2012 dues payments must be received at KCRAR by Thursday, Dec. 15. After that time, a late fee of $25 will be charged to your account.

Stay ahead of the curve AND save money by paying on time! Here's a rundown of the remaining dues billing schedule.  

At NAR's request, the affidavit that Freddie Mac requires servicers to obtain to help curb fraud in short sale transactions has been changed to reduce practitioners' unreasonable exposure to liability. NAR members had expressed concern that the original language left them open to liability for statements made by parties to the transaction over which they had no control.

Learn more with this short video and resource page.

Fannie Mae says it will suspend evictions for single-family foreclosures and two- to four-unit properties during the holiday season, from Dec. 19 through Jan. 2, 2012. 

"The holidays are meant for families to spend time together, especially if they've gone through the stress of financial challenges and foreclosure," Terry Edwards, executive vice president of Credit Portfolio Management for Fannie Mae, said in a statement. "No family should have to give up their home during this holiday season."   

While the holiday moratorium is in place, legal and administrative proceedings for evictions may continue, but "families living in foreclosed properties will be permitted to remain in the home," Fannie Mae announced in a statement.

Selling a home in the cold, dreary winter months may not be ideal, but there's still plenty you can do to get a home to standout.