RPR: Your Single Source for Market Data
If you ever wished for one single source of data and reporting that you can take with you, here’s your chance. Realtors Property Resource® (RPR®), one of the most innovative…
Vermont Real Estate Market Reports – February 2018
The Vermont Real Estate Market Reports are provided monthly to Vermont Realtor® members. Market report data is provided by NAR's Realtor® Property Resource (RPR). [button color="red" size="big" link="https://www.vermontrealtors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Vermont-February-2018-Indicators-Report.pdf" icon="" target="true"]VERMONT…
USDA Releases Eligibility Maps for Housing Programs
In mid-March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) made available the proposed newly ineligible area maps for Rural Development Single Family Housing and Multi-Family Housing programs, including Section 502 rural…
How the Dream of a Fair Housing Act Became Reality
One hundred years after the last shots were fired in the Civil War, African Americans were still struggling against unfair treatment and discrimination in practically all aspects of society. Through…
Choosing Realtor® Champions
Vermont Realtors® is committed to advancing legislation that supports the real estate industry in Vermont. In addition to VR's work on key issues, the association is working to actively promote…
How to Get Sellers to Trust Your Price Advice
Setting a list price is potentially one of the sharpest thorns in the agent-client relationship. Many sellers believe they know better what their home is worth, and it may be…
Tax Reform and the Marketplace
It may seem natural for home buyers and sellers to come to you with questions about how recent changes in the federal tax code will affect their transactions. But resist…
Overcome Client Misconceptions About Home Valuation Tools
Jamie McCurdy wanted to sell her house in Houston quickly so she could move back to her home state of Missouri to be closer to family. McCurdy wasn’t concerned with…
The Most Common Contract Contingencies
Seventy-four percent of contracts in the first month of the year contained settlement contingencies, according to the January 2018 REALTORS® Confidence Index survey, conducted by the National Association of REALTORS®.…
5 Surprising Facts About Buyers
Millennial buyers are more diverse and mobile than their predecessors, and expect real estate professionals to be totally tech-savvy, right? According to certain data points from the National Association of…