Housing must remain nation's top priority, say Realtors

Officials and industry leaders, including NAR, met at a Washington forum to discuss solutions to nation's housing crisis. Read The Full Article

Realtor confidence: Some hopeful signs?

Realtor optimism about today's existing home market is a bit stronger than it's been over most of the past three years. Read The Full Article

Congress passes flood insurance stopgap extension

Realtors urge long-term reform, however, since flood insurance program expires again in just six weeks: Nov 18, 2011. Read The Full Article

Flood Insurance Stopgap Extension Passes

A longer-term extension is needed to ensure access to affordable flood insurance for homeowners.Read The Full Article

Jumbo loans now less jumbo

As expected, the cutoff point where a gov't-backed conventional loan becomes a jumbo loan dropped lower on Oct. 1. Read The Full Article

Citizens adopts sinkhole inspections

Starting Oct. 1, Citizens Ins. won't cover high-risk-area sinkholes unless a buyer pays half the cost of an inspection. Read The Full Article

Pending Home Sales Decline, Remain Above Year Ago

In August, pending home sales slipped with a mixed regional performance but are higher than a year ago.Read The Full Article

NAR: Pending home sales slipped in August but up from 2010

NAR says the number of sales under contract dipped 1.2% in Aug. - but rose 7.7% compared to Aug. 2010. Read The Full Article