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05/15/09	NAR: FHA Market Share Must Be Supported
	The National Association of REALTORS® urged Congress to invest resources that will ensure FHA’s continued role in stabilizing housing.

05/15/09	Homes May Be Undervalued Today
	Distressed sales, which today comprise about 50 percent of transactions nationwide, are creating market distortions in otherwise stable neighborhoods.

05/14/09	Many States Already Monetizing Tax Credit
	Even before HUD's announcement this week, nearly a dozen states have been providing bridge loans for down payments through their housing finance agencies.

05/04/09	NAR: Pending Home Sales, Affordability Rise
	The National Association of REALTORS and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers say there hasn't been enough time allotted to prepare for changes in the new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac rules governing property appraisals.

04/27/09	NAR: Mortgage Lending Reform Needed
	"We must strike an appropriate balance between safeguarding consumers and making sure they have access to mortgages at a reasonable cost," NAR President Charles McMillan says.

03/23/09	First-time Buyers Drive February Sales
	First-time buyers accounted for half of all home sales last month. Read more from NAR's latest report on existing-home sales.

03/03/09	Pending Sales Down, Affordability at Record
	Pending home sales declined on the heels of a weakening economy and with some buyers waiting for clarity on housing stimulus provisions, according to the National Association of Realtors.

02/12/09	Stimulus Advances With Tax Credit Changes
	House and Senate conferees have eliminated the repayment requirement on the home buyer tax credit, a move backed by NAR.

01/26/09	Existing-Home Sales Show Surprising Gain
	Existing-home sales rose in December while inventory declined, led by a surge of sales in the West, according to NAR's latest report.

01/16/09	NAR: Buyers Need Higher Loan Limits
	The drop in mortgage loan limits for conventional financing at the end of 2008 is hurting home sales and trade-up activity in higher price ranges across the country, according to NAR.

01/12/09	Bill Aims to Stabilize Housing, Stem Foreclosures
	"Housing has always led this country out of economic downturns, and this bill recognizes that the key to bolstering the overall economy is creating stability in the real estate markets," NAR President Charles McMillan says.

01/06/09	Economic Slump Dampens Pending Home Sales
	Pending home sales weakened in November. Find out more from NAR's latest market forecast.

12/23/08	NAR: Poor Economy Takes Toll on Home Sales
	Read the latest report from NAR on existing-home sales nationally and regionally, and find out what NAR officials are saying needs to be done to get the housing market moving again.

12/09/08	NAR: Pending Home Sales Holding Steady
	Pending home sales eased against a deteriorating economic backdrop but remain in a stable range, according to NAR's latest report.

12/04/08	Channel 5 News features Townhomes on Myrtle St in Watertown
	See the video clip that aired on Channel 5 Boston News.

12/02/08	Remodeling Projects With the Highest Returns
	Find out what gets the most bang for your buck in home remodeling projects. REALTOR magazine reports on findings from the 2008 Remodeling Cost vs. Value survey.

11/25/08	Mel Martocchia is selected Massachusetts REALTOR® of the Year for 2008
	The state’s REALTOR® of the Year is selected annually from among the nominees of the 16 local associations of REALTOR® and more than 21,000 REALTORS® in Massachusetts.

11/24/08	Existing-Home Sales Down as Buyers Hesitate
	Single-family home sales fell 3.3 percent to 4.43 million in October from 4.58 million in September, but are unchanged from the year earlier.

11/20/08	NAR: Commercial Real Estate Index Slows
	Among the market challenges, property owners face trouble rolling over debt in the coming months.

11/18/08	NAR: Latest Housing Report on Sales, Prices
	Find out which markets are posting the largest sales gains and declines, and a snapshot of sales by region, based on NAR's housing data.

11/13/08	NAR Against Full Privatization of Fannie, Freddie
	NAR has adopted principles that recommend continued government involvement in the secondary mortgage market.

11/07/08	Pending Home Sales Down 4.6% in September
	The decline came on the heels of a strong gain in August. However, compared with a year ago, the index was up slightly.

11/07/08	Obama Will Support Housing, Says NAR
	President-elect Barack Obama is likely to make a housing market recovery a central part of his economic revival plan, NAR leaders said Thursday.

11/03/08	NAR Tells Lawmakers: Be Decisive on Housing
	Reducing interest rates by just 1 percentage point could result in up to 840,000 additional home sales and pick up slack in housing inventory.

10/13/08	Apartment Rent Growth Slows in Third Quarter
	Apartment rents grew more slowly in the third quarter than they have since 2003. Here's a list of markets with the biggest declines and those that improved the most in the past year.

10/13/08	Law Makes Housing Affordable for Veterans
	The law will make it easier for veterans who have fallen victim to risky subprime loans to refinance their loans into safer, more affordable loans.

10/09/08	First-Time Buyer Tax Credit: Why Buy Now
	The homeownership incentive that the federal government created earlier this year is a tool to encourage your customers to get into the market today.

10/08/08	Pending Home Sales Up Sharply
	Lower prices and affordable interest rates pushed up signed contracts 7.4 percent in August, NAR reports.

10/06/08	Rescue Bill Not Perfect, But Still Best Solution
	NAR President Dick Gaylord says the association will continue to work with Congress to make sure the measures included in the bill are implemented quickly.

10/02/08	NAR Applauds Senate Stabilization Action
	Liquidity for mortgage lending is at stake, NAR says.