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Hot housing market, unemployment fuel record-high NAR membership 

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The National Association of Realtors credited the boom in membership in 2020 to a robust housing market and Americans’ career shifts during the pandemic. Continue reading →

Woman files complaint alleging discrimination in home appraisals

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The valuations of an Indianapolis property owned by Carlette Duffy’s, a Black woman, more than doubled when she removed anything from her home identifying her race. Continue reading →

Showing management startup Instashowing nabs $4M in funding

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Former Trulia CEO Pete Flint once again led the funding round. The company will primarily use the funds to develop an open API for showing services Continue reading →

Dozens of economists don’t see any bursting bubbles on the horizon

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A new survey of 42 economists showed that home prices, housing starts, apartment vacancies and other factors should remain healthy for the next several years. Continue reading →

Timber may soon follow lumber in upward price trend

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Pandemic-fueled housing demand is finally beginning to catch up with years of oversupply in the timber industry that resulted from the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading →

Discrimination still holding back LGBT homeownership: report

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Many members of the LGBT community report experiencing discrimination, and the homeownership rate for the community is a paltry 49 percent. Continue reading →

The Agency recognized for COVID safety measures

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The Agency became the first residential brokerage to earn a WELL Health-Safety Rating from the International WELL Building Institute. Launched during the height of the pandemic, the rating confirms that a company has taken the proper health and safety … Continue reading →