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Katie Johnson set to resign as NAR’s chief legal officer

Housing Wire

Katie Johnson is stepping down from her role as chief legal officer for the National Association of Realtors. A NAR spokesperson wrote in an email that the trade group is grateful for Johnson’s service which began in 2007. CEO Nykia Wright informed NAR members of the news in an email sent Tuesday and obtained by HousingWire.

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Lincoln slog: Why home prices don’t rise in Springfield

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Barack Obama uttered those words on the footsteps of the Illinois state capitol in 2007 – a speech where the former Illinois state senator declared his candidacy for president. median home price of $207,000.

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Real Estate Virtual Demo Day: Metro Brokers

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McClelland was a top Realtor before starting a small independent firm in Atlanta after his first year in the business. He grew the firm to 23 offices with 1,100 agent before selling the company at the end of 2007. Metro Brokers – Craig McClelland. After successfully rolling in over 30 companies.

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Existing home sales will drop to 4.78 million in 2023, NAR predicts

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors predicts there will be 4.78 He also stressed that the conditions present in 2007 during the foreclosure crisis look very different than today. Yun also noted the difference in inventory conditions today compared to 2007 and 2008 when there were about 4 million homes on the market. from the 5.13

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U.S. home prices hit 14-year high in October

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million, according to the National Association of Realtors. Single-family housing starts saw their highest gain since 2007 in November, according to the U.S. Although demand for homes remains hot, existing-home sales decreased 2.5% Compared to last November, home sales are still up 25.8%. Census Bureau. Housing starts rose 1.2%

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Lone Peak Lending joins Panorama Mortgage Group

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“The most attractive thing about becoming part of PMG is having the resources to build a world-class, customer-centric organization the right way – one that is centered around partnering with Realtors and consumers,” Stamps said in a news release. “We

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Steve Harney, founder of Keeping Current Matters, has died

Housing Wire

In 2007 Harney founded Keeping Current Matters to help agents understand what was happening in the run-up to the great financial crisis. He became a top-producing real estate agent in the area and in 1991 became the manager of the largest office for Prudential Long Island Realty , training agents throughout the East Coast markets.