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The income and sales volume of National Association of Realtors® members dropped slightly over the last year, but membership increased as younger members continue to enter the industry.

The new legislation would secure into law the “four corners of net neutrality,” focusing on providing consumer protection for those accessing and doing business online.

Nearly one-fifth of Realtors® practicing in commercial real estate closed a sale with an international client in 2017, and 35 percent said they have experienced an increase in the number of international clients in the past five years.

Pending home sales decreased modestly in May and have now fallen on an annualized basis for the fifth straight month.

NAR hosted a June 22 roundtable event examining the scope and status of comprehensive Government-Sponsored Enterprise, or GSE, reform. With America’s homeownership rate struggling to match falling unemployment and increasing consumer confidence, protecting the benefits of the secondary mortgage market remains critical to the health of the overall housing industry.