MEDIA CONTACT: COLE HENRY / 202-383-1290 Real estate brokers understand the importance of learning best practices regarding management and entrepreneurial skills and gaining valuable real estate insights that can make their brokerages more successful. For this reason, the National Association of Realtors® is inviting brokers from...
DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 The Federal Reserve hiked short-term interest rates Wednesday, in a move largely predicted by economists. So, what does this mean for mortgage rates and buyers? Read more: Fed Warns About a 'New Housing Crisis' First off, the Fed does not...
DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2016 Interest rates are inching up and credit can still be hard to get but there is one bright spot for households hoping to buy a home soon: they can get a larger loan now, thanks to recent...
On October 6, 2016, NAR sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro thanking him for listening to NAR's concerns and revising the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (the Handbook) appliance review requirements for FHA appraisals. The...
Updates have recently been made to two of MAR’s Standard Forms based on member feedback given to the Standard Forms Advisory Committee. MAR General Counsel Ron Farris has provided the following information about the changes as follows: F-1 – Contract for the Sale and Purchase...
