Many home sellers are forgetting to hide their prescription drugs prior to an open house, warn real estate professionals. Besides staging, decluttering, and stowing away jewelry of valuables, home sellers are overlooking the need to tuck prescription drugs away from medicine cabinets and drawers, they say. A recent article at realtor.com® warns of … [Read more...]
NAR Partners with Columbia College to Provide REALTOR Benefit
The National Association of REALTORS has begun a new exclusive partnership with Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri, to offer expanded access to academic programs to association members. With the agreement, Columbia College will become the exclusive higher-education partner for more than 1.3 million NAR members, providing opportunities for them … [Read more...]
Real Estate Is The Safest Investment
Across age groups, consumers believe that purchasing a home is a solid investment, according to a new survey from Porch.com, a home remodeling website. They're upbeat even though many particularly the youngest generation believe that they will face another housing crisis in their lifetime. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE!! … [Read more...]
Fannie, Freddie Debut New Mortgage Application Form
Mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac released a redesigned mortgage application form this week, after the agency that oversees them ordered a change to remove certain questions over language preference and housing counseling information from the previous version. The Uniform Residential Loan Application is a standardized form used … [Read more...]
Dip in Existing-Home Sales Signals ‘Unbalanced’ Market
Home sales remain stubbornly low in the face of ongoing inventory shortages and high buyer demand, says Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist for the National Association of REALTORS. Yun says the "unbalanced" housing market is to blame for a decline in existing-home sales in September, with all four major regions of the country posting declines. Even low … [Read more...]
SCCAR U November 6th: How to Effectively Use Social Media for Real Estate
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Flu Shot Clinic November 6th
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Notice ~ Ability to Post “SOLD” Signs Prior to Closing Challenged
The Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC) has recently issued notice of its opinion that the practice of placing a "Sold" sign on a property prior to closing is NOT permitted by the statutes and regulations that govern real estate in Missouri. Missouri REALTORS® are working with the MREC to request it reconsider (or at least further clarify) its … [Read more...]