As more home owners see their home values increase, a new report predicts “less friction in the housing market” and better fundamentals to attract more first-time buyers.

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As home prices rises, housing affordability on the national level inched downward, making it less affordable to purchase a home despite the lowest mortgage rates in more than a year.

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Forbes.com recently spotlighted the top places to invest in the new year, whether for investors looking for rental properties or young professionals looking to make their first home purchase.

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If social media is part of your business plan, here’s where you ought to focus your efforts.

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Police have arrested a man in connection with the kidnapping of an Elk Grove, Calif., real estate agent at gunpoint at a model home.

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Ahead of the State of the Union address, NAR’s 2015 president reflects on his first meeting with the commander-in-chief.
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