“A credit report and credit score are the gateway to a mortgage,” — NAR President Charlie Oppler.

The National Association of Home Builders published the results of its Special Study for Housing Economics, highlighting the 2020 annual census of who makes up its members.

The two real estate associations are teaming up to make a variety of services available to each other’s members.

Orlowski will be based in Chicago and focus on supporting the growth of select Guaranteed Rate office branches in the Chicago area.

Rising wages and falling mortgage rates are helping keep homeownership within reach of average wage earners nationwide despite surges in housing prices.

RentPath’s sites, which include ApartmentGuide.com, Lovely, Rent.com, and Rentals.com, will continue to operate as normal while their listings are integrated with Redfin.com, a process that is expected to wrap up in 2022.

Prices in the Chicago metro area were up 6.3% over February 2020 with “normal” market condition indicators.

Hults will oversee accounting over the company’s Lakeview, Lincoln Park and O’Hare offices and will work with Keller Williams ONEChicago’s Agent Services and Productivity departments, as well as the company’s client experience coordinators.

Midwest Real Estate Data has launched connectMLS, which aims to make accessing private listings easier and faster.

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