Learn the most important takeaways for REALTORS® when it comes to the 3.8% tax that's part of health care reform:
When you add up all of your income from every possible source, and that total is less than 0,000 (0,000 on a joint tax … (more…)
by Ron Phipps, 2012 Immediate Past President, NAR Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door. You may recognize this inscription (more…)
What can you do to help your clients get jumbo financing for their home purchase? That’s the focus of a webinar we’re hosting today at 3 p.m., Eastern Time (Noon, Pacific Time) with lenders and a real estate broker who know the jumbo market well. We tend to think of jumbo (more…)
Homeownership rates continue to drop from the record 2004 levels as millions of Americans recover from the popping of the real estate bubble. Its not surprising that the trend towards renter-ship has picked up pace. Remember, thus far close to 4 million owners have lost their homes (more…)
February 20, 2012
Borrowers who faced foreclosure in 2009 or 2010 may be eligible for a free independent review of their foreclosures and they now have until July 31, 2012 to make a request for that review. The reviews which were ordered by the Office … (more…)
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told the U.S. House Budget Committee yesterday that tight mortgage conditions are preventing a stronger economic revovery because their adverse effect on home buyers is keeping inventory levels high, damping appreciation, and holding back (more…)
One of the best things about any Super Bowl telecast is the ads. And this year advertisers will pay a whopping .5 million for 30 seconds of air time for the largest television audience all year. Century 21 will be the only real estate franchise advertising for the big game and (more…)
NAR appreciates remarks made by Ben Bernanke in support of homeowners and the struggling housing market in testimony before Congress. (more…)
President Obama’s plan would help eligible, underwater homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments to refinance or modify their loan. (more…)
By Moe Veissi, 2012 President, National Association of REALTORS®
Moe shares a huge victory for REALTORS® in Louisiana and the REALTOR® Party Initiative, where the two groups came together to permanently ban real estate transfer taxes in that state.