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2012 Member Profile: Demographics
Share|The 2012 Member Profile contains information on member business activity in 2011, member demographics and firm affiliation and business characteristics. Some demographic highlights: The latest...
View ArticleThe Weak Economy and Uncertainties
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View ArticleCredit Conditions Continue to be Tight
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View ArticleInventories of Homes Available for Sale Continue to be Tight
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View ArticleUnrealistically Low Appraisal Values in Up Markets a Problem
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Experience in Real Estate
Share|Click chart to view larger version. The typical member has 11 years of experience in real estate, down from 12 years in the 2011 survey. Brokers who do not sell typically had the most experience...
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New Home Search on Mobile Devices
Share| According to the Digital House Hunt, a joint report between NAR Research and Google, there is a tremendous opportunity for REALTORS® to market to home shoppers online. 90% of home buyers...
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Just How Big is the FHA?
Share|The FHA has been in the headlines a lot recently. So have assertions regarding how large of a presence the institution has in the housing market. The FHA’s significance varies based on which...
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Increasing REALTOR® Optimism Reported in January
Share|The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) Report provides monthly information about expectations for overall market conditions, buyer/seller traffic, price, buyer profiles, and issues affecting real...
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Environmentally Friendly Features
Share| Commuting costs and environmental efficiency have increasingly factored into home buying decisions due to higher energy costs, but also due to overall concern for the environment. Factors that...
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From the Annual Member Profile: REALTOR® Productivity
The typical member had 10 transaction sides in 2011. A side could be either representing the buyer or the seller side of the transaction. This is up from 8 transactions in 2010. Six percent of members...
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94 Percent of REALTORS® Expect Home Prices to Increase in Next 12 Months
With strong buyer demand and tight inventory, REALTORS® were generally upbeat about price trends in the coming months. Approximately 94 percent of REALTORS® who responded to the March REALTORS®...
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Happy Memorial Day Weekend: Info from 2013 Member and Investment/Vacation...
Welcome to the unofficial start of summer! Our REALTOR® members work long hours and are in need of a break! Sixty percent of members work 40 or more hours a week and 17 percent work 60 or more hours a...
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REALTOR® Confidence Rose Strongly in April
The housing market recovery continues to be in the news. The latest REALTORS® Confidence Index data rose strongly across all property types in April. The Confidence Index -Current Conditions[1] for...
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April Buyer Traffic—Up; Seller Traffic–Constant
Strong buyer demand for homes continued to outpace supply in April. The Buyer Traffic Index hit a high of 72, signifying increasing demand. However, the Seller Traffic Index, an indicator of supply...
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Happy Labor Day Weekend: Info from the 2013 Member Profile
Happy Labor Day to our members, who are long overdue for a break! According to the latest Member Profile, the median number of hours worked by a NAR member is 40 hours a week (meaning half work MORE...
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Profile of International Clients from China
Next to the Canadians, Chinese buyers represented the second largest group of international buyers of U.S. property, based on the National Association of REALTORS® 2013 Profile of International Home...
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2013 Member Profile: Prior Full Time Careers of REALTORS®
NAR members come from diverse backgrounds, with prior careers in many fields. The most common past job was in management, business, or the financial sector, followed by sales or retail. Other common...
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2013 Member Profile: Age of Members
The median age of REALTORS® continued its climb since 2007, and is now 57-years-old. In past years, median age hovered around 52. The incremental increase in age may be attributed to professionals...
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Business Activity of REALTORS®
Earlier today we took a look at labor productivity. REALTORS® on average are very productive, and labor productivity across the board has long term ramifications on homebuyers’ purchasing power. In...
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