Industry Trends

NAR Guide to Home Architectural Styles

Guide to Home Architectural Styles

Consumer News, Industry Articles, Industry Trends, Member Center FAQs, Tip

There are many different types of house architectural styles, like Cape Cod, Tudor, and Victorian. This architectural style guide will teach you the structural elements that give a home character, history, and romance. ARCHES FlatGothicMoorishRomanSegmentalTudor MOULDINGS CavettoCyma RectaCyma ReversaHoodLabelOvoloScotia COLUMNS CorinthianDoricEgyptianIonicRomanesque ROOFS Cross GableFront GabledGambrelHippedMansardPavilion HippedSaltboxSide Gabled DORMERS EyebrowGableHippedInsetShed WINDOWS BayBowBox BayCasementDouble-hungOrielPairedPalladianRibbon Check Out All The Details in This NAR Magazine Guide

Fair Housing Webinar

Fair Housing is More Than Following the REALTOR® Code of Ethics

Fair Housing, GAOR, Industry Trends

It’s also about being proactive! Learn how your MLS or Association can make an impact locally. This Connections webinar features REALTORS® who are making a difference with fair housing in their local communities. Special guests Sabrina Brown, broker/owner Brown and Brown Real Estate, 2022 president-elect at Women’s Council of REALTORS® – California; and Bobbi Howe, real estate agent/broker coach and consultant, 2022 treasurer-elect, Missouri REALTORS®. When:  Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 1:00pm EST/11:00am PST. The discussion will include a Q&A at the end.  The moderator is Christie MacDonald, industry relations marketing manager, Realtor.com®. We hope you can join this webinar as we try to close the gap on fair housing! Register at Realtor.com®

The Color of The Law

The Color of Law

Consumer News, Education / Learnig, Events, Webinars, Meetings & Deadlines, Industry Trends

Realtor.com welcomes special guest Richard Rothstein, author of The Color of Law, as its presenter for the February Connections webinar. Rothstein will discuss his book and how residential segregation was created by racially explicit and unconstitutional government policy in the mid-twentieth century.   We hope you can join this important webinar!  The first 100 attendees receive a copy of The Color of Law Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Register Here Sign-up begins February 18 The discussion will include a Q&A at the end. The moderator is Maureen Schimmel, Sr. Director Brand Partnerships, Realtor.com®.

Charlie Oppler Op Ed and Video

NAR President | Navigating the Housing Market, Industry Disruptors, and the DOJ Reversal

GAOR Update, Headline News, Industry Articles, Industry Trends

NAR President, Charlie Oppler discusses challenging issues that ultimately affect all REALTORS®.  Mr. Oppler sets the record straight on misconceptions by some about the real estate industry. Commissions for real estate agents and brokers are negotiable. Always have been. Always will be. Let’s put that on the table right now.Charlie Oppler, NAR President Watch The Interview Read President Oppler’s Op-Ed

Top Opened Emails

Top Opened Email Subject Lines

Industry Trends, Member Center FAQs, Tip

A recent consumer survey from ActivePipe, an email marketing firm, found the following subject lines generate the most opens on emails that are sent from real estate professionals: “Just Sold in Your Area” “Real Estate Market Snapshot for Your Area” “Have You Been Wondering What Your Home Is Worth?” “List Now or Later—Why the [enter season] Market Pays Dividends” “Six Steps to Get Your Home Ready for a Listing” “Thinking About a Vacation Home?” Read NAR Article

BizFed LA County Survey

Take BizFed’s Business Outlook & Reopening Survey Today!

Commercial Real Estate Update, Industry Articles, Industry Trends

It’s that time of the year again! BizFed has partnered with our 214 business organizations, Chambers of Commerce, Trade Organizations, and Non-Profits to survey the business community to find out what are the top areas of concern as our economy reopens. Your unique insight will guide our advocacy over the next 12 months. Help Provide Powerful Insight to Shape the Future of Business in LA County! Take the Survey Today! Importance of Taking the Survey! As a follow up to last years COVID-19 Business Impact and Reopening Survey and the Annual Pulse Poll, BizFed has combined the two polls to best understand what are the top 5 areas of concern for the business community, and most importantly, what have we learned over the past year during the pandemic. Last year we found that 50% of businesses lost over half of their projected income for the year in the first few...

RPR - New Website

RPR – New Makeover & Training Schedule

Events, Webinars, Meetings & Deadlines, Industry Trends

In this 45 minute webinar, you’ll experience the “refreshed” version of RPR and: Learn how REALTOR® input guided the update Get a first look at the new cleaner look, feel, and function See how you can search Residential and Commercial properties from one area Check out the redesigned homepage and map/search tools Webinar Dates/Times: Tue, Feb 9 Thu, Feb 11 Tue, Feb 16 Wed, Feb 17 Fri, Feb 19 Mon, Feb 22 Thu, Mar 4 Mon, Mar 8 Save My Seat Watch This Sneak Preview of Things To Come!

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A New ABC/C.A.R. Documentary on California

California State, Consumer News, Events, Webinars, Meetings & Deadlines, Headline News, Industry Articles, Industry Trends, L.A. County

C.A.R. partnered with ABC to be the presenting sponsor of their new documentary called “California Dreaming” airing on 2/6 and 2/13 at 9:00 p.m. on KABC-TV, Los Angeles, KGO-TV, San Francisco, and KFSN-TV, Fresno. The documentary explores the “state of the state”, pointing to the significant challenges associated with wildfires, extreme weather, earthquakes and the rising cost of living, whilst also covering all that is good about living and working in California. C.A.R. President Dave Walsh introduces the documentary, closes out the film, and is also featured within the program.  In addition, our partnership includes the following: Custom C.A.R.:30 spots to air directly after the show 3-5-minute news features each day leading up to the airing Heavy promotion across channel + station websites Access to content/usage post airing Spot bank for usage during Spring flight Learn More About California Dreaming,The Future of the Golden State In case you happen to...Continue reading

The Marketplace MLS Mandate

The Marketplace MLS Mandate – Part 1 of a 5-Part Series

Industry Articles, Industry Trends

The brokerage cooperative that has served real estate for more than 100 years has never faced more pressure. The path forward is affirmative transparency. It’s 2021. If you operate an MLS organization, or if you’re a REALTOR® who’s involved in oversight of your MLS, there’s never been a more complex time to make decisions about the MLS’s future. In a five-part series on MLS planning for 2021, we look at questions that all MLSs should be discussing as the year unfolds. The Marketplace MLS Mandate

RealTrends - Path To Success

One Realtor’s Path to Success Through Involvement

GAOR, Industry Articles, Industry Trends

“My parents were active in the industry as part of the Kansas City Regional Association of REALTORS®, Kansas Association of REALTORS® and the National Association of REALTORS®.  I saw the joy they took from this involvement and learned from them that the benefits far outweighed the time commitments. Little did I know, I would follow in their footsteps.” Read More This article was reprinted with permission of REAL Trends Copyright 2021

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NAR Reaches Agreement with DOJ on MLS and Commissions Rules

GAOR, Headline News, Industry Trends, NAR Updates

In accordance with the MLS system’s long-standing focus on creating an efficient, there are rule changes that re-affirm that MLSs and brokerages, as always, must provide consumers all properties that fit their criteria regardless of compensation offered or the name of the listing brokerage. While NAR has long encouraged buyers’ agents to explain how they expect to be paid, typically through offers of cooperative compensation from sellers’ agents, there will be a rule that more definitively states that buyers’ agents cannot represent their services as free to clients. Finally, with the seller’s prior approval, a licensed real estate agent will have access to the lockboxes of properties listed on an MLS even if the agent does not subscribe to the MLS. Read More…

NAR Giftig Ideas

NAR Gifting Ideas With a Real Estate Spin

Industry Trends, Member Center FAQs, NAR Resources

Fortunately, the librarians working in the Library & Archives of the National Association of REALTORS® have you covered. These recent books related to homes, buildings, and other facets of real estate are at the top of their wish lists. From history to business to fiction, these gift suggestions may inspire anyone who loves to learn and think about how real estate and communities influence how we live.

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