The U.S. House of Representatives has taken a significant step toward economic recovery in passing H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
“On behalf of NAR and its 1.2 million members, I’d like to thank Chairman Frank, D-Mass., Chairman Rangel, D-N.Y., and the House of Representatives for passing legislation that will help create […]

Existing-home sales rose unexpectedly while inventory declined, led by a surge of sales in the West, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Existing-home sales - including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops - jumped 6.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 4.74 million units in December from a downwardly revised pace of 4.45 million […]

In today’s challenging economy, the National Association of Realtors® is taking action to make workforce housing more available. Through the Ira Gribin Workforce Housing Grants, NAR will award as much as $5.23 million to state Realtor® associations or their housing foundations to support workforce housing initiatives in their states.
One-time grants will be awarded on a […]

The following is a statement by National Association of Realtors® President Charles McMillan:
“Today is truly an historic day for our country. On behalf of NAR’s 1.2 million Realtors®, we welcome the new president and his administration, and pledge to work with him to stabilize the U.S. housing market and set the economy on the road […]

Eighty percent of Americans want transportation and other infrastructure spending included in the economic stimulus bill to target projects that achieve multiple goals and create new jobs, according to a survey sponsored by the National Association of Realtors® and Transportation for America.
The 2009 Growth and Transportation Survey describes what Americans think about how development affects […]