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NAR: 31% of Realtors say they feel unsafe at open houses

Housing Wire

As September is Realtor Safety Month, the National Association of Realtors has released its 2020 Member Safety Report. According to the report, 31% of Realtors said they feel unsafe during an open house or showings, and 27% said they feel unsafe when meeting a new client for the first time at a scheduled location or property.

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The LO edge in 2022? Realtors, Realtors, Realtors

Housing Wire

I think it’ll be a broken record but Realtors, Realtors, Realtors,” emphasized Rafael Montano, an LO at Rocket Mortgage. An MBA report from early March found that the refi share of applications has dipped below 50% for the first time since June 2019. Realtors, Realtors, Realtors appeared first on HousingWire.

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Janet Kane named interim CEO at Cape Fear Realtors

Housing Wire

Wilmington, North Carolina -based Cape Fear Realtors has appointed an interim CEO. Janet Kane will take the helm at the 3,500-member strong Realtor association starting on Jan. Kane most recently served as the CEO of the 26,000-member MetroTex Association of Realtors in Dallas. Her last day at Cape Fear Realtors is Dec.

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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. Second Century Ventures , NAR’s strategic investment division, included Curbio in its “REACH” startup growth program in 2019.

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NAR: Almost 50% of homes sold for more than list price

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors Confidence Index Survey for April reveals how hot the housing market is. The April 2021 survey was sent to 50,000 Realtors selected from NAR’s over 1.4 Pending sales for the seven-day period ending May 16 were down 10% from four weeks prior, compared to an 8% increase during the same period in 2019.

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Missouri jury finds NAR, brokerages guilty of conspiring to inflate commissions

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A Kansas City jury has found the National Association of Realtors , HomeServices of America and Keller Williams guilty of colluding to inflate or maintain high commission rates through NAR’s Clear Cooperation Rule, in the Sitzer/Burnett buyer broker commission lawsuit. The defendants have been ordered to pay damages of $1.78

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U.S. home sales and median price soar to a record in July

Housing Wire

million, the National Association of Realtors said in a report on Friday. One sour note was a shortage of inventory that has plagued the market since 2019. month figure recorded in July 2019, he said. Properties remained on the market for an average of 22 days in July, down from 29 days in July 2019, the NAR report said.

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