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NAR adds home improvement contractor’s app to Realtor benefits

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced on Wednesday the addition of a home repair estimate app to its package of NAR Realtor Benefits for members. Founded in 2017, Curbio is based in Potomac, Md. The company also lists Comcast Ventures , Revolution and Camber Creek as investors.

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Tracy Kasper officially installed as NAR’s new president

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors officially installed its new leadership team for 2024 at the trade organization’s annual conference, NAR NXT, in Anaheim, California, last week. She is a former president of the Idaho Association of Realtors. NAR also officially appointed Kevin Sears as its 2024 president-elect.

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Costs Mounting for Homebuyers

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Moreover, buyers could incur an additional $12,944 in commission costs on the average home if sellers opt not to pay the buyer’s agent commission following the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement in August. Since launching in 2017, Clever has reached $11.4 Clever’s network spans 15,000 agents across all 50 states.

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San Francisco-based OWN Real Estate makes the leap to Keller Williams

Housing Wire

Leung was a finalist of Realtor Magazine ‘s prestigious 30 under 30 2017 class. “Wilson is one of the brightest minds in real estate and has an exemplary reputation in the local and national real estate market,” Bradley said.

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Meet Kevin Sears, NAR’s latest president

Housing Wire

When Kevin Sears stepped into the role of National Association of Realtors president on Monday following Tracy Kasper’s resignation , he became the trade organization’s third president in a little over four months. In addition to serving his local and state Realtor organizations, Sears has served NAR in multiple roles over the years.

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Collabra names real estate veteran Charron to its board

Housing Wire

In 2017, MRIS merged with TREND to form Bright MLS. According to his LinkedIn profile , Charron is also currently an advisory board member at Pacaso and a vice president at the Realtor Relief Foundation. For 16 years, Charron was the president and CEO of MRIS , a major multiple listing service.

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Home sales beat estimates: no housing crash in sight

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors reported 5.99 We were never working from an elevated level of sales in the existing home sales market as we ended 2020 with just 5,640,000 , which was only 130,000 more than 2017 levels.

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