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Real Estate Groups Ask Governors, Mayors for Appraisal 'Stay at Home' Exemptions
March 26 2020 | |
The nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers joined four other real estate organizations March 25 in asking state and local government leaders to include appraisers among “essential services” exempted from stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders issued during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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New Home Sales Data Shows Housing on Strong Footing Prior to Virus Concerns
March 24 2020 | |
Sales of newly built, single-family homes fell 4.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 765,000 units in February, coming off a sharp upward revision in January, according to newly released data by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Remote Work Is Enabling Americans to Move to More Affordable Cities
March 08 2020 | |
One in four U.S. residents work remotely more frequently after moving to a new metro area, according to a new survey conducted by Redfin, the technology-powered real estate brokerage. With unemployment at the lowest level in decades and wages stagnant, the chance to telecommute is allowing U.S. workers to move to more affordable areas, while maintaining their salaries.
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A Red-Blue Divide on Home Construction
March 08 2020 | |
Nearly two-thirds of multifamily construction in the fourth quarter of 2019 occurred in “blue counties” where Hillary Clinton garnered the most votes in the 2016 election while nearly the same percentage of single-family home building took place in “red counties” where President Trump won.
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NAR Announces Changes to Upcoming Conference Schedule
March 05 2020 | |
The National Association of Realtors® today announced that it will not hold two conferences scheduled to take place in California later this month. NAR’s Joint AE Institute(March 13-16 in San Diego) and REALTOR® Broker Summit(March 31-April 1 in Los Angeles) will not be held as planned in response to coronavirus concerns, particularly those emerging on the West Coast of the United States.
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Brain Activity Expert to Keynote Appraisal Institute Annual Conference
March 05 2020 | |
The nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers today announced that Scott Halford – a best-selling author, educator of business people worldwide and national Speaker Hall of Fame inductee – will be the keynote speaker at the 2020 Appraisal Institute Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.
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First American Announces Completion of Docutech Acquisition
March 03 2020 | |
First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions announced today the completion of First American’s acquisition of Docutech, a leading provider of document, eClose and fulfillment technology for the mortgage industry.
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