Americans with high student debt often must choose between investing in their retirement, purchasing a home, getting married, starting a family, or general savings.
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The award recognizes REALTORS® who have made significant, tangible volunteer contributions in their communities to improve the lives of their neighbors in need.
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In total, 350 union jobs were created from the project’s inception to completion. The renovations employed over 150 national and local businesses and added $50 million into the economies of the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois.
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A new report from NAR report examines the connection between families that struggle with rent or mortgage payments and food insecurity.
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Participants are provided with key industry insights, mentorship and significant market exposure throughout Australia and Southeast Asia, along with access to the global REACH network.
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Continued low levels of housing inventory, combined with record-low mortgage rates spurring housing demand, caused an increase in median sales prices for existing single-family homes in all but one of 183 measured markets during Q2 2021.
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