Monthly Message from C.A.R. President Chris Kutzkey
Dear CAR Member, By now you should have received a request from C.A.R. to act on a Call for Action asking you to contact your member of Congress to oppose a proposal to tax mortgages to pay for highways. While the U.S. Senate has already passed the bill, the House has...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … Construction spending during August 2015 came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,086.2 billion, 0.7 percent above the revised July estimate of $1,079.1 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce. The August figure is 13.7...
Not-to-Miss Sessions at EXPO
Along with celebrating C.A.R.’s 110th anniversary, EXPO 2015 offers three days full of opportunities to discover new strategies, gain momentum, and channel energies as we look forward to 2016. Choose from more than 30 free sessions, including our phenomenal EXPO panel...
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … Total mortgage application volume surged 13.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ended Sept. 18 versus the earlier week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Refinance applications, which are most rate-sensitive,...
One Cool Thing
NAR Weekly Newsletter
Check out the most recent REALTOR Newsletter
CAR Market Matters
Talking Points … The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index continued its steady rise in September with a one point increase to a level of 62, thereby reflecting an increase in optimism among the nation's homebuilders. This new reading...
6 Tips for Managing Seller Price Expectations
What’s one of the most difficult parts of a REALTOR®’s job? Managing a seller’s expectations about the value of his/her home, says international trainer, speaker and coach Jackie Leavenworth – better known as “Coach Jackie.” Here are six tips from Jackie that may help...
Upcoming Changes to CAR’s “FIND A REALTOR®”
In late September, C.A.R.’s Find a REALTOR® search at http://realtors.car.org will replace the current member profiles with profiles from Realtor.com. All C.A.R. members are highly encouraged to claim and update their new profile on the Realtor.com website prior to...