Nearly half of Realtors® – 48% – said home buyer interest has decreased due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, 69% of Realtors® said there’s no change in the number of homes on the market.
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The changes include stopping open houses, requiring potential buyers to wash their hands or use hand sanitizer, asking buyers to remove shoes or wear footies, or other changes.
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NAR has announced that it will not hold two conferences scheduled to take place in California later this month – the Joint AE Institute and the REALTOR® Broker Summit – in response to coronavirus concerns.
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Despite the age gap between millennials and the silent generation, the groups are like-minded in buying preferences.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency – under the direction of Mark Calabria – allocated $502.2 million to the National Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund, marking the GSE’s largest-ever contribution to the federally-managed entities.
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While the increase in the overall homeownership rate is encouraging, there continues to be a significant racial homeownership gap in America that needs to be addressed.