
Was Election Day a Win for Realtors?

It’s pretty clear that everyone has an opinion on the outcome of the presidential election. (Check any Facebook feed and that much is obvious.) But, for the nation’s 1.2 million Realtors, down-ballot voting played a big part in whether or not they were able to celebrate last Tuesday. And, from the looks of it, celebration is in order. According to Jerry Giovaniello, the National Association of Realtors’ senior vice president of …
New NAR Study Profiles Real Estate Industry

Last week, the NAR released a lengthy study delving into the state of the real estate industry. Their findings are both eye-opening and crucial reading for any agent or broker who wants to keep their finger on the market’s pulse. Check out the infographic below for a look at the report’s highlights–or, if you’re feeling really ambitious, read the report in full here. Infographic courtesy of realtor.org. …
First-Time Buyers Cause Spike in Existing-Home Sales

Over the past few years, first-time homebuyers have been inundated with bad news, bad luck, and bad everything else. Finally, though, things have taken a turn for the good. The share of first-time buyers who purchased homes in June 2016 was the highest recorded in four years (since July 2012!), according to the latest National Association of Realtors’ Existing-Home Sales report. For the first half of the year, first-time buyers made …
Clareity’s 2015 NAR Expo Report

Thank you Clareity for featuring us as Serious Stuff on the Tradeshow Floor in the NAR Report! See what they had to say about #MLSPLUS by clicking here. “Combined LA/Westside Multiple Listing Service (CLAW MLS) out of Beverly Hills is offering its “MLS Plus” MLS system as an option for other MLSs – not just those in geographic proximity to it. The interface looks very clean and attractive, and it’s mobile-friendly …