtors®, local officials, and their neighbors on an issue that literally hits close to home – home ownership – as the National Association of Realtors® kicks off a month-long Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour in cities across the nation. “Americans today […]
Realtors® Advocate Reform, Long-term Extension of National Flood Insurance Program
WASHINGTON (March 11, 2011) – Congress needs to strengthen and reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for the long term to prevent undermining the fragile real estate market recovery, the National Association of Realtors® said in testimony today before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. The NFIP authority is set […]
Home Ownership Essential to Job Growth and Economy, Say Realtors®
WASHINGTON (March 9, 2011) – Testifying before a Senate panel today, National Association of REALTORS® President Ron Phipps told members of Congress that sustainable home ownership must be the goal when considering future federal housing policies. “As the leading advocate for home ownership, NAR wants to ensure public policies that promote responsible, sustainable home ownership and […]
Denver Welcomes NAR Home Ownership Bus Tour
WASHINGTON (March 18, 2011) – A month-long Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour hosted by the National Association of Realtors® makes a stop this week outside the Denver Home Show on Saturday, March 19. NAR leaders and invited local officials will be on hand to hear from consumers and speak with them about how shifting priorities […]
Tax Time Less Taxing for Home Owners
WASHINGTON (March 15, 2011) – “Owning a home offers myriad benefits throughout the year, but some of the financial advantages of home ownership are most apparent at tax time,” said NAR President Ron Phipps, broker-president of Phipps Realty in Warwick, R.I. “As many of today’s hard-working American families are feeling a financial squeeze, the tax benefits […]
NAR Home Ownership Bus Tour Stops in Portland
PORTLAND (March 25, 2011) – After several stops throughout the country this month, the Home Ownership Matters Bus Tour will stop in Portland on Saturday, March 26, outside the Portland Better Living Home Garden & Lifestyle Show. Hosted by the National Association of REALTORS®, the bus tour will give consumers the chance to speak with […]
February Existing-Home Sales Decline following Sustained Gains
WASHINGTON (March 21, 2011) – Existing-home sales fell in February following three straight monthly increases, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, dropped 9.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.88 million in February from an upwardly revised 5.40 million […]
OfficeMax Offers REALTORS® New Ways to Save
WASHINGTON (March 28, 2011) – As Realtors®’ businesses grow, so do their needs for quality office supply products. Now OfficeMax and the National Association of Realtors® are proud to offer discounts to NAR members on office supplies and services through the REALTOR Benefits® Program. “The REALTOR Benefits® Program provides value-added offers and savings to Realtors®,” said […]
