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NAR Pulse—This week’s headlines: Continuing Education Now Available at REALTOR® University REALTOR® University now offers continuing education in over 20...
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According to the latest prediction from NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun, home sales should increase slightly and prices will stabilize...
5 Ways to Increase Open House Traffic
A record breaking, mild winter has kick started the real estate market much earlier this year than the usual spring...
In Memory: Houston’s Unique New Jersey House
The sad news of Whitney Houston’s death this past Saturday sent shockwaves through the recording industry as well as her...
RE/MAX Agents Donated More Than $100,000 to Children’s Memorial Hospital in 2011
Agents affiliated with offices of the RE/MAX Northern Illinois real estate network donated more than $100,000 to Children’s Memorial Hospital...
Prototype of Simpler Mortgage Statement Released
(MCT)—Your monthly mortgage bill soon could get easier to understand, and it wouldn’t change each time your loan is sold...
Opinion: FHA Should Reinstate 203(k) Loans for Investors
The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) rehabilitation loan program, commonly known as 203(k), can be a valuable tool to help deal...
Remodeling Looking up in 2012
Homeowners are ready to make 2012 a banner year for remodeling and the latest cost-for-value research suggests that getting the...
HUD Awards Nearly $1.8 Billion to Improve and Preserve Public Housing
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan recently awarded nearly $1.8 billion to public housing authorities in...
Chicago Foreclosure Activity Indicates Hot Foreclosure Market in 2012
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT—Recent reports released by the Illinois Foreclosure Listing Service, ILFLS.com, show that Chicagoland foreclosure activity rose sharply during the...
5 Key Reasons FSBOs Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent
Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.
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