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National Association of Realtors membership levels decrease

Tara Steele — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:03:16 +0000

Membership down, but not out We reported in October that despite common belief, overall membership of the National Association of Realtors had not plummeted, although some parts of the nation have been harder hit than others, causing some to proclaim the sky is falling. Membership levels did decrease in 2011 at the year’s end, but overall hovered around just above [...]

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Resale home sales rise for third consecutive month

Tara Steele — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:45:22 +0000

Existing home sales Resale home sales for December rose 5.0 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.61 million in December after jumping 4.0 percent in November, according to the National Association of Realtors who reports sales are 3.6 percent higher than in December 2010. Sales data is still far below what economists consider to be a healthy real [...]

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Home sales data for the past five years to be revised downward – NAR explains why

Tara Steele — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:02:18 +0000

Home sales statistics to be adjusted Nearly a year ago, we reported that CoreLogic called into question the National Association of Realtors’ home sales statistics, stating that NAR has overstated sales by 15% to 20% for several years, according to their sales data. NAR responded in kind to the accusations, explaining via video how they calculate home sales, noting that [...]

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NAR benchmark revisions reveal weaker sales for past five years than reported

Tara Steele — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:19:41 +0000

Housing weaker than previously reported As anticipated not only by economists and analysts, but by our sources within the National Association of Realtors (NAR), data on sales of existing home sales (resale homes) will be revised down next week as part of the trade association’s benchmark revision on data dating back to 2007. The downward revision is due to double [...]

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2011 home buyer and home seller trends report

AGBeat — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:42:32 +0000

2011 home buyer and home seller trends report The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, discovering that the demographics among buyers and sellers have changed this year, both of which are older, have higher incomes and are more likely to be married. What has not changed much is the relationship between [...]

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For Sale By Owner listings are often rural, often single sellers – 2011 FSBO trends

AGBeat — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:19:34 +0000

FSBO trends for 2011 The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, discovering that the demographics among buyers and sellers have changed this year, both of which are older, have higher incomes and are more likely to be married. What hasn’t changed much is the relationship between Realtor and consumer, with word [...]

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2011 Home Seller Profile – 11 charts on seller trends

AGBeat — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:03:50 +0000

Home seller trends The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, discovering that the demographics among buyers and sellers have changed this year, both of which are older, have higher incomes and are more likely to be married. What has not changed much is the relationship between Realtor and consumer, with word [...]

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Home sellers’ satisfaction with their listing agent is up in 2011

AGBeat — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:49:41 +0000

Home seller profile The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, discovering that the demographics among buyers and sellers have changed this year, both of which are older, have higher incomes and are more likely to be married. What hasn’t changed much is the relationship between Realtor and consumer, with word of [...]

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Trade association predicts growth in 2012 for commercial real estate sector

Tara Steele — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:55:00 +0000

Impending recovery? Commercial real estate has been one of the hardest hit sectors since the economy crashed, but according to the National Association of Realtors, there is optimism going into 2012 regardless of the status of Europe’s own crises. Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist at NAR spoke with Realtor Magazine in the video above to outline the improvements in commercial [...]

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Almost all home sellers use the MLS and want an honest agent above all – report

Lani Rosales — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:17:24 +0000

Home seller trends for 2011 The 2011 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers surveyed 5,708 home buyers and sellers, discovering that the demographics among buyers and sellers have changed this year, both of which are older, have higher incomes and are more likely to be married. What hasn’t changed much is the relationship between Realtor and consumer, with [...]

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