Understanding the Market

2016 Renters Survey Current renters value homeownership and want to buy a home but many are encountering affordability and financial obstacles that prevent them from buying. Nearly half of renters (48 percent) plan to buy a home in the future, with 10 percent saying...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points After the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, mortgage rates plummeted to just above 2012’s all-time lows. According to Freddie Mac Chief Economist Sean Becketti, “This week’s survey rate is the lowest since May 2013 and only 17 basis...

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NAR Call to Action

C.A.R. urges you to respond to NAR’s latest Call-for-Action to ease the current FHA condo requirements and make purchasing a condominium easier for your clients. NAR’S nationwide Call-for-Action asks all REALTORS® to appeal to their senators to pass H.R. 3700, the...

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CAR Market Matters

Talking Points Another drop in mortgage interest rates – to their lowest level in three years – sent borrowers back to the bank to refinance home loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 57.7 percent...

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FAA Finalizes Rule for Commercial Drones

Using a drone to capture listing photos and videos or inspect properties is about to become significantly easier now that the federal government has finalized its long-awaited regulations over the commercial use of unmanned aerial systems. The final rule issued...

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