For the third-straight week, fixed-rate mortgages reached new record lows, pushing home affordability even higher for those who can qualify.
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Builders broke ground on more homes last month as housing starts jumped 2.6 percent nationwide in April over March, the Commerce Department reported this week.
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The National Association of REALTORS®’ Professional Standards Committee will be asking the NAR Board of Directors to consider a change to Standard of Practice 12-10 — one focused squarely on the increasing number of copyright complaints being lodged against members by content and image owners.
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Real estate professionals who want a role with employer-assisted housing programs should not view these opportunities as quick lead generation systems for their business.
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In his remarks yesterday at the Commercial Business Trends Forum during the Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C., NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun sounded a cautiously optimistic note regarding the state of the commercial real estate market.
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Steps to nowhere are scattered throughout the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans — steps that once led to homes. But since the catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina, little rebuilding has been accomplished, says James Perry, director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Center, which he greatly attributes to both systemic and individual cases of housing discrimination.
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