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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. We are thrilled to provide NAR members and their clients with access to our reliable pre-listing home improvements with pay-at-closing terms.”

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Pop the champagne! Existing-home sales post first annual gain since July 2021

Housing Wire

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing-home sales rose 3.4% million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). year-over-year improvement, marking the first annualized increase since July 2021. month over month in October to 3.96 This also was a 2.9%

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A homebuyer’s personal story from the post-Sitzer, post-settlement world

Housing Wire

As a real estate reporter, it was not lost on me that the formal start of my house hunt would coincide almost perfectly with the real estate industry working through the nationwide implementation of the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement.

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NAR partners with RentRedi for benefits program

Housing Wire

The National Association of Realtors is adding another partnership to its NAR Realtor Benefits Program. NAR has been busy adding partners this year to its Realtor Benefits Program. In February, Curbio joined the program, offering pre-sale home improvement services and financing.

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Study: Real estate firms thrive on repeat and referral business

Housing Wire

On the flip side, interest generated from traditional open houses declined from 2018, according to the National Association of Realtors ’ 2021 Profile of Real Estate Firms. In 2018, 1% of surveyed brokerages said their business came from open houses. In 2020, less than 1% did, likely because the pandemic put a damper on in-person open houses.

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Keller Williams’ advice for lead generation? ’Get smarter by making offers’

Housing Wire

These offers can include providing sellers an immediate cash offer, upfront loans for home improvements, and giving special incentives to essential workers such as police officers, nurses and teachers. It separates us from the other Realtors and puts us in the driver’s seat to get the listing.” Medina said. “If

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Existing-Home Sales Retreat as Median Sale Price Jumps YoY 

Appraisal Buzz

While supply has inched up in some parts of the country, August experienced a decline in existing-home sales, according to the National Association of REALTORS (NAR). The median existing-home sales price rose 3.1% The inventory of unsold existing homes improved by 0.7% regions reported declines.

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