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The 2023 Marijuana and Real Estate: A Budding Issue report examines the effects of marijuana legality on various aspects of both residential and commercial real estate.
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This new report speaks to the value agents and REALTORS® bring to consumers when helping buy and sell homes that build generational wealth. There remain substantial variations and inequalities in homeownership rates across different income and racial and ethnic groups.
April 18, 2023
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Mantill Williams 202-383-1128![Row of trees with burlap-bound roots ready to be planted Row of trees with burlap-bound roots ready to be planted](https://cdn.nar.realtor/sites/default/files/styles/inline_image_auto_height__287_/public/row-of-trees-with-bound-roots-ready-to-be-planted-gettyimages-467052777-1300w-867h.jpg?itok=Tpxl7Br4)
NAR will partner with the National Forest Foundation to plant the trees, which will capture 107,500 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over their lifetimes.
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Companies selected for the 2023 program represent a diverse range of solutions across the real estate ecosystem, including financial planning, second home property ownership, property management, lead generation, marketing, mortgage asset management, and tenant retention, among others.
April 11, 2023
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The REALTORS® Relief Foundation announced that more than $1.6 million in total disaster relief aid was made available to REALTOR® associations in Arkansas, Mississippi, Kansas and Oklahoma after tornadoes recently devastated multiple communities across the Southeast and Midwest regions of the country.
April 4, 2023
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As days on market has lengthened for home sellers, it is not a surprise to see the return of home staging as a tool to attract potential buyers.
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Most baby boomers are repeat buyers who have housing equity to propel them into their dream home and who are making housing trades later in life.
March 28, 2023
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Spencer High 202-383-1051Working With Buyers, Working With Sellers, Working With First-Time Homebuyers, Working With Single Home Buyers, Working With Younger Buyers
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Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, announced the early acceptance of Real Grader and APM Help as part of the 2023 REACH U.S. programs.
March 23, 2023
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Landscape professionals and REALTORS® found greater outdoor remodeling demand during COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new NAR-NALP report.
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The National Association of Realtors® hosted a policy forum on March 16, 2023 entitled The Current Housing Market: Implications for Home Buyers and the Economy at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.
March 16, 2023
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Tori Syrek