Several states and cities have been offering relocation buyers financial incentives—including paying off student loan debt—to move there. Now Vermont joins the list. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott recently signed a…

A brand’s ability to create “positive, emotional experiences that drive customer loyalty” has a direct correlation to repeat business, according to a recent report from NewVoiceMedia. And bad service resulted…

Rising interest rates and the economy are the top two current issues to watch in real estate, according to the Counselors of Real Estate’s Top Ten Issues Affecting Real Estate…

This is a rare opportunity to attend the REALTORS® Conference and Expo in our neck of the woods! This year’s conference will be held in Boston on Nov. 2-5! The…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has reassessed which areas are considered rural for several assistance programs, including federally backed loans from the Rural Housing Service. The Voice for Real Estate…

New Email Scam Targeting REALTORS® A phishing email, purportedly from the “REALTOR® Party via DocuSign,” has been sent to some NAR members. NAR says the email, which contains an attachment,…

Jamie McCurdy wanted to sell her house in Houston quickly so she could move back to her home state of Missouri to be closer to family. McCurdy wasn’t concerned with…

Seventy-four percent of contracts in the first month of the year contained settlement contingencies, according to the January 2018 REALTORS® Confidence Index survey, conducted by the National Association of REALTORS®.…

Millennial buyers are more diverse and mobile than their predecessors, and expect real estate professionals to be totally tech-savvy, right? According to certain data points from the National Association of…

The majority of renters say they want to own a home in the future and believe that homeownership is a critical piece of the American dream. But making the leap…