The housing market remains troubled and it may be years before the market levels out, according to Dr. Austin Jaffe, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors (PAR) consulting economist.
Jaffe, who spoke at PAR’s Business Meetings on Monday, said, “The new real estate market will be dramatically different but we will not see quite as a dramatic difference in […]

After a rising surge from September through November, existing-home sales fell as expected in December after first-time buyers rushed to complete sales before the original November deadline for the tax credit. However, prices rose from December 2008 and annual sales improved in 2009, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
Existing-home sales - including single-family, townhomes, […]

The Exclusive Right to Sell
An agency “exclusive right to sell” agreement to list and sell your property does not mean that agents from other offices will not try to sell your house. The “exclusive right” agent is simply the listing agent. Their job is to advertise and market your home to other consumers and other […]

The REALTORS® Relief Foundation of the National Association of Realtors® is contributing $550,000 to the relief of victims of the Haiti earthquake, and is calling upon its 1.2 million members to help.
“Realtors® help build communities and there is no better time than now to do that in Haiti,” said NAR President Vicki Cox Golder, owner […]

De-Cluttering is the most difficult thing for people to do because they are emotionally connected to things throughout the house. After many years of living in the same house, clutter collects in a way that is only comfortable by the current homeowner. But, it can ultimately affect the way a buyer sees the home.
Disorder can […]