Posts with tag NAR

By Inman News The National Association of Realtors has launched an email campaign designed to educate roughly 82 million consumers about the value of homeownership and the government incentives in place that support it. Starting last week, the three-part campaign sent out its first set of emails directly from NAR to U.S.... Continue Reading »

By Martin Crutsinger WASHINGTON -- Americans bought fewer homes in May than April, suggesting a sluggish job market could threaten a modest recovery in housing. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of previously occupied homes dropped 1.5 percent in May from the previous month to a seasonally... Continue Reading »

In what may go down as a banner day for the housing market, three pieces of good news out today point to the possibility of a recovery on multiple fronts. Homebuilder confidence hit a five-year high, while housing affordability -- an index based on the relationship between median home prices, median family incomes, and... Continue Reading »

Contract signings for home sales dipped slightly in February from January, but were significantly higher than February of last year, continuing a recent statistical trend that suggests a real estate recovery may be underway. The National Association of Realtors pending home index fell 0.5 percent in February 2012 from... Continue Reading »

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes in November rose to the highest level in a year and a half. The best reading on pending homes sales since a federal home-buying tax credit expired appeared to encourage traders on Wall Street. Still, the National Association of Realtors cautioned that... Continue Reading »