What compromises are homebuyers willing to make? All homebuyers make some sort of compromise, but according to NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, what they ultimately concede differs considerably based location and economic means. Here are the

A new Pew study finds many Americans own smartphones, tablets and computers According to a new Pew Research Center study, 66 percent of Americans own at least two digital devices (tablet, desktop or laptop computer or smartphone) and 36

Single family? Condo? 2,000-plus square feet? What defined the homes consumers bought this year? For our latest story in our continuing series on NAR’s 2015 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, we’re taking a detailed look at the homes

The mortgage process doesn’t often top the list of things people like to do, but as far as dealing with banks and moneymen go, customers are more approving of the mortgage process now than any other time in the

All real estate agents look for a brokerage environment where they can thrive, but do expectations differ between new agents and seasoned professionals? For insight into rookie and veteran agents’ expectations, and how they can find the brokerage that best

There is a lot of money to be made in real estate. Sometimes the only way to get a bigger share of it is to expand into new territory. According to the National Association of Realtors, the real estate

NAR and RPR push forward with Upstream initiative The National Association of Realtors and Realtors Property Resource have made an agreement with UpstreamRE LLC to develop a cross-industry platform for real estate data entry, collection and distribution for real

What does the typical homebuyer look like in 2015? Earlier this week, we reported on first-time homebuyers, and how they are now at their lowest market share since 1987. That information came courtesy of the 2015 Profile of Home Buyers

First-time homebuyers continue to lose market share in today’s housing market First-time homebuyer share has dropped to its lowest level in 27 years, with just 32 percent of all existing-home sales going to first-time buyers in 2015. That was one

What forms of technology are most popular with American adults? Sixty-eight percent of U.S. adults now own a smartphone, up from 35 percent in 2011. Tablet ownership has soared to 45 percent. And in the last 11 years, cell phone

What will it take for Millennials to leave urban areas? The incentives must be strong, a new survey finds For Millennials, the name of the housing game is “space” – and not just any space, but rather, space with a

Will Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac ever change? Investors and housing advocates alike have anxiously awaited government plans to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but recent comments by Obama administration officials indicate they’ll have to wait a bit longer.

Character limit removal a way to make the platform more accessible In an effort to appeal to a wider audience, Twitter may alter the maximum character length for tweets or remove it entirely, according to a report on Recode.net. Although

Wire Fraud Scammers Target Real Estate Agents, Clients Resurgence of wire fraud scams alarms NAR Wire fraud, or fraud using telecommunications technology, is on the rise in real estate transactions, according to a new report in the Washington Post. The scam

China is currently steeped in economic turmoil, and its tumbling stock prices and overinflated real estate market have industry professionals asking the question: How will this affect the U.S. real estate market? The answer has major implications for agents, brokerages

Since late May, compliance training company Morph Media has been conducting daily surveys to gauge just how ready the real estate industry is for the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rules, set to take effect Oct. 3. On several portions of