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The strong U.S. dollar makes international travel cheaper for Americans but makes U.S. homes much more expensive for foreigners, resulting in a pullback in home sales by foreign buyers.
NAR opposes misguided attempts to cap or control rental rates. Price controls may seem appealing, but they have backfired on local governments and harmed the people we need to help the most.
RentRedi makes property management tasks easy: collecting rent, listing units, screening tenants, signing leases, managing repairs, signing up for accounting, and more.
73% of REALTORS® plan to remain in the real estate industry for at least two more years, despite 2023's challenges.
July 10, 2024
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Lauren Cozzi 202-383-1178Consumer choice is paramount, particularly when it comes to determining the nature and cost of professional representation in a real estate transaction. The Consumer Federation of America has taken a position on listing agreements and offers of compensation that would harm consumers by leaving them with less choice than ever before.
July 2, 2024
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Mantill Williams 202-383-1128As the first female Chief Advocacy Officer for the association, she has built a bipartisan operation that’s consistently delivered wins for NAR’s 1.5 million members on policies aimed at expanding access to housing and protecting the rights of property buyers and sellers in the U.S. and around the world.
The plan mirrors many policies also advocated by NAR to help lower housing costs and increase housing supply.
The first half of the year did not meet expectations regarding home sales but exceeded expectations related to home prices.
June 27, 2024
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Lauren Cozzi 202-383-1178Existing-Home Sales Edged Lower by 0.7% in May as Median Sales Price Reached Record High of $419,300
The median existing-home sales price jumped 5.8% from May 2023 to $419,300 – the highest price ever recorded and the eleventh consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.
June 21, 2024
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Troy Green 202-383-1042