Real Estate

NAR's Professional Standards Committee is seeking a change to a Standard of Practice focused on the increasing number of copyright complaints being lodged against members by content and image owners.

Because of its advocacy of home ownership and stance against discrimination, NAR is viewed as a friend and partner to the fair housing movement, officials said this week at the Midyear Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun sounded a cautiously optimistic note yesterday regarding the state of the commercial real estate market at the Midyear Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C.

Real estate professionals who want a role with employer-assisted housing programs should not view these opportunities as quick lead-generation systems for their business.

The latest report on the new-home market is “an encouraging sign that we are returning to a gradual, upward trend,” the National Association of Home Builders says.

For the third-straight week, fixed-rate mortgages reached new all-time lows, pushing home affordability even higher for those who can qualify.

Check out photos, videos, and Tweets about the Rally to Protect the American Dream.

This year could be the best for real estate since the subprime meltdown, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said at NAR's Midyear Legislative Meetings.

More than 13,000 REALTORS(R) attended the Rally to Protect the American Dream this morning in the shadow of the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

A surge in short sales may be one main factor driving a decrease in nationwide foreclosure activity, according to RealtyTrac’s latest report.

More Americans took advantage of record low mortgage rates last week.

Offering to take care of property when a client must move before a house is sold can expose you to a variety of risks.

Money set aside specifically to help distressed home owners is instead being rerouted into depleted state coffers. 

The chief culprit for lenders' reluctance to originate mortgages today is an uncertain political and regulatory environment, experts said at the Midyear Legislative Meetings yesterday.

REALTORS(R) got a taste of the upcoming Rally to Protect the American Dream when NAR President Moe Veissi kicked off the NAR Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo yesterday.

REALTORS(R) heading up to Capitol Hill this week will be telling their members of Congress not to let real estate issues get caught up in election-year politics.

Policies against placing restrictions on land owners' ability to use and transfer property can lead to confusion about conservation easements.