Existing home sales were down in September despite an uptick in the total housing inventory, according to new data from to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Total existing home sales dropped by 1.0% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.84...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Dark clouds have formed around the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy, with many prominent figures within the real estate industry calling for it to be jettisoned. However, it seems like an equal number of prominent...
A busy week for NAR, the struggle by Maui’s wildfire survivors, and guess who’s coming to dinner (and breakfast and lunch)? From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Oct. 7-11. Hit: NAR Fights Back. The National...
The start-up American Real Estate Association (AREA) is soliciting input from real estate professionals to become involved in a potential class action lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy. “Many real estate professionals...
A coalition of 14 trade associations, financial institutions and government-sponsored enterprises have joined forces to create the Convergence Collaboration, a new endeavor designed to address the issues that contribute to racial disparities in homeownership. Over the...